PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Bova has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bova
vs
Wilson

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

201 cm
25
299 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bova misses.

Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but Bova denies him.
Wilson throws an elbow but Bova slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wilson with the ground and pound but Bova regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wilson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wilson works his way into side control.

Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bova is defending well.
Wilson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wilson scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working the body and head with strikes.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bova sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilson working the body and head with strikes.
Wilson taking a breather here.
Bova is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Wilson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bova is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wilson working away.
Wilson trying to control the action but Bova is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Wilson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wilson prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Bova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bova is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilson connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson moves into full mount!
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson tries to control but Bova wriggling away.
Wilson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bova is breathing heavily.
Bova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson tries to control but Bova wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bova is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilson landing shots from mount.

Bova is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bova scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wilson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wilson stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Wilson!