PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Wilder (ranked 1525 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Nuke Death (ranked 210 p4p, 248 weight class). Wilder comes to the cage accompanied by The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Nuke Death will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wilder
vs
Death

199 cm
21
275
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
288
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

HELLBENT

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nuke Death!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilder. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet.

Wilder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wilder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Death is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Death is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilder.
Wilder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Death defending well though.
Death felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wilder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilder passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control the action but Death is working from the bottom.
Death regains half guard, as Wilder was trying to land strikes.
Wilder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Death is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder working Death over with strikes.
Death keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Death to regain full guard.
Wilder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wilder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wilder is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilder content to control rather than advance.
Wilder trying to control the action but Death is working from the bottom.
Wilder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Wilder there.
Death is looking for a sweep. Wilder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilder passes to full mount!
Wilder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wilder lands a heavy elbow.
Wilder lands a heavy elbow.
Wilder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Death is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilder breaks from Death's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilder cracks Death with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colton Wilder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Death misses with a looping left.

Wilder looking to score a takedown here. Death is defending well but Wilder drives through and ends up in Death's guard.
Wilder prevents Death from getting back to his feet.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Death keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
Wilder scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Death keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilder throwing strikes but missing.
Wilder stays in close to Death's body and controls the position.
Wilder trying to control but Death is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wilder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Death swivels and escapes.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt.
Death throws a right and a left that Wilder avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Death shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Death. No joy for Wilder on that attempt.
Wilder has his takedown stuffed
and Death counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Colton Wilder has been cut.
Wilder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Death feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wilder dives in for a single leg takedown but Death sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Death was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilder blocks an uppercut.

Wilder has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Death is trying to keep an underhook but Wilder manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wilder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Death is staying active underneath Wilder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Death trying to control but Wilder postures up.
Death wants to improve his position but Wilder is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder slips a nice elbow through Death's hands, connecting with Death's forehead.
Death has hold of Wilder's hands but Wilder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilder controlling the action here.
Wilder lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilder 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.
Wilder throwing shots but Death is blocking nicely.
Wilder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Death wants to control but Wilder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder trying to pass the guard but Death defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is taking a breather. Death 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.
Wilder moves into full mount! Death won't be happy about that!
Death avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder wants to control the pace but Death is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Death?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colton Wilder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colton Wilder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Death misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a takedown attempt - Death sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Death unleashes a big counter combination but Wilder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Death stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder shoots in looking for a takedown but Death manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilder shoots in looking for a takedown. Death tries to sprawl out of it but Wilder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Death manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Death on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Death throws a looping overhand right but Wilder ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Death sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilder somewhat.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Death fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilder fails to land the takedown.
Death swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt.
Death is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Death gets caught flat footed, as Wilder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilder wants to pass the guard but Death is keeping the position.
Wilder trying to control but Death is working from the bottom.
Nuke Death has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilder is controlling him.
Death working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilder.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Death keeps moving.
Wilder looking to sit in guard and control but Death gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Death is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Colton Wilder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Death wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder has control of Death's left arm, preventing Death from doing any damage.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilder is on top in guard.

Death trying to control the position.
Wilder trying to control but Death is working from the bottom.
Death utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Death's head.
Wilder advances to half guard.
Colton Wilder 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!
Wilder wants to pass to mount but Death is defending the position.
Wilder controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nuke Death comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colton Wilder!
A victorious Colton Wilder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.