PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Wilson (ranked 1429 p4p, 175 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 1901 p4p, 226 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Math - By: DL Incognito. Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilson
vs
Poe

177 cm
29
170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

181 cm
42
168 lbs
25 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poe wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Poe's temple.

Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Wilson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Wilson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Poe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poe trying to control the position.
Poe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Poe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.

Wilson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Poe working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Poe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wilson wants to get back to full guard.

Poe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson tries to roll over but Poe keeps him under control.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control here.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.

Poe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poe controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works over Poe with some ground and pound from guard.
Poe trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson distracts Poe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson cracks Poe with a solid left hand.
Poe wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Poe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poe's head.
Wilson stands up over Poe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wilson cracks Poe with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Poe's brow.
Poe controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Wilson dominated that round.
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.

Wilson takes one on the button.
Poe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Poe sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Poe's head.
Poe taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poe pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Poe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Poe defends the submission attempt.
Wilson working Poe over with strikes.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Poe is rocked!
Poe is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poe avoid being mounted?
Solomon Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Poe moves into full guard.
Poe looking for a sweep. Not yet Poe, not yet.
Poe seems keen to control Wilson's posture.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Poe 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.

Poe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poe is trying to keep Wilson in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working Poe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson passes Poe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Poe is trying to get back to full guard.
Poe moves into full guard.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson cracks Poe with a solid left hand.
Poe has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poe is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe working a defensive guard here.
Poe seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poe looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poe can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wilson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poe is aware though and is defending well.
Wilson controls Poe momentarily but Poe frees himself.

Poe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poe has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
Poe postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.

Wilson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Poe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Wilson's body to avoid the submission. Wilson has instead reached around Poe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Wilson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Solomon Wilson!
After winning the bout, Solomon Wilson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.