PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wilson (ranked 776 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 117 p4p, 148 weight class). Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peguero Jean Philippe enters the cage!

Wilson
vs
Philippe

185 cm
23
190
10 - 4 - 0

187 cm
28
193
19 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Vegan Gains
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Wilson.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Wilson clinches up with Philippe and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Philippe is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.

Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Philippe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
Philippe misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Philippe avoids the damage to the body.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Philippe working aggressively here.

Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Philippe stumbling back into the cage.
Philippe looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Philippe connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Philippe drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
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!
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Wilson blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson pushes Philippe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works on Philippe's body with a couple of short punches.
Philippe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Wilson.

Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Philippe in a clinch.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Philippe tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Wilson cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Philippe struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Philippe misses.
Wilson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Wilson clinches.
Wilson is working Philippe over against the cage.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe working aggressively here.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philippe blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Blade Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe is trying to break free.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philippe avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson blocking some punches.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Philippe tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson pushes Philippe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Philippe takes a shot to the head.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Philippe is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands an uppercut.

Philippe is rocked!
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Philippe.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Philippe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wilson is unloading with more strikes now! Philippe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Wilson!
Blade Wilson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.