PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pitt Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt Bull had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bull
vs
Wilbon

176 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitt Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Wilbon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull tries to bum rush Wilbon with a series of wild strikes but Wilbon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilbon closes the distance but Bull moves to the side
and Bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilbon walks into a straight right hand from Bull.

Bull gets tackled into the cage by Wilbon. Wilbon maintains the clinch.
Bull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bull gets underhooks to prevent Wilbon's takedown attempt.
Wilbon prevents Bull from breaking the clinch.
Bull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilbon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Wilbon has him pressed against the cage.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Wilbon has him pressed against the cage.
Wilbon prevents Bull from breaking the clinch.
Bull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Wilbon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilbon is looking to clinch.
Wilbon shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pitt Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Wilbon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilbon manages to avoid it.
Bull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilbon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bull displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilbon.
Wilbon moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Wilbon wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Bull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilbon under the eye.
Wilbon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilbon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilbon somewhat.
Bull throws a leg kick but Wilbon checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilbon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilbon shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Wilbon wants to clinch.

Bull gets caught flat footed, as Wilbon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wilbon advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilbon is keen to just control but Bull is a slippery customer.

Wilbon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bull is just riding it out for now. Wilbon eventually gives up the hold.
Bull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilbon.
Wilbon trying to control the action but Bull is working from the bottom.
Wilbon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bull!
Bull knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilbon on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilbon tries to control but Bull wriggling away.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Wilbon looking to ground and pound but Bull is blocking nicely.
Wilbon throwing strikes here but Bull is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wilbon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wilbon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bull can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wilbon throwing strikes here but Bull is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Wilbon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilbon clinches up against the cage.
Bull stops a takedown attempt from Wilbon.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Wilbon keeps him there for the moment.
Wilbon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Wilbon is controlling him.
Bull gets underhooks to prevent Wilbon's takedown attempt.
Bull is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilbon has double underhooks.
Bull tries to break free but Wilbon pushes him back against the cage.
Wilbon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bull's efforts to push away.
Wilbon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bull pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pitt Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Wilbon.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony Wilbon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilbon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Wilbon moves away and avoids it.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilbon.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilbon. Wilbon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Wilbon takes the fight into the clinch.
Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilbon won't allow it.
Bull is trying to push Wilbon away but Wilbon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Wilbon keeps him there for the moment.
Bull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilbon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bull gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilbon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bull prevents it.
Wilbon pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull can't break the clinch.

Wilbon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wilbon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wilbon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilbon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Wilbon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilbon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Pitt Bull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wilbon is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Wilbon throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Wilbon tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.

Wilbon has Bull up against the cage in a clinch.
Bull tries to break the clinch but Wilbon is controlling the position.
Wilbon lands a knee to the body.
Wilbon wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilbon has Bull pressed against the cage, preventing Bull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bull is trying to force a seperation but Wilbon has the dominant position.
Bull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilbon has him pressed against the cage.
Bull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull tries to break free but Wilbon pushes him back against the cage.
Wilbon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bull gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bull is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilbon has double underhooks.
Wilbon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bull prevents it.
Bull prevents the takedown attempt.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Wilbon has him pressed against the cage.
Bull tries to break the clinch but Wilbon is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilbon won't allow it.
Wilbon can't get the takedown.
Bull is pressed up against the cage. Wilbon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bull down to the mat. Bull avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Bull as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Wilbon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wilbon shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Wilbon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Wilbon rushes Bull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bull tries to circle away but Wilbon has him pinned against the cage.
Bull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilbon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bull's efforts to push away.
Wilbon can't get the takedown.
Bull gets underhooks to prevent Wilbon's takedown attempt.
Pitt Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Wilbon.

Wilbon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilbon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a right hand that Wilbon ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilbon also avoids with ease.
Wilbon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilbon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilbon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilbon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wilbon clinches with his opponent.
Wilbon wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilbon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bull is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilbon lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bull's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilbon.
Bull prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bull working hard to break the clinch.
Bull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilbon won't allow it.
Bull tries to break the clinch but Wilbon is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilbon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bull pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bull tries to break the clinch but Wilbon is controlling the position.
Bull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bull wants to break free but Wilbon has control.
Bull gets underhooks to prevent Wilbon's takedown attempt.

Bull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bull with a hook.
Bull lands a nice shot that snaps Wilbon's head back.
Wilbon shoots for a takedown but Bull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tony Wilbon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilbon darts in trying to clinch
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilbon wants to clinch.
Wilbon walks into a left hand.
Wilbon moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Wilbon tries to clinch up.
Wilbon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilbon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tony Wilbon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilbon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilbon lands a nice looking body kick.

Wilbon pushes Bull up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilbon has Bull pressed against the cage, preventing Bull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilbon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bull fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bull throws a hook but Wilbon blocks it.
Pitt Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Wilbon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilbon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bull as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Wilbon.
I've got Wilbon 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Wilbon!