PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico (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.

Wilcox
vs
The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Wilcox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilcox clinches.
Wilcox connects with a nasty looking knee right to He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's face.

Wilcox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
Wilcox lands a front kick.

Wilcox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to improve position but can't.
Wilcox wants to lay and pray for a moment but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeps working.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico parries the strikes from Wilcox easily there. Wilcox is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico to escape.
Wilcox tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wilcox throws a strike aimed at the side of He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's head but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is keeping him busy.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is not content to let Wilcox control the position.
The strikes coming from Wilcox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to control but Wilcox postures up.
Wilcox trying to control the position but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a sweep.
Wilcox happy to just control the position for now.
Wilcox works to advance to full mount. He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is mounted but he's throwing punches.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to get to half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to control but Wilcox is having none of it.
Wilcox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilcox prevents He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico can't escape the position.
Wilcox misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilcox prevents He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox unloads with some shots from mount but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico bucks and avoids them well.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
Wilcox misses with a head shot.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in all sorts of trouble here.

Wilcox with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is wriggling around trying to escape.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilcox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Wilcox working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilcox throwing strikes here but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wilcox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilcox has control of He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico regains control of the situation pretty easily.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wilcox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Wilcox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilcox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to clinch but Wilcox is avoiding it.

Wilcox rushes He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico and presses him up against the cage.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to take the fight to the mat but Wilcox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wilcox is pressed up against the cage. He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilcox down to the mat. Wilcox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alex Wilcox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
Wilcox is looking to clinch but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is avoiding it.

Wilcox has closed the distance and engaged He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico in a clinch.

Wilcox breaks from the clinch.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico dives in and grabs Wilcox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilcox pushes down on He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilcox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilcox stopping the sweep attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.

Wilcox has gone for a leg lock! He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wilcox's guard.
Wilcox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilcox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilcox has wrist control.
Wilcox trying to control the position here.
Wilcox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico throws an elbow that misses. Wilcox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's guard. Nice move by Wilcox!
Wilcox stopping the sweep attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeping moving, preventing Wilcox from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilcox works over He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilcox won't allow He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico to sweep him here.
Wilcox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico striking off his back but it's not causing Wilcox any problems.
Alex Wilcox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to sweep but no luck.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilcox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is trying to get back to full guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilcox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico has a hand on Wilcox's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wilcox takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is trying to escape the mount.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around, avoiding Wilcox's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilcox throwing strikes here but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wilcox gets the takedown into side control.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilcox working away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a sweep.
Wilcox gets to mount! He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wilcox scoring with strikes but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is staying in there.
Wilcox sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico can do anything to dispel that myth.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilcox.
Wilcox controlling the pace for now.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to improve his position but Wilcox isn't that keen on the idea.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox looking to finish with strikes here!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wilcox with shots to the head and body - He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico looks very uncomfortable down there.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilcox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is wriggling around trying to escape.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
Wilcox controlling the position easily from mount.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico can't escape the position.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico working to try and regain half guard.
Wilcox scoring with strikes but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico working to try and regain half guard.
Wilcox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilcox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilcox tries to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wriggling away.
Wilcox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilcox throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to improve his position but Wilcox isn't that keen on the idea.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working to get back to half guard.
Wilcox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico because Wilcox loaded up on that one.
Wilcox thowing shots but they're missing.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to reverse the position but Wilcox maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
Wilcox throwing strikes here but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to get to half guard.
Wilcox looking to ground and pound but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is blocking nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilcox looking to ground and pound but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is blocking nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilcox has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilcox working for a submission but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is keeping him at bay.
Wilcox looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Wilcox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilcox 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Alex Wilcox!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Alex Wilcox!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Alex Wilcox!

Alex Wilcox wins by unanimous decision!