PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 5838 p4p, 602 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 4933 p4p, 546 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Menezes
vs
Wilson

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a nice hook to Menezes's body. Menezes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Menezes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menezes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wilson.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that Wilson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wilson punishes Menezes's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson scores with a spinning back kick!
Menezes looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Menezes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Menezes tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Menezes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Menezes gets the takedown into side control.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menezes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Menezes in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wilson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Menezes!