PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 4807 p4p, 4242 weight class) and Wee Ning Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Wilson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wilson
vs
Ning Tam

169 cm
18
171
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
177
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wee Ning Tam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson wants to clinch.
Ning Tam tries to counter with a clinch but Wilson shakes him off and moves away.

Wilson dives in and scores a takedown into Ning Tam's guard.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.

Ning Tam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilson tries to stand but Ning Tam is controlling from the bottom.
Wilson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ning Tam is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Ning Tam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.

Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Ning Tam is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ning Tam postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Ning Tam controlling him for the moment.
Wilson wants to stand up but Ning Tam is controlling him.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ning Tam manages to get himself to full guard.

Wilson wanted to stand there but Ning Tam had control of the position.
Ning Tam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ning Tam is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning Tam wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Ning Tam is adopting a defensive guard.

Ning Tam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilson defends it easily.

Ning Tam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ning Tam trying to control the position.

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.
Ning Tam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Wilson tries to stand but Ning Tam is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ning Tam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Ning Tam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wee Ning Tam will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ning Tam has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Ning Tam tries to pull guard but Wilson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ning Tam's brow.
Ning Tam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.
Ning Tam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.
Jack Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Ning Tam.
Ning Tam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ning Tam clinches.
Wilson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ning Tam controls his hands.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ning Tam up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilson stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning Tam being controlled against the cage.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Ning Tam jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Ning Tam around his waist. Ning Tam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.

Wilson feints and as Ning Tam raises his hands in defense, Wilson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ning Tam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jack Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ning Tam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Ning Tam's takedown attempt.
Ning Tam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilson walks away with a smile on his face. Ning Tam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ning Tam tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ning Tam tries to clinch up.
Wilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ning Tam is out of range and Wilson settles back down.
Ning Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ning Tam moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wilson shoots in but Ning Tam avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ning Tam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Ning Tam shoots in and gets a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Ning Tam is breathing heavily.
Ning Tam trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Ning Tam isn't so interested in that idea.
Ning Tam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ning Tam prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wilson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wilson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilson preventing the sweep.

Ning Tam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Ning Tam.

Wilson stands up from Ning Tam's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wilson dives in and grabs Ning Tam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ning Tam pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Ning Tam wants to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Ning Tam tries to counter with a clinch but Wilson shakes him off and moves away.

Ning Tam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ning Tam jumps into guard, dragging Wilson to the mat.
Ning Tam has a closed guard, preventing Wilson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Ning Tam.
Ning Tam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ning Tam being controlled here, momentarily.
Wilson wants to stand but Ning Tam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wee Ning Tam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ning Tam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Ning Tam keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning Tam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilson throws a body punch but Ning Tam moves out of range.
Ning Tam stuffs the takedown.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ning Tam.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ning Tam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Ning Tam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ning Tam tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson wants to stand but Ning Tam is controlling the position.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ning Tam on the ground.
Wilson has his hands on Ning Tam's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ning Tam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wee Ning Tam.
I think Ning Tam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Jack Wilson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jack Wilson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jack Wilson!

Jack Wilson wins by unanimous decision!