PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Trabik (ranked 4119 p4p, 465 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 6804 p4p, 615 weight class). Tyler Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Trabik
vs
Wilson

189 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakob Trabik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jakob Trabik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trabik misses with a body kick.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trabik manages to avoid it.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson counters with a body kick.
Trabik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws out a counter right but Trabik avoids it with no problem.
Trabik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trabik sets himself, and Wilson steps forward looking for the clinch! Trabik avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trabik can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trabik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trabik's sensitive parts.
Trabik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a lazy body kick
and Trabik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wilson clinches.
Trabik digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trabik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trabik backwards.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trabik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Trabik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Trabik controls the action.
Trabik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Trabik takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Trabik avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Trabik lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabik tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Trabik.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trabik's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trabik.
Trabik blocks an uppercut.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson tries a body shot but Trabik blocks it.
Trabik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Trabik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Trabik lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trabik.
Trabik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Wilson looks winded!
Trabik digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trabik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Trabik.
Trabik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trabik scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trabik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabik tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Trabik lands with a right to the head.
Trabik tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Trabik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Trabik controls the action.
Trabik lands a body punch.
Trabik cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Trabik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Trabik lands a body punch.
Trabik lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Trabik as the two fighters clinch.
Trabik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Trabik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trabik tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Trabik back against the cage.
Trabik scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Trabik.
Trabik struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Trabik as the two fighters clinch.
Trabik can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Trabik lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabik lands a left hand.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trabik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trabik.
Trabik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trabik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trabik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Trabik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Trabik lands with a light punch inside.
Trabik lands with a short shot to the head.
Trabik lands with a right to the head.
Trabik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Trabik.
Trabik tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Trabik back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Trabik.
Trabik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trabik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Trabik.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Trabik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Trabik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trabik throws a shot to the body.
Trabik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trabik throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trabik works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.
Trabik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trabik under the eye.
Jakob Trabik is winning the standup battle so far.
Trabik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trabik scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trabik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trabik misses with a wild body shot.

Trabik lands a big head kick that sends Wilson tumbling to the mat! Trabik takes a step backwards and waves Wilson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Wilson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabik tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Trabik finish him?
Wilson avoids the body shot from Trabik.
Wilson jabs at Trabik's body.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Trabik throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Trabik was not able to check.
Wilson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilson misses with an uppercut

and Trabik counters with a crisp one two that drops Wilson! Trabik thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wilson to his feet! Wilson is in big trouble!
Trabik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trabik misses with a low kick.
Wilson misses with a double jab
and Trabik counters with a left to the body.
Trabik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabik lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trabik staying out of range there.
Trabik looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
A jab from Trabik finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Trabik just misses with a punch to the body.
Trabik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trabik is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trabik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trabik just misses with a punch to the body.
Trabik scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Trabik as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Trabik is just out of range.
Trabik scores with a punch to the head.
Trabik throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Wilson stumbling backwards into the cage! Wilson bounces back off the cage towards Trabik, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Trabik lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Trabik celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jakob Trabik!
After winning the bout, Jakob Trabik thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.