PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ekelund (ranked 2020 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 176 p4p, 161 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ekelund
vs
Wilson

178 cm
30
150
10 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
149
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Ekelund.
Ekelund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ekelund there as he acknowledges the shot.

Ekelund has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekelund lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson is pushing Ekelund up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekelund gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilson working Ekelund over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
Ekelund tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ekelund throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wilson throws a combination. Ekelund tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Ekelund slips the punch.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.

Wilson rushes Ekelund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to control Ekelund's arms but Ekelund gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson slowing the pace effectively.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Ekelund controls the action.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekelunds head.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
Wilson avoiding damage.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekelund throws out the jab.

Ekelund moves into the clinch.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ekelund scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekelund scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson cracks Ekelund with a nice body shot.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Ekelund.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ekelund up against the cage.
Ekelund stalls.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekelund blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson avoiding damage as Ekelund throws knees to the body.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Ekelund will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ekelund throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Wilson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Ekelund clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Wilson pushes Ekelund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws a head kick but Ekelund moves out of range.
Ekelund with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekelund moves out of range of the strikes.
Eddie Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekelund is looking to clinch.
Ekelund tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ekelund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Ekelund takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Ekelund clinches.
Still in the clinch, Ekelund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekelund misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson trying to stall but Ekelund improves his position.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilson.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Ekelund is blocking nicely.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Ekelund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekelund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Ekelund tries to counter by clinching up but Wilson breaks away and moves out of range.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson throws the left hand but Ekelund avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.

Ekelund moves into the clinch.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekelund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund lands with a left to the head.

Wilson pulls guard.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Ekelund is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Wilson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Ekelund.
Ekelund displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.

Ekelund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Ekelund blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Ekelund has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ekelund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eddie Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Ekelund avoids it well.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Eddie Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ekelund slips a jab from Wilson.
Ekelund on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ekelund as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Ekelund scores with a nice right hand.
Ekelund looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ekelund is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Ekelund circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Ekelund avoids nicely.
Ekelund lands with a cross.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dick Ekelund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.

Wilson has Ekelund up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekelund trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Ekelund avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund lands an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson stalling against the cage.
Ekelund unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Ekelund.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekelund trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ekelund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund fails with a takedown attempt.

Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoiding damage as Ekelund throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekelund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wilson jumps guard and drags Ekelund to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson wants to hit a sweep here but Ekelund passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wilson there!
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ekelund sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekelund avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson keeps trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Ekelund.
I think Ekelund 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Wilson!