PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Conolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is Alice In Chains- Them Bones. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilson
vs
Conolly

187 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilherme Conolly!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conolly is defended easily by Wilson.
Wilson punishes Conolly's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conolly.
Guilherme Conolly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conolly looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conolly.
Lee Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Conolly.
Conolly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as Conolly shoots in.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conolly doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conolly, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Conolly won't want to take too many of those.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conolly or not.
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson prevents Conolly from breaking the clinch.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Guilherme Conolly has been cut.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson presses Conolly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conolly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conolly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conolly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conolly's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conolly backwards.
Conolly is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conolly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is stalling here.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Conolly taking a breather.
Conolly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wilson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Conolly.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conolly's efforts to push away.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conolly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.

Wilson clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conolly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson has Conolly pushed against the cage.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson tries to bum rush Conolly with a series of wild strikes but Conolly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Conolly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conolly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Conolly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.

Wilson moves into the clinch.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Conolly drops back down to his feet.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conolly up against the cage.
Conolly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conolly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conolly fails to land the takedown.
Wilson thuds his shin into the meat of Conolly's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.

Wilson rushes Conolly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Conolly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Conolly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Conolly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Wilson clinches.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conolly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Lee Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Wilson slams his shin into Conolly's torso.

Wilson forces Conolly back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conolly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson is leaning against Conolly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Conolly's ribcage. Conolly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conolly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson working Conolly over with knees to the body.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conolly is trying to stall.
Conolly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conolly up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conolly up against the cage.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Conolly is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Wilson is stalling here.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Conolly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilson walks away with a smile on his face. Conolly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Conolly.

Wilson has Conolly up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conolly is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson taking a breather.
Conolly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conolly's efforts to push away.
Wilson taking a breather.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Conolly drops back down to his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Conolly takes a knee to the side of the body.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conolly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conolly closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Conolly pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Wilson rushes Conolly and presses him up against the cage.
Conolly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Lee Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Conolly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Conolly's ribcage.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Wilson to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conolly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Conolly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Conolly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conolly. That did some damage!
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Conolly on that attempt.
Conolly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Conolly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conolly, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conolly's face.
Wilson is working Conolly over against the cage.
Conolly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Conolly.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Wilson gets through Conolly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
Conolly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Conolly drops back down to his feet.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilson clinches up with Conolly and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Conolly tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Conolly drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilson.
Wilson avoiding damage.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conolly can do to turn this around?
Conolly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Conolly won't want to take too many of those.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson is stalling here.
Conolly jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Conolly around his waist. Conolly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Conolly or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Conolly.

Wilson rushes Conolly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Lee Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conolly backwards.
Conolly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.

Conolly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conolly showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson is staying active underneath Conolly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Wilson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conolly.
Wilson lands a head kick. Conolly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Conolly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guilherme Conolly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Conolly stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Conolly's front leg but catches the back leg as Conolly tries to avoid it.

Wilson drives through and clinches with Conolly against the cage.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Conolly trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conolly into the cage.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Wilson has Conolly pushed against the cage.
Conolly is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Guilherme Conolly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conolly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conolly misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Wilson!