PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Wilson

181 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson regains half guard, as White was trying to land strikes.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson wants to control but White is keeping busy.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Wilson wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is nestled in close to Wilson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
White wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilson to regain full guard.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White throws and elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Wilson won't allow White to sweep him here.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson prevents White from getting back to his feet.

Wilson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson misses with the combination.
White throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson has his takedown stuffed

and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.
White preventing the sweep.
Wilson looks gassed!
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.

White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wilson is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White misses with a combination

and Wilson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
White tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Wilson breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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 Aaron White will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilson quickly recovers to half guard.
White prevents Wilson from improving his position.

Wilson pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
White looks up at the clock and then as Wilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, White smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
White working the ground and pound but Wilson is defending the strikes.
White is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to stand but Wilson has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilson stops White from standing up.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White with a nice head shot there.
White lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
White throwing strikes but missing.

Wilson working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
White cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
White cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Aaron White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron White dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from White.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
White working over Wilson with some ground and pound. Wilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
White wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
White throws a strike but Wilson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.

Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White forces his way into half guard.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
White is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
White thows a huge punch but Wilson dodges it nicely.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White working Wilson over with strikes.
White tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wilson controls his leg.
White lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aaron White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White in particular looking to stall.
White working the head and body with strikes.
White slips a nice elbow through Wilson's hands, connecting with Wilson's forehead.
White winds up and cracks Wilson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
White drops an elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
White working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron White!