PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy St Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Na Szczycie. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Tommy St Claire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wilson
vs
St Claire

191 cm
20
234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy St Claire!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Claire rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson keeps control of St Claire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for St Claire with that takedown attempt.

St Claire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

St Claire pushes Wilson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Claire as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gregory Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy St Claire.
Wilson moves forwards but St Claire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Claire swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
St Claire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
St Claire misses with a low kick.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Claire.

St Claire throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilson was covering up waiting for the punch and St Claire finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Claire wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Wilson kicks St Claire off and gets to his feet.

Wilson instigates a clinch.
St Claire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Claire decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like St Claire is going to stand back up.

Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Claire won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.

St Claire gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Claire pushes Wilson off but Wilson dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
St Claire is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gregory Wilson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson wants to clinch.
St Claire misses with a takedown attempt

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Claire won't be happy with that.
St Claire is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
St Claire dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wilson decides to stand up, so the ref orders St Claire to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Claire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Claire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Claire fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Claire loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.

St Claire shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilson is trying to defend but St Claire finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
It looks like St Claire is going to stand back up.
St Claire is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

St Claire stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wilson to get to his feet.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but St Claire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Claire is looking to clinch.
St Claire tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregory Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy St Claire.
St Claire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Claire.
St Claire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown. St Claire fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilson stops St Claire from standing up.

Wilson gets to his feet - St Claire follows without any prompting.
St Claire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Claire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - St Claire circles away.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Claire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Claire.
St Claire lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
St Claire lands a lovely overhand right.
St Claire fails to land with a series of punches.

Wilson drives through and clinches with St Claire against the cage.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but St Claire has double underhooks.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson leaves St Claire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Claire shoots and misses

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Claire wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Wilson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wilson forces St Claire back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Claire wants to break free but Wilson has control.
St Claire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson wants a takedown.
St Claire wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

St Claire closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Claire lands in his opponent's guard.

St Claire decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wilson, up you get!
Wilson leaves St Claire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Claire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Claire shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Claire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Claire is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, St Claire circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Claire wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

St Claire shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wilson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Wilson is working an open guard so St Claire takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Claire's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Claire. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Claire as he avoids it easily.
St Claire moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Gregory Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson tries to clinch up but St Claire circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by St Claire.

St Claire shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Claire showed some decent athleticism there.
St Claire is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but St Claire has control of the leg.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.

St Claire decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
St Claire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson is trying to control. St Claire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gregory Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Claire is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy St Claire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!