PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Poopneck (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.

Wilkes
vs
Poopneck

198 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Rodney Wilkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Poopneck!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poopneck.
Poopneck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larry Poopneck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wilkes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poopneck takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Larry Poopneck has been cut.
Wilkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Wilkes breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilkes.
Wilkes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poopneck backs up against the cage.
Wilkes tries a head kick but it misses.
Poopneck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodney Wilkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Poopneck.
Poopneck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Wilkes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilkes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poopneck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilkes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poopneck looks gassed!

Wilkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkes takes the fight into the clinch.

Wilkes manages to break the clinch.
Poopneck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodney Wilkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wilkes forces Poopneck back against the cage and clinches.
Wilkes lands an elbow just above Poopneck 's eye.
Knees to the body from Wilkes.

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poopneck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilkes.
Wilkes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilkes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poopneck throws a front kick that sends Wilkes stumbling back into the cage.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Poopneck is having none of it.
Poopneck throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Wilkes moves into the clinch.

Poopneck jumps guard.
Wilkes won't allow Poopneck to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes won't allow Poopneck to get back to his feet.
Wilkes takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Wilkes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poopneck looking to control.
Poopneck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Poopneck scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Poopneck wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes tries to clinch up but Poopneck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkes misses with a jab, cross combination.

Poopneck instigates a clinch.

Wilkes breaks the clinch.

Poopneck moves into the clinch.
Wilkes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poopneck's face.
Poopneck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poopneck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilkes pinned against the cage. Wilkes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poopneck tries to clinch
and Wilkes counters with a big head kick but Poopneck shrugs it off.
Poopneck tries to clinch but Wilkes moves away
enabling Wilkes to counter with a crisp jab.

Wilkes has closed the distance and engaged Poopneck in a clinch.

Wilkes manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilkes has managed to clinch.
Wilkes lands an elbow that stopped Poopneck in his tracks for a moment.

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poopneck clinches but Wilkes breaks the clinch
and Wilkes counters with a nice uppercut.

Poopneck moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkes looking to throw knees to the head but Poopneck is blocking nicely.
Poopneck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poopneck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilkes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Wilkes breaks from the clinch.
Poopneck throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Wilkes moves into the clinch.

Wilkes breaks from the clinch.
Wilkes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Wilkes instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopneck is trying to stall.
Poopneck takes an elbow to the temple.
Poopneck is working for takedown but Wilkes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilkes landing knees to the head.
Poopneck is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Wilkes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Poopneck's cut.
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.

Poopneck tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wilkes counters by clinching up.

Wilkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilkes landing knees to the body.
Poopneck blocks an elbow strike from Wilkes.
Wilkes can't break the clinch.
Wilkes avoiding damage as Poopneck throws knees to the body.
Poopneck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Poopneck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poopneck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilkes as he jumps to the side.
Poopneck has a takedown stuffed.

Wilkes drives through and clinches with Poopneck against the cage.
Poopneck is trying to break free.

Wilkes breaks the clinch.
Poopneck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilkes counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopneck thows a leg kick but Wilkes checks it

and Wilkes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Wilkes breaks the clinch.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Poopneck is having none of it.

Poopneck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Poopneck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilkes, who protects the arm well.

Poopneck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Poopneck working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes defending against the ground and pound.
Poopneck trying to control the position but Wilkes is working away.
Poopneck with the ground and pound but Wilkes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wilkes is trying to stand back up but Poopneck is controlling him
Wilkes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilkes tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopneck passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wilkes!
Poopneck raining down shots from the mount!

Poopneck working for a submission but Wilkes is keeping him at bay.
Wilkes wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Wilkes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poopneck on the ground.
Poopneck has good solid back control here.
Poopneck lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Poopneck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Poopneck's cut.
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!

Poopneck tries to clinch

and Wilkes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poopneck has Wilkes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilkes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poopneck takes a knee right on the jaw!

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poopneck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poopneck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilkes circles away.
Rodney Wilkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wilkes gets a clinch.
Wilkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Wilkes manages to break the clinch.
Poopneck tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wilkes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilkes.
Wilkes looking to throw knees to the head but Poopneck is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilkes moves into range and clinches up with Poopneck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopneck tries to break the clinch but Wilkes is controlling the position.

Poopneck manages to pull guard.

Poopneck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poopneck has Wilkes pulled in close to control his posture.

Poopneck has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilkes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Wilkes darts in and clinches Poopneck up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poopneck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilkes counters with a right hand to the body.
Poopneck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilkes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodney Wilkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Poopneck.
Poopneck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poopneck throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wilkes counters with a two punch combo.
Poopneck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilkes as he jumps to the side.
Wilkes darts in trying to clinch

and Poopneck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilkes blocks an elbow strike from Poopneck.
Wilkes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poopneck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poopneck wants to break free but Wilkes has control.

Wilkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkes checks a low kick from Poopneck.
Poopneck looks to clinch
and Wilkes counters with an inside leg kick.
Poopneck throws a body kick the misses

and Wilkes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wilkes.

Poopneck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poopneck closes the distance but Wilkes moves to the side

and Wilkes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilkes tries a knee to the head but Poopneck blocks it.
Poopneck wants to break free but Wilkes has control.
Wilkes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Poopneck drags the fight down to the ground.
Poopneck trying to control the position here.
Poopneck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Poopneck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes wants to stand but Poopneck is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Wilkes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilkes 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Wilkes!