PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 1755 p4p, 857 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 239 p4p, 121 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Presley

177 cm
27
177
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
34
177
22 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Presley slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Presley counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Presley as he avoids it easily.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Presley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley connects with an inside leg kick.
Presley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Presley circles away.
And Presley responds with a good body kick, but Wilson manages to step out the way in time.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Presley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson shoots in but Presley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Presley throws a counter combo.
Wilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Presley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Wilson backs off Presley throws a huge counter combo but Wilson manages to avoid it all.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Presley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Presley slips a straight right by Wilson.
Presley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.

Presley clinches with his opponent.

Presley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Presley throws a counter combo.
Elvis Presley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Presley counters with a stiff right hand.

Wilson clinches.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Presley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Presley slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Presley unleashes a big counter combination but Wilson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Presley closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick

and Presley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Presley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Presley.
Presley is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Presley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Presley in his half guard.
Presley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Presley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Presley is controlling well.
Presley misses with a head shot. Wilson uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Presley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Presley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Presley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Presley on the ground.
Presley landing strikes.
Wilson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Presley scores with a couple of nice shots.

Presley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wilson to stand up.
Wilson shoots and misses
letting Presley counter with a right hand.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Presley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Presley swivels and escapes.
Presley throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson has his takedown stuffed
and Presley counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Presley counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Presley counters with a left and a right that stings Wilson.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses

and Presley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Presley.
Wilson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Presley walks away with a smile on his face. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick from Presley, right into the meat of the thigh.

Wilson clinches up with Presley and pushes him back against the cage.

Presley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Presley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Presley can't do much from the bottom here.
Presley striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Presley gets back to half guard.

Wilson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Presley still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Presley has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Presley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Presley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Presley circles away.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Presley counters with an outside leg kick.
Elvis Presley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Presley.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Presley counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Presley to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Presley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Presley throws a counter combo.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilson misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Presley counters with a one-two to the body.

Wade Wilson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Presley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Presley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Presley stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Presley counters with a left and a right that stings Wilson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Presley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Presley moves away and avoids it.
Presley is looking for the big counter here.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Nice body kick there by Presley.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Presley counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Presley to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Presley keeps it at a distance.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Presley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson misses the body punch
letting Presley counter with a right hand.

Wade Wilson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Presley cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Presley avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Presley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Presley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Wilson shoots and misses

and Presley counters with a crisp one two that drops Wilson! Presley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wilson to his feet! Wilson is in big trouble!

Wilson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Presley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Presley breaks the clinch.
Presley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Presley feints with a jab and clips Wilson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Wilson is sent crashing into the canvas and Presley leaps in for the kill! Wilson tries to get to his feet but Presley is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Wilson is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Presley!
After the big win, Elvis Presley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.