PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Groinslap Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trace Wilkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wilkins
vs
Bandit

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trace Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Groinslap Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkins looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bandit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wilkins clinches up with Bandit and pushes him back against the cage.
Bandit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Trace Wilkins has been cut.
Bandit crunches a lovely knee into Wilkins's ribcage.
Bandit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bandit obliges.
Bandit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilkins up against the cage.
Bandit receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.
Bandit connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Bandit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bandit lands an elbow inside.
Wilkins being controlled against the cage.
Wilkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandit lands an elbow inside that Wilkins shrugs off.
Bandit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Bandit to work.
Bandit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkins's face.

Trace Wilkins's cut is getting worse.
Bandit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bandit.
Bandit lands an elbow inside that Wilkins shrugs off.
Wilkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bandit lands a knee to the head.

Trace Wilkins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bandit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilkins up against the cage.
Bandit with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bandit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bandit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bandit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bandit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bandit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bandit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bandit slows down the pace here.
Wilkins jumps guard but Bandit stands there with Wilkins around his waist. Wilkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bandit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bandit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandit lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilkins won't want to take too many of those.
Wilkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bandit slowing the pace effectively.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Wilkins has had enough of the clinch but Bandit keeps him there for the moment.
Bandit lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilkins tries to pull guard but Bandit won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trace Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilkins working hard to break the clinch.
Wilkins is working for takedown but Bandit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bandit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bandit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilkins fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Bandit.
Bandit lands a damaging elbow.
Bandit working Wilkins over with knees to the body.
Wilkins letting Bandit take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.
Wilkins looking for a takedown.
Bandit lands an elbow inside that Wilkins shrugs off.
Bandit lands an elbow just above Wilkins 's eye.
Bandit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilkins's efforts to push away.
Bandit lands a knee to the head.
Bandit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bandit connects with a knee to the head.

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

Bandit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Bandit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.
Bandit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.
Bandit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Bandit avoids the damage to the body.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groinslap Bandit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trace Wilkins's cut.
That's time! Wilkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bandit leaves Wilkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bandit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trace Wilkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bandit forces Wilkins back against the cage and clinches.
Bandit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bandit.
Bandit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Groinslap Bandit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bandit prevents it.
Bandit crunches a lovely knee into Wilkins's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandit lands an elbow that stopped Wilkins in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bandit.
Bandit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Bandit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trace Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilkins misses with the head strike.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bandit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Bandit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bandit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.
Bandit lands an elbow just above Wilkins 's eye.
Wilkins is trying to break free.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilkins won't want to take too many of those.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.
Bandit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bandit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.

That's two 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.
Wilkins letting Bandit take a breather here.
Wilkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bandit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bandit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bandit landing knees to the body.
Bandit missing with knees to the body.
Bandit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilkins blocks an elbow strike from Bandit.
Wilkins is trying to break the clinch but Bandit is controlling him.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilkins won't want to take too many of those.
Bandit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bandit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bandit lands an elbow inside that Wilkins shrugs off.
Wilkins is working for takedown but Bandit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bandit lands an elbow inside.
Wilkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Bandit gets an underhook and turns Wilkins into the cage.
Bandit crunches a lovely knee into Wilkins's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Wilkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bandit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilkins avoids the elbow strike from Bandit, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit gets underhooks to prevent Wilkins's takedown attempt.
Bandit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.
Bandit lands a damaging elbow.
Bandit has Wilkins pressed against the cage.
Wilkins jumps guard but Bandit stands there with Wilkins around his waist. Wilkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bandit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bandit avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Bandit.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
Bandit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilkins is keeping busy.
Bandit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkins working aggressively here.
Bandit effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bandit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bandit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Bandit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkins is defending well for now.
Wilkins tries for a takedown but Bandit manages to get underhooks.
Wilkins can't get the takedown.
Bandit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilkins.
A knee to the head by Bandit.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilkins won't want to take too many of those.
Bandit just leaning against Wilkins, taking a breather.
Wilkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilkins is trying to break free.
Bandit content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Wilkins works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wilkins trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groinslap Bandit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trace Wilkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wilkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bandit pushes Wilkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bandit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bandit working Wilkins over with knees to the body.
Bandit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bandit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilkins won't want to take too many of those.
Bandit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.
Bandit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilkins as Bandit tries to tie him up.
Bandit lands an elbow that stopped Wilkins in his tracks for a moment.
Wilkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bandit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkins's face.
Bandit prevents Wilkins from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bandit.
Wilkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bandit with a knee to the head.
Wilkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bandit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bandit lands a nice elbow.

Wilkins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bandit regains guard.
Bandit is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wilkins dives into side control.
Bandit is trying to buck Wilkins off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilkins trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Bandit is pushing Wilkins's head away, looking to escape. Wilkins manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bandit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Bandit keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing.
Bandit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins won't allow Bandit to get back to his feet.

Bandit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilkins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Bandit moves into the clinch successfully.
Groinslap Bandit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bandit lands an elbow that stopped Wilkins in his tracks for a moment.
Trace Wilkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandit blocks the elbow strike.
Bandit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Groinslap Bandit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bandit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Groinslap Bandit!