PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jaki wilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jaki wilton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

wilton
vs
Johnson

197 cm
23
266 lbs
2 - 9 - 1

187 cm
23
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, jaki wilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wilton throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

wilton has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but wilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has wilton pinned against the cage. wilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

wilton forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from wilton.
wilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
wilton lands a knee to the body.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for wilton.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
wilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
wilton lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
wilton pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
wilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for wilton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
wilton scores a nice knee to the body.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
wilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
wilton crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
wilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
wilton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
wilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
wilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
wilton landing knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wilton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
wilton digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, wilton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wilton digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
wilton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
wilton lands a knee to the body.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
wilton misses with an elbow over the top.
wilton lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wilton lands an elbow inside.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Anthony Johnson's cut even more.
wilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
wilton is working Johnson over against the cage.
wilton presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wilton scores a nice knee to the body.
wilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Anthony Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
wilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wilton lands a knee to the head.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but wilton prevents it.
jaki wilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jaki wilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

wilton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
jaki wilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for wilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
wilton is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
wilton tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

wilton clinches up against the cage.
wilton lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from wilton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wilton lands an elbow inside.
wilton is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag wilton down to the mat. wilton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wilton tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - wilton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
wilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wilton is looking to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by wilton.
wilton wants to clinch.

wilton drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.

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.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
wilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton throws an elbow but it misses.
wilton looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
With the fighters up against the cage, wilton throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
wilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
wilton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from wilton.
wilton lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
wilton scores a nice knee to the body.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
wilton landing knees to the body.
wilton lands a nice elbow.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hand to the body from wilton.
With the fighters up against the cage, wilton throws an elbow but misses.
wilton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jaki wilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from wilton, right into the meat.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

wilton rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
wilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
jaki wilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wilton lands a knee to the body.
wilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but wilton won't allow it.
wilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from wilton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from wilton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by wilton.
wilton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
wilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
wilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wilton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
wilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
wilton lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but wilton has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but wilton improves position.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but wilton won't allow it.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for wilton.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from wilton.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
wilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for wilton.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
wilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
wilton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

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.
With the fighters up against the cage, wilton throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
wilton lands an elbow inside.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
wilton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from wilton.

And that's the end of the fight!
jaki wilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well wilton 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jaki wilton!