PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Linguine (ranked 4317 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Perdue Willshire (ranked 391 p4p, 434 weight class). Perdue Willshire will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Linguine
vs
Willshire

177 cm
24
155
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
30
142
7 - 22 - 1

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludvig Linguine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perdue Willshire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willshire shoots in for a takedown but Linguine shows good takedown defense.

Willshire gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Linguine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linguine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linguine throws a big elbow that misses.
Willshire 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.
Linguine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linguine connects with a couple of short punches.
Linguine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Linguine preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linguine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Linguine throws a big elbow that misses.
Linguine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Willshire working a defensive guard here.
Linguine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willshire wants to stand up but Linguine is controlling him.
Linguine throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willshire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linguine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Linguine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willshire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linguine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Willshire lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Linguine wants to stand but Willshire is controlling the position.
Willshire trying to control but Linguine is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine is looking to stand up but Willshire isn't so interested in that idea.
Willshire wants to pass the guard but Linguine is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Linguine holds on and takes a little breather.
Linguine 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.
Willshire lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Linguine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willshire with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Linguine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Linguine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Willshire is looking to control Linguine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willshire avoid being mounted?
Linguine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Willshire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Linguine misses with a head shot. Willshire uses the momentum to regain guard.
Willshire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willshire working a defensive guard here.
Willshire lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Linguine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Linguine tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Willshire throwing strikes but missing.
Linguine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willshire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linguine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willshire wants to pass the guard but Linguine is keeping the position.

Linguine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Willshire off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Willshire gets caught napping as Linguine dives in and scores a takedown. Willshire manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willshire looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Linguine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Linguine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willshire's half guard.
Linguine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Willshire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Linguine is thwarting Willshire's attempts to control the position.
Linguine stops Willshire from getting back to his feet.
Linguine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linguine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Willshire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Linguine winds up and cracks Willshire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willshire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willshire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Linguine drops an elbow to the side of Willshire's head.
Willshire is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linguine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linguine's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linguine trying to get back to his feet but Willshire is in full control for now.
Linguine trying to control the hands but Willshire won't let him.
Linguine covering up well and avoiding damage.
Linguine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Willshire's guard. Nice work there by Linguine.
Linguine lands a couple of digs.
Linguine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linguine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willshire's head.
Linguine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willshire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willshire keeping moving, preventing Linguine from controlling successfully.
Linguine is in close to Willshire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Linguine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willshire working a defensive guard here.
Willshire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linguine looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Linguine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linguine scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willshire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Willshire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linguine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Linguine landing with the ground and pound.
Linguine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willshire's head.
Ludvig Linguine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linguine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linguine throwing strikes from guard but Willshire blocks nicely.
Linguine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Linguine is in close to Willshire's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willshire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Linguine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Linguine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linguine throws a big right hand that misses.
Willshire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linguine throws a big right hand that misses.

Linguine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Willshire manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Linguine has Willshire in his guard.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willshire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linguine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willshire manages to get himself to full guard.

Linguine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willshire can do to turn this around?
Linguine with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Linguine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Willshire looks to score with a jab to the body but Linguine is just out of range.
Willshire shoots in but no luck this time.

Linguine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willshire wants to sweep here but Linguine controlling him for the moment.
Linguine connects with a couple of short punches.
Willshire wants to get back to his feet but Linguine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linguine trying to control but Willshire is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willshire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willshire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linguine is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linguine throws a strike but Willshire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Linguine has his hands on Willshire's head, controlling the position.
Willshire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Willshire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Linguine has Willshire pulled in close to control his posture.
Willshire won't allow Linguine to get back to his feet.
Linguine controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Willshire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Linguine 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.

Willshire 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.
Linguine has his hands on Willshire's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Linguine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Willshire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Linguine is in Willshire's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willshire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linguine landing some decent shots from guard.
Linguine throwing strikes from guard but Willshire blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguine postures up in Willshire's guard and throws a big left but Willshire blocks it.
Linguine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Linguine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linguine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Willshire passes Linguine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Willshire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perdue Willshire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willshire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willshire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willshire throwing shots but Linguine is blocking nicely.
Linguine tries to kick Willshire off but Willshire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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. Willshire connects with a nice short shot to Linguine's temple.
Linguine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Linguine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Willshire drops back looking for a leg! Linguine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Linguine manages to kick Willshire off! Willshire jumps back into Linguine's guard.
Linguine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Willshire is controlling him.
Ludvig Linguine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Linguine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Perdue Willshire.
Well Linguine 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Linguine!
After the fight, Ludvig Linguine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.