PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 6689 p4p, 735 weight class) and John Wiltrop (ranked 4293 p4p, 206 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Power
vs
Wiltrop

185 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wiltrop!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Wiltrop with that takedown attempt.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wiltrop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Power sprawls well. Power wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wiltrop gets slowly back to his feet.

Power gets a clinch.
Power landing knees to the head.

It looks like John Wiltrop has been cut.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiltrop backwards.
Power working Wiltrop over with knees to the body.
Power gets underhooks to prevent Wiltrop's takedown attempt.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wiltrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiltrop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiltrop looks winded!
Power with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Power.
Power using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiltrop takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power landing knees to the body.
Power pushes Wiltrop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Power connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiltrop's face.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiltrop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power scores a nice knee to the body.
Power putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiltrop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power working Wiltrop over with knees to the body.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Power landing knees to the body.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltrop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power lands a nice knee to the body.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wiltrop jumps guard but Power stands there with Wiltrop around his waist. Wiltrop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Power utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Power gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wiltrop.
Wiltrop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Wiltrop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiltrop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Power with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiltrop won't want to take too many of those.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiltrop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiltrop has Power pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Power manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Power putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiltrop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Power utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiltrop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiltrop wants to take the fight to the mat but Power manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wiltrop looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Power.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiltrop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiltrop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Power smiles and moves away.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wiltrop at a distance.
A lazy left from Power finds it's target.

Power clinches up against the cage.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiltrop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Power obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power gets through Wiltrop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiltrop tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wiltrop's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Power rushes Wiltrop and presses him up against the cage.
Power lands a knee to the head.
Max Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiltrop is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Wiltrop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Power.
Power scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Power.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power lands a nice knee to the body.
Power is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wiltrop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiltrop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power landing knees to the body.
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Power.
Wiltrop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiltrop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiltrop tries to score a body lock takedown but Power shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Power scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiltrop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Power to keep the fight standing.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiltrop manages to pull guard.
Wiltrop wants to sweep but no luck.

Wiltrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Power is aware though and is defending well.

Wiltrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Power can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiltrop can do to turn this around?

Wiltrop looking for a guillotine here but Power defends easily.

Wiltrop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiltrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Power can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Wiltrop.

Wiltrop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiltrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Power looking to pass the guard.

Wiltrop is working an open guard so Power takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Power gets a clinch.
Power scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Power.
Power crunches a lovely knee into Wiltrop's ribcage.
Power scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Wiltrop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wiltrop gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Wiltrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the cage.
Power landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power lands a knee to the head.
Power putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiltrop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Power.
A knee to the head by Power.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Power obliges.
Power with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Power.
Power is pressed up against the cage. Wiltrop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Power down to the mat. Power avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A cross from Power lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power lands a jab.
Power's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Power duly obliges.

Power closes the distance and pushes Wiltrop back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Power.
Knees in the clinch landing for Power.
Wiltrop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Power gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wiltrop.
Wiltrop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Power avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Power obliges.
Power lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltrop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Power walks away with a smile on his face. Wiltrop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Max Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiltrop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Power. No joy for Wiltrop on that attempt.

Power moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Power working Wiltrop over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Power as Wiltrop tries to tie him up.
Power utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Power keeps control of Wiltrop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Power.
Power scores with a knee to the head.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Power.
Wiltrop jumps guard but Power turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Wiltrop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Power scores with a knee to the head.
Power working Wiltrop over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power connects with a knee to the head.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiltrop misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiltrop tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Power obliges.
Power connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiltrop's face.
Power landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiltrop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Power.
John Wiltrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiltrop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiltrop missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Max Power!

Max Power wins by unanimous decision!