PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bentley (ranked 8072 p4p, 712 weight class) and Ryan Wilson (ranked 25584 p4p, 798 weight class). Ryan Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bentley
vs
Wilson

182 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentley works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.

Bentley moves into the clinch.
Bentley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Bentley lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.

It looks like Ryan Wilson has been cut.
Bentley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson gets through Bentley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentley connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentley landing knees to the head.

Wilson is rocked!
I was talking to Bentley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bentley lands an uppercut.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bentley finish him?

Bentley drops Wilson with a big knee straight up the middle! Wilson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Bentley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
Bentley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Bentley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bentley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bentley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bentley to keep the fight standing.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
Luke Bentley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wilson.
Wilson looks winded!
Bentley landing knees to the body.
Bentley lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentley lands a knee to the head.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bentley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bentley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bentley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bentley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bentley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bentley scores with a hook to the body.
Bentley connects with a knee to the head.
Bentley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Bentley.
Bentley gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Bentley lands an uppercut.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bentley.
Bentley connects with a knee to the head.
Bentley with a knee to the head.
Bentley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bentley presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bentley lands with a light punch inside.
Bentley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bentley jerks Wilson to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Wilson's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Bentley steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Luke Bentley!
Luke Bentley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Phantom Fightwear, into his post fight interview.