PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Wii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wii has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. 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
Wii

183 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Wii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a head kick but Wii moves out of range.
Wii moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wii tries to clinch up.
Wii closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Wii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wii is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Wii is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wii is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wii wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Wii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Wii.
Wii scores with a hook to the body.
Wii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson is looking to control Wii's arms but Wii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
Wilson avoiding damage as Wii throws knees to the body.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wii prevents it.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson tries to stall but Wii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilson is keeping busy.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Wii breaks from the clinch.
Wii darts in trying to clinch

and Wilson moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wii crunches a lovely knee into Wilson's ribcage.
Wii crunches a lovely knee into Wilson's ribcage.
Wilson avoiding damage as Wii throws knees to the body.
Wii displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Wii.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Wii is controlling the position.
Wii landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wii with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wii is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wii tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wii misses with a takedown attempt

and Wilson moves into the clinch.
James Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Wii.
Wii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wii using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Wii has him pressed against the cage.
Wii tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wii prevents the takedown attempt.
Wii lands a body shot.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wii manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wii landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Wii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wii.
Wii tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.

Wilson jumps guard and drags Wii to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wii clinches.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wii scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Wii.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wii managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.

Wii breaks from the clinch.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Wii pushes him off.
Wii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wii moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Wii tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wii tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Wii.
Wii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Wii blocks with his arms.

Wilson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wilson is taking a breather. Wii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson is tying to control. Wii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wii pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Wilson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wii!
Wilson wants to control the pace but Wii is squirming around nicely.
Wilson controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wilson won't let Wii get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson controlling from mount.
Wilson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wii for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wii is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wii slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson is taking a breather. Wii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee stands the fighters back up. James Wilson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wii wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wii closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wilson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wii wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Wii thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Wii.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilson controlling from side mount.
Wii wants to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson wants to control but Wii is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wii is letting Wilson control him for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wii keeps working.
Wii is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wilson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
James Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. James Wilson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wii tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wii tries to clinch but Wilson moves away

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wii is trying to stall.
Wii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wii has double underhooks.
Wii tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wii gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wii tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wii landing knees to the body.
Wii trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wii has him pressed against the cage.
Wii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wii trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wii missing with knees to the body.
Wii lands a body shot.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wii is looking to clinch.
Wii tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.

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.
Wilson lands a head kick. Wii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wii as he jumps to the side.
Wii tries to clinch but Wilson moves away
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but Wii shrugs it off.
Wii tries to clinch

and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Wii lands a damaging elbow.
Wii tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wii trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wii has him pressed against the cage.

Wilson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
James Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
Luigi Wii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
James Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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