PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McEnroe (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.

Wilson
vs
McEnroe

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John McEnroe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from McEnroe misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
McEnroe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McEnroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
McEnroe looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jack Wilson has been cut.
McEnroe throws a lazy uppercut

so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.

McEnroe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jack Wilson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McEnroe swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.

McEnroe drops Wilson with a left right combo! McEnroe follows him down to the ground into side control.

Wilson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McEnroe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

McEnroe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

McEnroe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

McEnroe is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.
McEnroe looks winded!
Wilson gets back to half guard.

Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by McEnroe.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson is pressing down on McEnroe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilson has his foot on McEnroe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McEnroe works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McEnroe manages to get himself to full guard.

McEnroe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.

Wilson stands up and waves to McEnroe to follow him.
Wilson looks to land a combination. McEnroe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like John McEnroe has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.

Wilson drives through and clinches with McEnroe against the cage.

Wilson jumps into guard, dragging McEnroe to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is adopting a defensive guard.

Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilson 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.
McEnroe wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
McEnroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McEnroe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wilson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McEnroe, into his guard.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Wilson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wilson defending well as McEnroe loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from McEnroe.
Sloppy strikes from McEnroe. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John McEnroe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McEnroe shoots in but no luck this time.
McEnroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McEnroe shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson feints and then cracks McEnroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McEnroe down.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McEnroe is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson decides to pull guard.
McEnroe won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McEnroe trying to move into half guard but instead Wilson has managed to sweep!

McEnroe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilson defends it easily.
McEnroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is pushing down on McEnroe's leg trying to pass to half guard. McEnroe is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilson has managed to sneak the leg through.
McEnroe wants to get back to full guard but Wilson has passed into side control.
Jack Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McEnroe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilson.
McEnroe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilson is staying tight to McEnroe's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Wilson tries for a kimura but McEnroe is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson slows the pace down.

Wilson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McEnroe is looking to regain half guard here but Wilson keeps moving and retains side control.
McEnroe is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McEnroe dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.

Wilson decides to stand back up.
Jack Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McEnroe!
McEnroe trying to remain calm as Wilson controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McEnroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McEnroe can't do much from the bottom here.
McEnroe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wilson is staying active.
Wilson controlling from side mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McEnroe looking for a sweep but Wilson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wilson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McEnroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.

McEnroe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McEnroe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
McEnroe keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson trying to control but McEnroe is working from the bottom.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McEnroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson won't allow McEnroe to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Wilson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
McEnroe misses the shot to the body.
McEnroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wilson has closed the distance and engaged McEnroe in a clinch.
McEnroe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilson taking a breather.

Wilson pulls McEnroe into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McEnroe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wilson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McEnroe, into his guard.
Wilson stands and throws McEnroe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McEnroe is looking for a sweep.

Wilson decides to stand up, so the ref orders McEnroe to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McEnroe misses the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wilson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McEnroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
McEnroe tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
McEnroe wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
McEnroe stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
McEnroe wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.

McEnroe has gone for a leg lock! Wilson slips out almost immediately though and dives into McEnroe's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.

McEnroe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wilson uses it to pass to side control.
McEnroe trying to remain calm as Wilson controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McEnroe is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wilson!