PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Williams (ranked 24443 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Boris The Animal (ranked 504 p4p, 160 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Williams
vs
The Animal

178 cm
19
147
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
154
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris The Animal!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from The Animal misses.
Williams tries to clinch up but The Animal circles away and keeps his distance.
The Animal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Animal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Animal throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams tries to clinch up
and The Animal counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Animal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Animal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries to clinch up but The Animal circles away and keeps his distance.
The Animal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams wants to clinch
and The Animal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Animal paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with The Animal.
The Animal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams misses with some punches.
The Animal lands a shot to the body.
A short right from The Animal on the inside.
The Animal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Animal lands a body shot.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by The Animal.
The Animal gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
The Animal lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by The Animal.
The Animal gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Williams is rocked!
A hook to the body from The Animal.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
The Animal lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Animal pushes Williams against the cage. The Animal is working some dirty boxing. The Animal pushes off with a quick right hook! Williams goes down! Williams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Animal moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris The Animal!
Boris The Animal spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.