PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doe
vs
Wilson

199 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Intelligent

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Doe with an uppercut!

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

Doe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Doe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Doe tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Doe won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Doe forces his way into half guard.

Doe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilson defends it well.
Wilson is trying to stand up here but Doe is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Doe.
Wilson is trying to escape back to his feet but Doe uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Doe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doe is breathing heavily.

Doe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Doe is controlling him well.

Doe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe prevents Wilson from escaping the position.

Doe tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Doe is controlling him well.

Doe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Doe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilson, who protects the arm well.
Wilson is trying to buck Doe off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Doe is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet.

Doe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson is pushing Doe's head away, looking to escape. Doe manages to hold on to the position though.
Wilson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson jabs at Doe's body.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Doe or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doe's head backwards.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doe takes one to the chin there.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Doe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Wilson scores with a four punch combination!
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Doe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Doe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 John Doe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Doe persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Doe shoots in but Wilson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson connects with the punch.
Wilson stalks Doe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doe's face. Doe staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Doe or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doe doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Doe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Doe backs away looking to recover.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doe backs up against the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilson as he connects with a hook.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doe's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Wilson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Wilson - just one landing.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doe rather than just go for the knockout.
Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson scores with a one two! Doe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Doe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doe's hands.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!

Doe is rocked!
Wilson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Doe! He's out on his feet! Wilson rushes in and drops Doe with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Wilson!