PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentine Wilkerson (ranked 25709 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lanny Poffo (ranked 9995 p4p, 0 weight class). Poffo has chosen The Genius as his entrance music. Lanny Poffo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Wilkerson
vs
Poffo

219 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

182 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Wilkerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Poffo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkerson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poffo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilkerson counters with a left and a right that stings Poffo.
Poffo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poffo shoots and misses
and Wilkerson counters with a head kick.
Lanny Poffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poffo looks winded!
Wilkerson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Wilkerson closes the distance and clinches.

Wilkerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wilkerson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Poffo sprawls well initially but Wilkerson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkerson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poffo wants to control but Wilkerson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Poffo is looking to improve his position.
Poffo trying to control but Wilkerson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkerson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poffo is looking for a sweep. Wilkerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poffo trying to hold on to Wilkerson's head to control him but Wilkerson postures up.
Poffo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wilkerson is staying active.

Wilkerson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poffo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilkerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poffo keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poffo wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poffo trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Wilkerson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poffo, pushing him back against the cage.

Wilkerson manages to break the clinch.

Wilkerson moves into the clinch.

Wilkerson decides to pull guard.
Wilkerson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilkerson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poffo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wilkerson keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.

Wilkerson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poffo is aware though and is defending well.
Poffo trying to control but Wilkerson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wilkerson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wilkerson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilkerson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Poffo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poffo avoids the head kick by Wilkerson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poffo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Wilkerson pushes Poffo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wilkerson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkerson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilkerson misses with a body kick.

Poffo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Poffo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Poffo throws a body punch but Wilkerson moves out of range.

Wilkerson has Poffo up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentine Wilkerson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkerson.
Wilkerson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poffo backs up against the cage.

Wilkerson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Poffo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Poffo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilkerson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poffo on the ground.
Poffo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Poffo has an active guard here but Wilkerson has managed to pass into half guard.
Poffo wants to improve his position but Wilkerson is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilkerson is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Poffo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkerson stops Poffo from getting back to his feet.
Poffo has hold of Wilkerson's hands but Wilkerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poffo is looking for a sweep. Wilkerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poffo wants to control but Wilkerson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilkerson prevents Poffo from improving his position.
Wilkerson trying to control the action but Poffo is working from the bottom.
Wilkerson prevents Poffo from improving his position.
Valentine Wilkerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilkerson stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poffo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wilkerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Wilkerson pushes Poffo up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Poffo fails to pull guard.
Wilkerson stalls.
Wilkerson works on Poffo's body with a couple of short punches.
Poffo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilkerson walks away with a smile on his face. Poffo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wilkerson clinches up against the cage.
Wilkerson stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wilkerson managing to block the knees to the body from Poffo.
Poffo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wilkerson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poffo can turn it around.

Wilkerson pulls guard effortlessly.
Poffo wants to control from the top but Wilkerson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poffo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkerson keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.
Poffo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poffo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poffo throws an elbow that misses. Wilkerson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poffo's guard. Nice move by Wilkerson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson won't allow Poffo to sweep him here.
Poffo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilkerson's guard.

We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Poffo has eaten all the pies!

Wilkerson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilkerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poffo stays in close to Wilkerson's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poffo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentine Wilkerson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Poffo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkerson.
Poffo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilkerson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poffo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wilkerson has managed to clinch.
Poffo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Wilkerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poffo shoots for a takedown but Wilkerson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkerson misses with a head kick.
Wilkerson tries to clinch up.
Poffo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Wilkerson as Poffo shoots in.
Wilkerson appears to be looking for a big counter.

Wilkerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilkerson prevents Poffo from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poffo trying to control but Wilkerson postures up.
Poffo wants to improve his position but Wilkerson is controlling well.
Poffo is trying to maintain the position but Wilkerson is very close to passing his half guard.
Poffo is trying to control but Wilkerson passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poffo is looking for a sweep.
Poffo is still trying to improve position.
Poffo wants to control but Wilkerson postures up.
Poffo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wilkerson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Poffo tries to lock up and control but Wilkerson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poffo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wilkerson prevents Poffo from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo really wants to buck Wilkerson off and get back to his feet.
Poffo tries to hold on but Wilkerson pushes him away.
Poffo is looking to get to half guard.
Wilkerson avoids the attempt from Poffo to control.
Wilkerson tries to control but Poffo wriggling away.
Poffo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Poffo wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poffo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poffo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilkerson is working away from the top position though.
Poffo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Poffo gets back to full guard.
Poffo looking for a sweep. Not yet Poffo, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poffo looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Poffo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lanny Poffo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine Wilkerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poffo lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentine Wilkerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilkerson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Wilkerson!
In defeat, Lanny Poffo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've only got one way to go after that one!'.