PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Wilkins (ranked 6104 p4p, 23720 weight class) and Greg Bustack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Bustack told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wilkins
vs
Bustack

225 cm
25
170
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
166
1 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reed Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Bustack!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustack wants to clinch but Wilkins slips to the side

and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wilkins throwing strikes from guard but Bustack blocks nicely.
Wilkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bustack's guard.
Wilkins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins moves into full mount! Bustack won't be happy about that!
Bustack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bustack looks a forlorn figure.
Wilkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilkins controlling the pace for now.
Bustack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilkins misses with a head shot.
The referee warns Bustack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Wilkins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bustack is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bustack and Wilkins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
A lull in the action here as Wilkins stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wilkins is staying tight to Bustack's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wilkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bustack for as long as he can get away with.

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.

Wilkins tries for a kimura but Bustack is defending well.

Wilkins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bustack to his feet.
Bustack looks winded!
Bustack tries to clinch

and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilkins is taking a breather. Bustack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reed Wilkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilkins.
Wilkins advances to full mount.
Wilkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wilkins unloads with some shots from mount but Bustack bucks and avoids them well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins controlling from the full mount.
Wilkins working Bustack over with strikes here.
Reed Wilkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins content just to control the position here.

Wilkins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bustack is breathing heavily.
Wilkins looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins controlling the pace for now.
Wilkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Wilkins is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Wilkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bustack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wilkins advances to half guard.
Wilkins is taking a breather. Bustack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Wilkins stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bustack gets caught napping as Wilkins dives in and scores a takedown. Bustack manages to retain guard.
Wilkins sitting in guard here, content to control.

Wilkins stands and steps away. Bustack gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wilkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bustack is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wilkins dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reed Wilkins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Greg Bustack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wilkins drives through with a takedown into Bustack's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wilkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bustack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins won't allow Bustack to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bustack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Wilkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilkins passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins controlling the action here.
Wilkins works his way into full mount!
Wilkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bustack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Wilkins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bustack wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilkins.
Bustack blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bustack has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wilkins content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Bustack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Wilkins is working for a guillotine from mount but Bustack frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins cracks Bustack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wilkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilkins controlling from mount.
Wilkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bustack can do to turn this around?

Wilkins looking to secure an arm triangle but Bustack defends it well.
Wilkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Greg Bustack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed Wilkins 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!
Wilkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Wilkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Wilkins!