PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morris Wilhelmson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Caio (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.

Wilhelmson
vs
Caio

188 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morris Wilhelmson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Caio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caio looks to clinch

and Wilhelmson counters by moving into the clinch.
Caio blocks an elbow strike.
Wilhelmson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilhelmson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wilhelmson breaks the clinch.
Caio moves out of range as Wilhelmson strikes.
Caio tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wilhelmson counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilhelmson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caio looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilhelmson wants to get back to striking at distance but Caio won't allow it.

Wilhelmson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caio slips a jab and a cross from Wilhelmson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caio slips a jab and a cross from Wilhelmson.
Wilhelmson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilhelmson throws a nice looking combination but Caio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilhelmson throws a head kick that misses.
Caio looks to clinch
and Wilhelmson counters with a head kick. That will keep Caio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wilhelmson throws a series of punches but Caio avoids them all with ease.

Caio tries to keep at a distance but Wilhelmson has taken the fight into the clinch.

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.
Wilhelmson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wilhelmson working Caio over with knees to the body.
Wilhelmson has had enough of the clinch but Caio keeps him there for the moment.
Wilhelmson managing to block the knees to the body from Caio.
Wilhelmson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wilhelmson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilhelmson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Caio.
Wilhelmson throws an elbow that misses.
Caio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilhelmson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilhelmson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilhelmson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilhelmson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caio backwards.
Wilhelmson missing with knees to the body.
Wilhelmson dodges an elbow strike from Caio.
Wilhelmson avoiding damage as Caio throws knees to the body.
Wilhelmson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilhelmson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilhelmson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilhelmson tries a knee to the head but Caio blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelmson is trying to stall.
Caio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caio trying to land knees to the body.
Caio blocking some punches.
Caio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilhelmson is defending well for now.
Wilhelmson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilhelmson is defending well for now.
Wilhelmson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilhelmson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilhelmson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilhelmson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caio is looking to control Wilhelmson's arms but Wilhelmson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caio has his back to the cage.
Caio looks gassed!

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

Wilhelmson has managed to clinch.
Wilhelmson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilhelmson tries to break free but Caio pushes him back against the cage.
Wilhelmson misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilhelmson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caio trying to land knees to the body.
Wilhelmson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caio lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilhelmson won't want to take too many of those.
Caio trying to stall but Wilhelmson improves his position.
Wilhelmson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caio tries to land a knee to the head but Wilhelmson blocks with his arms.
Wilhelmson wants to get back to striking at distance but Caio won't allow it.
Caio throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilhelmson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caio looking to stall.
Wilhelmson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilhelmson lands an uppercut.
Caio tries to land a knee to the head but Wilhelmson blocks with his arms.
Wilhelmson misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilhelmson avoids a wild elbow strike from Caio.
Wilhelmson misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Caio.
Caio blocks the elbow strike.
Wilhelmson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilhelmson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Wilhelmson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Caio tries to clinch
and Wilhelmson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilhelmson lands a head kick. Caio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Wilhelmson clinches.
Wilhelmson wants to break free but Caio has control.
Wilhelmson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caio lands a damaging elbow.
Caio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilhelmson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilhelmson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wilhelmson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caio lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilhelmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caio keeps control of Wilhelmson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilhelmson can't break the clinch.

Wilhelmson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilhelmson pushes Caio up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilhelmson is trying to break free.
Wilhelmson lands with a short shot to the head.
Caio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilhelmson avoids it.
Caio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wilhelmson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilhelmson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caio tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilhelmson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilhelmson tries to break free but Caio pushes him back against the cage.
Caio lands an elbow just above Wilhelmson 's eye.
Wilhelmson is looking to break free of the clinch but Caio has double underhooks.
Caio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilhelmson.

Wilhelmson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilhelmson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris Wilhelmson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilhelmson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilhelmson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caio circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilhelmson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Wilhelmson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wilhelmson breaks from the clinch.
Wilhelmson misses with a body kick.
Wilhelmson lands with a nice combination. Caio backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelmson throws a series of punches but Caio moves out of range.
Caio avoids the head kick by Wilhelmson.
Caio tries to clinch
and Wilhelmson counters with a solid body kick.

Wilhelmson clinches.
Caio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilhelmson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caio blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilhelmson tries to break free but Caio pushes him back against the cage.
Wilhelmson misses with a knee to the head.
Caio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilhelmson pushes off an throws an elbow but Caio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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.
Caio missing with knees to the body.
Wilhelmson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Wilhelmson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilhelmson lands a head kick. Caio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Caio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilhelmson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caio thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Wilhelmson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Wilhelmson misses.
Caio tries to clinch up

and Wilhelmson counters by clinching up.
Caio lands an elbow inside that Wilhelmson shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilhelmson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilhelmson swings wildly with an uppercut but Caio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilhelmson pushes off an throws an elbow but Caio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilhelmson wants to break free but Caio has control.
Caio throws an elbow that misses.
Caio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilhelmson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilhelmson has had enough of the clinch but Caio keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelmson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caio's defenses.
Wilhelmson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilhelmson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilhelmson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Wilhelmson breaks from the clinch.
Caio avoids the head kick by Wilhelmson.

Wilhelmson drives through and clinches with Caio against the cage.
Caio prevents a body shot from Wilhelmson.
Caio trying to land knees to the body.
Wilhelmson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilhelmson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caio keeps control of Wilhelmson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilhelmson's efforts to push away.
Wilhelmson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilhelmson is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caio being controlled against the cage.

Wilhelmson breaks the clinch.
Caio slips a jab and a cross from Wilhelmson.
Caio tries to clinch
and Wilhelmson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Wilhelmson clinches up against the cage.
Wilhelmson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Wilhelmson.
Wilhelmson stalling the fight.
Wilhelmson trying to control the position but instead, Caio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilhelmson into the cage.
Caio taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caio has Wilhelmson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilhelmson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilhelmson lands a nice elbow.
Wilhelmson struggles to land a body shot inside as Caio controls his hands.
Caio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilhelmson is looking to control Caio's arms but Caio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilhelmson has his back to the cage.
Wilhelmson can't break the clinch.
Wilhelmson blocks an elbow strike from Caio.
Wilhelmson working hard to break the clinch.
Caio lands a knee to the head.
Caio being controlled against the cage.

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

Wilhelmson clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilhelmson.
Wilhelmson misses with a knee strike.
Wilhelmson tries to land a knee to the head but Caio blocks with his arms.
Wilhelmson wants to get back to striking at distance but Caio won't allow it.
Caio is trying to stall.
Wilhelmson misses with the head strike.
Wilhelmson just leaning against Caio, taking a breather.
Caio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilhelmson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilhelmson's defenses.
Caio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilhelmson's efforts to push away.
Morris Wilhelmson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilhelmson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Wilhelmson clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morris Wilhelmson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilhelmson 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morris Wilhelmson!