PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Wilder (ranked 4549 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Barry Kingsmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Giannis (ft. Anderson Paak) - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib. Barry Kingsmill has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wilder
vs
Kingsmill

179 cm
21
201
3 - 6 - 0

179 cm
25
190
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Kingsmill!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsmill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Dwayne Wilder has been cut.

Kingsmill takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kingsmill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wilder closes the distance and clinches.
Wilder is pushing Kingsmill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Kingsmill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kingsmill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Wilder pushes Kingsmill off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingsmill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingsmill steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wilder.
Wilder punishes Kingsmill's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsmill fails to land the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilder.
Wilder misses with a body punch
and Kingsmill counters with a nice body shot.
Kingsmill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingsmill throws out a counter right but Wilder avoids it with no problem.
Kingsmill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Kingsmill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilder tries to get out of the position.
Wilder tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kingsmill has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kingsmill punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kingsmill working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Wilder looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kingsmill! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barry Kingsmill!