PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wade Winston Wilson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Winston Wilson
vs
Neidhart

188 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

190 cm
26
224 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Neidhart!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neidhart looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neidhart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neidhart misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Neidhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neidhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade Winston Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a head kick but Neidhart moves out of range.
Neidhart swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neidhart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Neidhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch but Neidhart is having none of it.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neidhart's hands.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Neidhart checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Neidhart misses the target.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neidhart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Neidhart's front leg but catches the back leg as Neidhart tries to avoid it.
Neidhart misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neidhart.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neidhart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Neidhart or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Neidhart or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
Wade Winston Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Neidhart.

Neidhart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Neidhart drags him back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart throws an elbow but Wilson slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Neidhart crashes against the mat.
Wilson tries to escape but Neidhart is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart controlling from side mount.
Neidhart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wilson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilson being controlled for a moment.
Neidhart looks up at the clock and then as Wilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Neidhart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wilson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Neidhart in side control, throwing shots but Wilson defends.
Wilson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Neidhart is controlling him well.
Wilson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Neidhart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wilson some visible discomfort.
Neidhart wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Neidhart looks up at the clock and then as Wilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Neidhart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart prevents Wilson from escaping the position.
Wilson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Neidhart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Neidhart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Neidhart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Neidhart misses.
Neidhart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a body kick that stops Neidhart in his tracks momentarily.
Wilson defending well as Neidhart loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Neidhart moved away.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neidhart paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Neidhart was not able to check.
Neidhart shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Neidhart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson looks to clinch

and Neidhart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wilson's guard now.
Neidhart postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Neidhart is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neidhart wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Neidhart content to stall in guard here.
Neidhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Neidhart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neidhart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neidhart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neidhart looking to pass the guard.
Neidhart distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Neidhart from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim Neidhart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neidhart wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Neidhart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neidhart stays in close to Wilson's body and controls the position.
Neidhart cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Neidhart wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Neidhart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Neidhart postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Neidhart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neidhart passes Wilson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neidhart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neidhart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Neidhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Neidhart throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neidhart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Neidhart misses with a body shot.
Neidhart blocks a leg kick.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neidhart.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a head kick but Neidhart moves out of range.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Neidhart avoids it.
Wilson tries to clinch but Neidhart is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neidhart's calf.
Neidhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neidhart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Neidhart scores a takedown into full mount!
Neidhart with good strikes from the mount here!
Neidhart dominating with strikes here.
Neidhart landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neidhart wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Neidhart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Neidhart controlling the pace for now.
Neidhart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilson?

Wilson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Neidhart moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Neidhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neidhart shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Neidhart's head and hops out.
Neidhart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Neidhart's leg. Neidhart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.

Neidhart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilson to the mat! Wilson manages to get full guard.
Jim Neidhart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neidhart won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Neidhart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jim Neidhart hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wilson tries to clinch but Neidhart moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Neidhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neidhart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Neidhart!