PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Safety Dance by Men Without Hats. Wally Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

May
vs
Williams

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Declaring War

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 New York, Tommy May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
May shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks May in the body.
Nice takedown defense from May. No joy for Williams on that attempt.

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Williams landing knees to the body.
May is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through May's defenses.

It looks like Tommy May has been cut.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has May in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped May in his tracks for a moment.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. May won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has May in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
May takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams has May pressed against the cage.
May takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning May up against the cage.
Williams should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams landing knees to the head.

Tommy May's cut is getting worse.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
May takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams lands an elbow inside that May shrugs off.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped May in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through May's defenses.

Tommy May's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
May takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Williams.

Jeez, Tommy May's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
Williams landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. May won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
May being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has May in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams is trying to stall.
May tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams working May over with knees to the body.
Williams trying to stall but May improves his position.
May tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by May as Williams tries to tie him up.
May takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has May in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has May in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
May takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has May in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through May's defenses.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. May lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
May jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. May gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of May's head.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wally Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. May will feel that in the morning.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but May paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
May on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.

Williams clinches.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. May won't want to take too many of those.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
May takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy May's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by May.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams scores with a one two! May had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
May walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
May steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
Williams lands a head kick!

Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down May.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
May takes a knee to the side of the body.
May will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May looking for a takedown.
May tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually May drops back down to his feet.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but May paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a head kick that May semi-blocks.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
May takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but May swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy May's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wally Williams!