PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 1404 p4p, 167 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 1785 p4p, 215 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Fallout. Three Dog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dog
vs
Wilson

203 cm
26
266 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

187 cm
30
240 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

FORCEE

Arcticus University: London

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wilson.
A head kick misses from Dog.
Dog moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilson.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sam Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Dog misses.
Dog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Dog gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson's coach down at White Lotus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Dog cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Dog prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Dog.
Dog digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Dog's ribcage. Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Dog manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dog.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Dog.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Dog tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.

Wilson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Dog explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilson. Dog shrugs it off though.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog checks the leg kick.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Dog.
Dog misses with some punches.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson is trying to drag Dog to the mat but Dog just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Wilson.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
A short left from Dog.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Wilson gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Wilson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dog clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wilson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wilson connects with a big shot to the side of Dog's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands strikes to the head.
Dog is keeping busy.
Dog is trying to break free.
Wilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Dog pushed the leg off.
Wilson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Dog tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Wilson has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Dog is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Wilson!
Sam Wilson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.