PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antony Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keough Ethaylin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keough Ethaylin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wilcox
vs
Ethaylin

214 cm
18
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Can Moonwalk

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antony Wilcox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keough Ethaylin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ethaylin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilcox tries to counter by clinching up but Ethaylin breaks away and moves out of range.
Ethaylin fails with the takedown

and Wilcox counters by clinching up.

Wilcox pulls guard.
Ethaylin wants to stand but Wilcox is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilcox throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ethaylin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilcox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Wilcox is looking for a triangle but Ethaylin pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethaylin postures up in Wilcox's guard and throws a big left but Wilcox blocks it.
Wilcox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilcox is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ethaylin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ethaylin has escaped and now he's on top!

Ethaylin postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilcox is on top in guard.

Wilcox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilcox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethaylin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilcox.
Wilcox cracks Ethaylin with a solid left hand.
Wilcox chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilcox landing with the ground and pound.

Wilcox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilcox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've been informed that Ethaylin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wilcox stands up over Ethaylin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilcox cracks Ethaylin with a solid left hand.
Ethaylin has momentary wrist control but Wilcox slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilcox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilcox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ethaylin's head.
Ethaylin looks winded!
Ethaylin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilcox is in close to Ethaylin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox preventing the sweep.

Wilcox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wilcox lands a couple of elbows.
Wilcox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilcox chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilcox chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ethaylin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilcox connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antony Wilcox dominated that round.
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.

A low kick from Ethaylin misses

and Wilcox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilcox.
Wilcox landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilcox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilcox connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilcox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilcox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ethaylin can do to turn this around?
Wilcox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ethaylin has momentary wrist control but Wilcox slips an elbow through the middle.

Ethaylin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilcox defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilcox working some strikes from top position.
Wilcox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ethaylin's head.
Ethaylin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox working some strikes from top position.
Wilcox landing with the ground and pound.

Ethaylin is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilcox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ethaylin is still in real trouble! Can Wilcox finish him?
Wilcox working some strikes from top position.
Wilcox connects with a couple of short punches.
Antony Wilcox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wilcox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilcox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilcox lands a couple of digs.
Wilcox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilcox with a nice head shot there.
Wilcox scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilcox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilcox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilcox scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilcox landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilcox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilcox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ethaylin's head.
Wilcox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilcox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilcox distracts Ethaylin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilcox landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilcox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilcox postures up and lands a big shot to Ethaylin's brow.
Wilcox is in close to Ethaylin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilcox cracks Ethaylin with a solid left hand.

Wilcox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wilcox works over Ethaylin with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilcox landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilcox stopping the sweep attempt from Ethaylin.
Wilcox lands a couple of digs.
Wilcox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilcox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilcox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilcox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilcox with a nice head shot there.
Wilcox cracks Ethaylin with a solid left hand.

Wilcox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ethaylin seems to have recovered his senses.
Ethaylin working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is working Ethaylin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilcox cracks Ethaylin with a solid left hand.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilcox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilcox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Wilcox drops back looking for a leg! Ethaylin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ethaylin manages to kick Wilcox off! Wilcox jumps back into Ethaylin's guard.
Wilcox stands up over Ethaylin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antony Wilcox dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ethaylin has Wilcox up against the cage in a clinch.
Ethaylin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ethaylin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ethaylin.
Ethaylin is trying to break the clinch but Wilcox is controlling him.
Wilcox jumps guard but Ethaylin stands there with Wilcox around his waist. Wilcox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilcox tries to pull guard but Ethaylin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilcox drops back down to his feet.
Ethaylin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethaylin taking a breather.
Ethaylin looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethaylin working hard to break the clinch.
Ethaylin trying to control the position but instead, Wilcox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ethaylin into the cage.

Wilcox jumps guard.

Wilcox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilcox has a closed guard, preventing Ethaylin from standing up.
Wilcox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilcox wants to sweep here but Ethaylin controlling him for the moment.
Ethaylin wants to stand and escape but instead Wilcox has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilcox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilcox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilcox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ethaylin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is in close to Ethaylin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilcox distracts Ethaylin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilcox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilcox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilcox working some strikes from top position.
Ethaylin wants to get back to his feet but Wilcox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilcox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilcox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilcox landing with the ground and pound.
Wilcox is working Ethaylin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ethaylin's head.
Wilcox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ethaylin's head.

Wilcox drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Wilcox as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ethaylin screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Wilcox! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antony Wilcox!

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FIGHT
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