PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Armenteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes into the arena with Hugh and Lisa! blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Esteban Armenteros was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wilkinson
vs
Armenteros

195 cm
23
225 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

[JMFC] Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Wilkinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Armenteros!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armenteros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armenteros tries to clinch but Wilkinson is having none of it.
Armenteros tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armenteros misses with a wild body shot.
Armenteros is looking to clinch but Wilkinson is avoiding it.
Wilkinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson fails with the takedown.

Armenteros gets a clinch.
Armenteros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilkinson takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Kent Wilkinson has been cut.
Wilkinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Armenteros is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Armenteros looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
Armenteros gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kent Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armenteros tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkinson avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armenteros tries a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Armenteros prevents it.
Armenteros stops a takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Armenteros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armenteros looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
Armenteros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Armenteros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armenteros connects with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson managing to block the knees to the body from Armenteros.

Armenteros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armenteros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armenteros tries to clinch there but Wilkinson circles away.

Armenteros clinches with his opponent.
Wilkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armenteros tries a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilkinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Armenteros prevents it.
Armenteros misses with a short punch on the inside.

Armenteros breaks the clinch.
Wilkinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Armenteros tries to clinch but Wilkinson moves out of range.

Armenteros gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Armenteros prevents it.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown but Armenteros manages to get underhooks.
Armenteros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armenteros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wilkinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Armenteros misses with a punch on the inside.
Armenteros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilkinson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armenteros misses with a knee strike.
Armenteros looks gassed!

Armenteros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Armenteros fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armenteros is looking to clinch but Wilkinson is avoiding it.
Esteban Armenteros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armenteros is looking to clinch but Wilkinson is avoiding it.
Armenteros throws a series of punches but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilkinson shoots in for a double leg but Armenteros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armenteros throws a series of punches but Wilkinson avoids them all with ease.
Wilkinson shoots in and drives through. Armenteros sprawls well.
No luck for Wilkinson with that takedown attempt.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt - Armenteros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Wilkinson gets the takedown into side control.

Wilkinson has hold of Armenteros's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Armenteros tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wilkinson cranks the arm and Armenteros screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Armenteros, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kent Wilkinson!
Kent Wilkinson is the new heavyweight champion!