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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jantje Beton (ranked 1802 p4p, 2409 weight class) and Billy Wilson (ranked 243 p4p, 316 weight class). Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Under the knife. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm 26 210 7 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm 19 215 3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jantje Beton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Wilson! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wilson blocks a jab. Beton has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Beton. Beton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Beton scores with a shoulder strike. Beton misses with a hook from the clinch. Beton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson wants a takedown but no success here.
Beton misses with a body punch.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Beton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Beton lands a shot to the body. Beton working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wilson has Beton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Jantje Beton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Wilson. Wilson decides to pull guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Beton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beton manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilson postures up in Beton's guard and throws a big left but Beton blocks it. Beton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilson forces his way into half guard. Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Beton is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Wilson throwing shots but Beton is blocking nicely. Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Beton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Beton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Let's hope that Wilson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Wilson passes the guard and advances to mount! Beton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground. Beton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilson.
Wilson landing punches. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Beton tries to hold on but Wilson postures up. Beton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Wilson with shots to the head and body - Beton looks very uncomfortable down there. Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Beton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beton tries to get out of the position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Wilson punching from mount but Beton doing a good job of avoiding damage. Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beton hang on? Wilson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Wilson extends the arm and Beton is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Wilson! After winning the bout, Billy Wilson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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48% |
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