PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Wilkinson (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.

Tyrant
vs
Wilkinson

213 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Tyrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrant misses with a wild combination.
Tyrant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilkinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilkinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyrant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyrant fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyrant misses with a takedown

and Wilkinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilkinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Tyrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wilkinson postures up in Tyrant's guard and throws a big left but Tyrant blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkinson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyrant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkinson on the ground.
Wilkinson throwing strikes from guard but Tyrant blocks nicely.
Tyrant wants to get back to his feet but Wilkinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilkinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilkinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkinson lands a couple of elbows.
Tyrant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilkinson landing with the ground and pound.
Tyrant is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilkinson stands up over Tyrant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilkinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but Tyrant is keeping the position.
Tyrant looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrant, not yet.
Wilkinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkinson cracks Tyrant with a solid left hand.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilkinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilkinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyrant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilkinson won't allow Tyrant to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilkinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Wilkinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Wilkinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilkinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilkinson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Wilkinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilkinson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyrant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilkinson throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson works over Tyrant with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilkinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyrant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyrant's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson distracts Tyrant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilkinson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyrant's head.
Wilkinson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyrant's head.
Wilkinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkinson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilkinson with a nice head shot there.
Wilkinson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilkinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkinson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyrant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilkinson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyrant defending well though.
Tyrant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Wilkinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyrant shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilkinson tries to sprawl out of it but Tyrant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilkinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyrant moves in looking to clinch but Wilkinson pushes him off.
Tyrant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilkinson but Wilkinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrant tries for a takedown but Wilkinson circles away easily

and Wilkinson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Tyrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tyrant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyrant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wilkinson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wilkinson scores with punches from side control.
Wilkinson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Leonard Wilkinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilkinson looks up at the clock and then as Tyrant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilkinson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tyrant tries to buck Wilkinson off but Wilkinson is having none of it.
Tyrant takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilkinson scoring with punches from side control.
Wilkinson scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wilkinson lands a few punches from side control.
Wilkinson cracks Tyrant with a big elbow.
Wilkinson cracks Tyrant with a big elbow.
Wilkinson lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson working away.
Tyrant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wilkinson working the body and head with strikes.
Wilkinson is working Tyrant over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wilkinson is chipping away with strikes.
Wilkinson lands an elbow.
Wilkinson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilkinson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wilkinson misses with the ground and pound.
Tyrant parries the strikes from Wilkinson easily there. Wilkinson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tyrant to escape.
Tyrant taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Tyrant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson working the ground and pound.
Tyrant struggling a bit here.
Wilkinson working the ground and pound from side control.
Wilkinson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Tyrant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyrant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyrant is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilkinson connects with a decent elbow.
Wilkinson cracks Tyrant with a big right hand but Tyrant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is trying to ground and pound but Tyrant uses the momentary lack of control by Wilkinson to regain half guard.
Wilkinson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilkinson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyrant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilkinson thows a huge punch but Tyrant dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson throwing shots but Tyrant is blocking nicely.
Tyrant trying to control but Wilkinson postures up.
Tyrant is in trouble now - Wilkinson has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyrant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tyrant has closed the distance and engaged Wilkinson in a clinch.

Wilkinson lands a takedown into guard.
Wilkinson postures up and lands a big shot to Tyrant's brow.
Wilkinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyrant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyrant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkinson postures up.
Wilkinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilkinson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant is trying to control the position but Wilkinson postures up.
Wilkinson cracks Tyrant with a solid left hand.
Wilkinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilkinson stands up over Tyrant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson postures up and lands a big shot to Tyrant's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilkinson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilkinson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilkinson cracks Tyrant with a solid left hand.
Wilkinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Wilkinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyrant is trying to keep Wilkinson in close.
Wilkinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson postures up.
Wilkinson is in close to Tyrant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilkinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyrant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilkinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyrant controls Wilkinson momentarily but Wilkinson frees himself.
Wilkinson throws a strike but Tyrant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyrant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilkinson's guard.

Wilkinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyrant pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilkinson is looking to improve his position.

Wilkinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson actively working from the bottom here.
Wilkinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilkinson.

Tyrant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilkinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyrant has managed to get both his arms back between Wilkinson's legs - danger averted.
Leonard Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Wilkinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyrant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyrant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrant stays in close to Wilkinson's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Wilkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilkinson 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Wilkinson!