PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Napier Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Paul Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Napier Jr
vs
Williams

162 cm
19
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Napier Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napier Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Napier Jr pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams looks gassed!

Napier Jr moves into the clinch.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Napier Jr.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Napier Jr is controlling him.
Napier Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Napier Jr lands an elbow inside.
Napier Jr lands an uppercut.
Napier Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.

Napier Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Napier Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams is trying to buck Napier Jr off.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Napier Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Napier Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Napier Jr trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
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.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Napier Jr.
Napier Jr works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Napier Jr stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Napier Jr shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Napier Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Napier Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Napier Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Napier Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Napier Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.

Napier Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Napier Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Napier Jr works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Napier Jr wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Napier Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Napier Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
Napier Jr has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Williams!

Napier Jr is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Napier Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Napier Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Napier Jr trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Napier Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Napier Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Napier Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Napier Jr advances to half guard.
Napier Jr prevents Williams from standing back up.
Napier Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Napier Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Napier Jr dominated that 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.

Napier Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Napier Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Napier Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Napier Jr 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.
Napier Jr pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Napier Jr moves nicely into side control.
Napier Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Napier Jr controls the position.
Napier Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Napier Jr trying to control the position but Williams is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Napier Jr just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Napier Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Napier Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jack Napier Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Napier Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Napier Jr throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Napier Jr tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Napier Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Napier Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Paul Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napier Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Napier Jr is having none of it.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Napier Jr.
Napier Jr cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Napier Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Napier Jr trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Napier Jr passes into half guard.

Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Napier Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Napier Jr connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.

That's four 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.

Napier Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Napier Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Napier Jr is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Napier Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Napier Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Napier Jr moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Napier Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Napier Jr breaks from the clinch.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Napier Jr from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Napier Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Napier Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Napier Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Napier Jr wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.

Napier Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Napier Jr wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napier Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Napier Jr from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Napier Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Napier Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Napier Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Napier Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Napier Jr is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Napier Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Napier Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Napier Jr's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Napier Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napier Jr is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.

Napier Jr tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
Napier Jr trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to stand up but Napier Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Napier Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr stops Williams from standing up.
Napier Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Napier Jr prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Napier Jr trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Napier Jr wants to clinch.

Napier Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Napier Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Napier Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams is looking to stand up but Napier Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Napier Jr forces his way into half guard.
Napier Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams pushes Napier Jr off but Napier Jr dives into side control.
Napier Jr landing a few strikes.
Napier Jr controls the position from side control.
Williams tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Napier Jr has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Williams is defending well but eventually Napier Jr manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Williams has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Napier Jr!