PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelso comes to the cage accompanied by That 70's Show Theme Music. Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Die Alone - Lamb of God. Wade Wilson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kelso
vs
Wilson

190 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 Hilo, Michael Kelso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kelso manages to break the clinch.
Kelso misses with a wild combination.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Kelso.
Kelso throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.

Kelso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kelso is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wilson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kelso to the mat. Kelso regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kelso wants to stand up but Wilson is controlling him.
Kelso keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Kelso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelso is keeping the position for now.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelso has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelso is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
Kelso throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Kelso misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kelso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelso throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wilson rushes Kelso and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kelso throws an elbow but misses.
Kelso misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson has Kelso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wilson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Michael Kelso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
Wilson is working for takedown but Kelso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kelso gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelso throws an elbow that misses.

Kelso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Kelso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelso lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
Kelso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good exchange - Kelso coming out on top.
Michael Kelso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelso swinging wilding here.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Kelso sprawls well.
Kelso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelso stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelso throws a one two combo.
Kelso throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso fails to land with a series of punches.

Wilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kelso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Kelso has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wilson holds of for dear life.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelso tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Wilson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kelso trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kelso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kelso throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelso connects with a crisp jab.
Kelso looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Kelso clinches up against the cage.
Kelso stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.

Kelso manages to break the clinch.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson tries to strike from the bottom.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kelso!
Kelso sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso trying to control here.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelso tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Kelso is trying to stand.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelso's head.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Kelso is having none of it.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Kelso trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelso's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Kelso uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kelso is controlling Wilson's posture.
Wilson throws and elbow that misses. Kelso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Kelso!
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Kelso isn't so interested in that idea.
Wilson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kelso preventing the sweep.
Wilson working a defensive guard but Kelso manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kelso trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.
Wilson looks to move to half guard but instead Kelso has passed into mount! Damn!
Kelso looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Kelso prevents Wilson from getting the reversal.
Kelso controlling from the full mount.
Wilson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kelso. What's that going to do exactly?
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Kelso will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kelso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelso pinned against the cage. Kelso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelso which made him look bad.
Michael Kelso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelso misses with a wild combination.
Kelso is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Michael Kelso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
Kelso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Kelso.
A jab from Kelso does it's job there.

Kelso has managed to clinch.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Kelso manages to get underhooks.
Kelso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelso misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelso lands with a light punch inside.
Kelso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.

Kelso breaks the clinch.

Kelso clinches with his opponent.
Kelso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelso wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Kelso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelso.
A shot in the inside from Kelso.
Kelso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelso throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kelso gets a clinch.
Wilson prevents Kelso from breaking the clinch.
Wilson wants a takedown.
Wilson keeps control of Kelso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kelso breaks the clinch.

Kelso drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kelso breaks the clinch.
Kelso misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Kelso.
A punch combination from Kelso misses.

Kelso gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson is in close to Kelso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Kelso is keeping the position.
Kelso striking off his back but it's not causing Wilson any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws and elbow that misses. Kelso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Kelso!
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelso's guard.
Kelso is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson throws and elbow that misses. Kelso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Kelso!
Kelso wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelso as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Kelso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson works over Kelso's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelso throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelso circles away.
Kelso misses with a combination

and Wilson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Michael Kelso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson won't allow Kelso to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wade Wilson.
I think Kelso 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Kelso!