PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Gill (ranked 6120 p4p, 6710 weight class) and John Wilford (ranked 588 p4p, 615 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gill
vs
Wilford

168 cm
18
275
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
250
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wilford!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilford tries to clinch but Gill moves out of range.
Wilford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gill could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wilford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gill circles away.
Wilford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gill.
Wilford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gill misses with a combination

so Wilford counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wilford is fighting to break Gill's control of his arms but Gill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Gill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilford postures up in Gill's guard and throws a big left but Gill blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill wants to sweep but no luck.
Gill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilford looking to pass the guard.
Gill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wilford trying to control from the bottom.
Wilford is trying to get back to full guard.
Gill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Gill seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilford is trying to get back to full guard.
Gill not doing much here.
Wilford lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Gill wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilford is trying to stand up here but Gill is controlling him well.
Gill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilford keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilford avoids the head kick by Gill.
Gill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilford swivels and escapes.
Wilford throws a counter combo.
Wilford fails with the takedown.
Lyle Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wilford.
Wilford tries to clinch up but Gill circles away and keeps his distance.
Gill looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilford is just out of range.
Gill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Wilford clinches with his opponent.
Wilford is trying to force a seperation but Gill has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilford manages to pull guard.
Gill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilford striking off his back but it's not causing Gill any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wilford, up you get!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilford. Gill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilford's waist but Wilford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gill off to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gill scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Gill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Gill misses.
Lyle Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilford! But no joy.

Gill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilford was covering up waiting for the punch and Gill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill throwing strikes but missing.
Gill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gill defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilford pulls Gill in close to prevent any damage.
Gill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilford is proving hard to escape from.
Wilford wants to hit a sweep here but Gill passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wilford there!
Gill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilford can do to turn this around?
Wilford is in a horrible position here. Gill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lyle Gill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilford wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gill.
Gill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gill controlling the pace for now.
Wilford is bucking up trying to escape but Gill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilford is looking to improve his position but Gill isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill controlling from the full mount.
Wilford is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gill landing strikes from the mount and Wilford is in trouble!
Gill looking to control but Wilford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wilford is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wilford is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilford tries to hold on but Gill postures up.
Gill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilford tries to reverse the position but Gill maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Gill 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. This is the final round!

Gill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilford's half guard.
Wilford is looking to improve his position.
Gill trying to control the pace.
Gill stops Wilford from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Gill is going to stand back up.
Wilford wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill is looking to take a break and control but Wilford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gill trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gill is thwarting Wilford's attempts to control the position.

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

Gill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gill showed some decent athleticism there.
Gill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gill wants to stand up but Wilford is controlling the position.
Gill is trying to control. Wilford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilford trying to control here.
Gill tries to stand and escape but Wilford is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilford is defending against the submission attempts here by Gill.
Gill is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gill.

Gill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilford was covering up waiting for the punch and Gill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilford lands a decent punch to the body there.
Wilford looking to control.
Wilford will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gill trying to control but Wilford is working from the bottom.
John Wilford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyle Gill 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!
Gill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Gill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Gill!