PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wilkinson (ranked 1961 p4p, 2709 weight class) and Joe Pulizzi (ranked 314 p4p, 399 weight class). Wilkinson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Who - Eminence front. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Wilkinson
vs
Pulizzi

185 cm
26
210
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
210
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Pulizzi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulizzi tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulizzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown but Pulizzi circles away easily
enabling Pulizzi to counter with a crisp jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilkinson.

Wilkinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilkinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pulizzi looks to move to half guard but instead Wilkinson has passed into mount! Damn!
Wilkinson raining down shots from the mount!
Wilkinson controlling from the full mount.
Wilkinson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulizzi is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilkinson controlling from mount.
Pulizzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pulizzi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pulizzi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulizzi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Wilkinson has managed to slip his arm under Pulizzi's chin. This could be all over... yep, Pulizzi is tapping out! Submission win for Wilkinson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Wilkinson!
Josh Wilkinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.