PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between First Last (ranked 5448 p4p, 252 weight class) and John Wiltrop (ranked 5098 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Wiltrop enters the ring!

Last
vs
Wiltrop

173 cm
26
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, First Last!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wiltrop!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Last shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Last was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Last controlling the position.
Wiltrop gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Last is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wiltrop!

Last is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wiltrop can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Last cracks Wiltrop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Last unloading with bombs!
Last fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wiltrop is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Last is working for a guillotine from mount but Wiltrop frees his head quite easily.
Wiltrop tries to reverse the position but Last maintains control.
Last manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wiltrop to take his back!
Last is not going to allow Wiltrop to sit and survive in this position.

Wiltrop showing good submission defense here.
Last trying to control momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last is riding his opponent, not letting Wiltrop buck him off.
Last missing with strikes.
Wiltrop trying to control the hands but Last won't let him.

Last has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wiltrop trying to control the action but Last just sinks the hooks in.
Wiltrop is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Last wants to control but Wiltrop is keeping busy.
Wiltrop is in bad spot here.
Last tries to keep control of the position but Wiltrop is staying busy.
Last biding his time, controlling Wiltrop.
Wiltrop wants to control his opponent's hands but Last gets his hands free.
Last lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiltrop breaks Last's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Last is trying to control the position but Wiltrop postures up.
Last is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wiltrop is controlling him.
Wiltrop looking to pass the guard.
Wiltrop looking to sit in guard and control but Last gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wiltrop looks winded!
Last slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Last cracks Wiltrop with a big right hand but Wiltrop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiltrop is letting Last control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Last dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Last throws a right and a left that both miss.

Last has Wiltrop up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiltrop looking for a takedown.
Last on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Last.
Last avoiding damage.

Last manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Last will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Last is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Last bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiltrop's guard.

Wiltrop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Last's guard.

Last trying to keep a closed guard but Wiltrop is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltrop stopping the sweep attempt from Last.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wiltrop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Last is keeping the position for now.
Last is trying to control the position but Wiltrop postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiltrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Last manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiltrop manages to get himself to full guard.

Wiltrop controls Last momentarily but Last frees himself.

Wiltrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Last can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Last has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Wiltrop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Last doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Last manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Last trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Last trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiltrop's guard.
Last with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Last content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last works over Wiltrop with some ground and pound from guard.
Wiltrop 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.
Last trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Last forces his way into half guard.

Last is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wiltrop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Last.

Last is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four 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.
Wiltrop is not content to let Last control the position.
Last wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Last is trying to control. Wiltrop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Last dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Last tries to bum rush Wiltrop with a series of wild strikes but Wiltrop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Last drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Last trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiltrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Last is pushing down on Wiltrop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wiltrop is fighting to maintain full guard but Last has managed to sneak the leg through.
Last trying to control from half guard but Wiltrop is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltrop flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wiltrop is looking to improve his position.
Last lands strikes from half guard.
Last is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiltrop can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Last seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wiltrop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Wiltrop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Last controlling the action here.
Last scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Last looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Last wants to work for an arm triangle but Wiltrop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ground and pound from Last.
Last is pressing down on Wiltrop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wiltrop is holding on for now.
Last content to control rather than advance.
Last wants to take a breather but Wiltrop is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Last is looking for a kimura here.
Last is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Last controlling the position easily from mount.
Last can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wiltrop is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Last working the ground and pound effectively.
First Last overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiltrop tries to hold on but Last postures up.
Wiltrop is looking to improve his position but Last isn't that keen on the idea.
Last wants to control the pace but Wiltrop is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiltrop can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
First Last showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Last 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for First Last!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for First Last!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for First Last!

First Last wins by unanimous decision!
First Last was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.