PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mohamed's theme tune. CId Pollendina has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pollendina
vs
Wilson

178 cm
34
165 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

167 cm
30
170 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, George Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollendina swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Pollendina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pollendina misses with an uppercut.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilson slips a straight right by Pollendina.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Pollendina's head but Pollendina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Pollendina wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pollendina lands with a nice body kick.
Pollendina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Pollendina tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollendina was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson moves forwards but Pollendina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
George Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Pollendina.
Pollendina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
A head kick misses from Pollendina.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson defending well as Pollendina loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollendina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Pollendina had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pollendina throws a leg kick that misses.
Pollendina wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Pollendina throws a right and a left that both miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pollendina swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pollendina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pollendina's elbow.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Pollendina.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pollendina breaks the clinch.
Pollendina looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollendina.
Wilson throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Pollendina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollendina lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollendina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wilson manages to circle out of the way.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollendina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollendina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Pollendina avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.

Pollendina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Pollendina misses
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson throws the left hand but Pollendina avoids the punch easily.
Pollendina tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Pollendina wants to clinch.
Pollendina tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollendina moves away.
Pollendina moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Pollendina ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Pollendina swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pollendina shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pollendina tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pollendina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Pollendina knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollendina lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pollendina circles away quickly and effectively.
Pollendina lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pollendina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Pollendina moves away and avoids it.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pollendina throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson feints a jab promting Pollendina to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pollendina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pollendina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pollendina can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollendina throws a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilson misses with a double jab.
That kick from Pollendina tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pollendina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pollendina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pollendina.
We've been informed that Wilson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Pollendina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pollendina.
Wilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body kick there by Pollendina.
Pollendina throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Pollendina avoids the body shot from Wilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollendina connects with a solid leg kick.
Pollendina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Pollendina tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pollendina manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.

Pollendina fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilson sprawls well initially but Pollendina persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilson is not content to let Pollendina control the position.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Pollendina has control of the leg.

Pollendina gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wilson checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Pollendina on that attempt.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pollendina.
Pollendina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina misses with some punches.
Wilson looking to stall.
Pollendina tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pollendina as Wilson tries to tie him up.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Pollendina avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.

Pollendina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pollendina counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pollendina counters with a thumping low kick.
Pollendina is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pollendina.
Pollendina throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Pollendina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pollendina lands with an uppercut that bounces Wilson off the cage and back into range.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson checks a low kick from Pollendina.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pollendina manages to avoid it.
Pollendina wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Pollendina throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pollendina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Pollendina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pollendina off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pollendina darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Pollendina lands with a left to the head.
Pollendina tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollendina backwards.
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!
Pollendina tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pollendina tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Pollendina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pollendina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Pollendina lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson tries to stall but Pollendina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pollendina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
CId Pollendina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Pollendina.

Pollendina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CId Pollendina dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pollendina avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Pollendina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson throws a body punch but Pollendina moves out of range.
Pollendina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Pollendina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pollendina's head backwards.
Wilson checks a low kick from Pollendina.
Pollendina ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollendina.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pollendina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollendina walks into a left hand.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Pollendina moved out of range.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Pollendina.
Pollendina slips under a jab from Wilson.
Pollendina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pollendina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pollendina moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Pollendina lands a head shot.
Pollendina misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pollendina ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson misses the jab.
Pollendina tries to clinch up.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pollendina can pounce on him.
Pollendina scores with a nice body kick.
Pollendina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Pollendina misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Wilson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pollendina throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Pollendina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Pollendina connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilson tests Pollendina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Pollendina will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson takes a swing at Pollendina's ribcage but misses.
Pollendina throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Pollendina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pollendina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
As Wilson looks to move away, Pollendina throws a big counter combo bu Wilson just gets out of the way.
Pollendina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Pollendina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollendina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Pollendina tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pollendina counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pollendina just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pollendina finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.
Pollendina lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Wilson.
Pollendina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pollendina throws a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Pollendina misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Wilson throws a body punch but Pollendina moves out of range.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Pollendina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pollendina doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pollendina manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pollendina lands a couple of elbows.
Pollendina lands a couple of elbows.

Wilson is looking for a triangle but Pollendina pushes his legs off easily.

Wilson is looking for a triangle but Pollendina pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pollendina lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Wilson.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Wilson!
George Wilson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
CId Pollendina spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.