PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Peterovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Peterovsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Williams's chin.

Williams
vs
Peterovsky

185 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zachary Peterovsky!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterovsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterovsky.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Williams does no damage.

Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peterovsky looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterovsky wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterovsky on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams tries to control but Peterovsky wriggling away.
Williams content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ben Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peterovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterovsky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Peterovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterovsky. Peterovsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peterovsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterovsky keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is really struggling to control Peterovsky but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Williams gets to his feet. Peterovsky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peterovsky sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Williams gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peterovsky gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterovsky is retaining full guard.
Peterovsky being controlled here, momentarily.
Peterovsky keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ben Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams trying to control but Peterovsky is working from the bottom.
Peterovsky is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peterovsky keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterovsky is retaining full guard.

That's two 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.
Williams wants to stand but Peterovsky is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Peterovsky is keeping the position.

Williams stands up and waves to Peterovsky to follow him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Peterovsky gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Peterovsky is having none of it.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ben Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peterovsky avoids the head kick by Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Williams dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterovsky.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Williams is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterovsky can't fight it off and eventually Williams manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterovsky looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peterovsky is proving hard to escape from.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterovsky is retaining full guard.
Peterovsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Williams stands up and waves to Peterovsky to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Peterovsky!
Williams looking to control but Peterovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterovsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams looking to control but Peterovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peterovsky is looking to escape.
Williams breaks from Peterovsky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ben Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peterovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.

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.

Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Peterovsky keeps moving.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zachary Peterovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Peterovsky looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Williams!