PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wang Slanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Slanger
vs
Williamson

182 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Slanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kegan Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson throws a body punch but Slanger moves out of range.
Slanger blocks a jab.
Slanger tries to clinch but Williamson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Slanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slanger wants to clinch.
Wang Slanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson connects with the punch.
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slanger moves away.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Slanger's head but Slanger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Wang Slanger has been cut.
Williamson throws a jab when Slanger was well out of range.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williamson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slanger at a distance.
Slanger misses with a head kick.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Slanger dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
Williamson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slanger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson looks to land a combination. Slanger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slanger tries to clinch up.
Williamson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Slanger clinches up against the cage.
Slanger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slanger lands an elbow that stopped Williamson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kegan Williamson has been cut.
Slanger tries to stall but Williamson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slanger throws an elbow that misses.
Slanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Slanger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slangers head.
Williamson misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slanger tries a knee to the head but Williamson blocks it.
Slanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williamson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slanger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Slanger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slanger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williamson's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slanger.
Slanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slanger throws an elbow but it misses.
Slanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Williamson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slanger tries a knee to the head but Williamson blocks it.
Slanger stalling.
Slanger scores a nice knee to the body.
Slanger is breathing heavily.
A short left from Williamson.
A body shot lands from Williamson.
Williamson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Williamson fails to land.
Slanger is stalling here.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slanger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slanger looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Slanger lands an elbow inside that Williamson shrugs off.
Slanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slanger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the head but Williamson blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williamson lands with a right to the head.
Slanger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slanger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slanger pushes off an throws an elbow but Williamson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slanger throws an elbow but misses.
Williamson scores with a hook to the body.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Slanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williamson gets through Slanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williamson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slanger misses with some punches.
Slanger taking a breather.
Williamson lands with a light punch inside.
Williamson lands with a light punch inside.
Williamson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slanger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williamson.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Williamson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Slanger is rocked!
Slanger pushes off an throws an elbow but Williamson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oh Slanger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Slanger keeps him there for the moment.
Slanger seems to have got his legs back now.
Slanger lands an elbow inside.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slangers head.
Williamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Williamson.
Slanger throws an elbow that misses.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williamson lands a body shot.
Slanger scores a nice knee to the body.
Williamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slanger throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kegan Williamson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Slanger is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.
Slanger is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.
Williamson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slanger.
Williamson lands with a nice combination. Slanger backs away looking to recover.
Slanger tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Slanger doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.
Slanger wants to clinch.
Williamson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Slanger.
Williamson swings for the body but Slanger moves out of range.
Kegan Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slanger manages to avoid it.

Slanger clinches up against the cage.
Slanger lands an elbow just above Williamson 's eye.
Slanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williamson avoiding damage as Slanger throws knees to the body.
Slanger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williamson dodges an elbow strike from Slanger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slanger controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Williamson fails to land.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Slanger.
Williamson tries to throw a body punch but Slanger avoids it by throwing Williamson back against the cage.
Slanger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Slanger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slanger.

Slanger gets a clinch.

Slanger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Williamson finds it's target.

Wang Slanger's cut is getting worse.
Slanger staying out of range there.
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williamson takes a swing at Slanger's ribcage but misses.
Williamson scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Williamson.
Williamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slanger avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Slanger moves out of range as Williamson strikes.
Slanger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Slanger's head but Slanger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slanger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slanger tries to clinch but Williamson is having none of it.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slanger was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Slanger throws a body kick that misses.
Williamson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slanger rather than just go for the knockout.
Williamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slanger moves away.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williamson throws a body punch but Slanger moves out of range.
Slanger throws a head kick that misses.
Williamson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Slanger closes the distance and clinches.
Slanger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williamson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Slanger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson scores with a jab. Slanger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slanger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
Slanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slanger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slanger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slanger tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson moves out of range of the body kick from Slanger.
A shot to de liver by Williamson. Beautiful body shot.
Slanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slanger is looking to clinch.
Williamson swings for the body but Slanger moves out of range.
Williamson scores with a punch to the head.
Kegan Williamson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williamson throws a series of punches but Slanger moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Williamson.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slanger.
Williamson keeps the fight on the outside.
Slanger wants to clinch.
Slanger tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Slanger tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Slanger tries to clinch up.

Slanger moves into the clinch.
Slanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slanger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slanger working Williamson over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kegan Williamson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Williamson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slanger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slanger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slanger avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Slanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slanger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williamson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williamson cracks a nice hook into Slanger's ribs.
Slanger throws a body kick that misses.
Slanger thumps Williamson with a low kick.
Slanger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slanger delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williamson lands a really nice looking cross but Slanger seems unphased.
Williamson lands a jab.
Williamson lands with a right hand.
Slanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williamson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slanger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slanger is looking to clinch.
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slanger tries to clinch up.

Slanger darts in and clinches Williamson up against the cage.
Slanger working aggressively here.
Slanger scores a nice knee to the body.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Slanger has double underhooks.
Slanger lands an elbow just above Williamson 's eye.
Slanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slanger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slanger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williamson's defenses.
Williamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slanger misses with a knee to the head.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Slanger controls the action.
Slanger tries a knee to the head but Williamson blocks it.
Slanger is pushing Williamson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slanger.
Williamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slanger lands an elbow inside that Williamson shrugs off.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Slanger, against the cage.
Slanger tries to stall but Williamson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slanger lands an elbow just above Williamson 's eye.
Slanger lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slanger.
Slanger tries a knee to the head but Williamson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slanger.
Slanger misses with an elbow over the top.
Williamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slanger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slanger wants to stall.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike from Slanger.
Slanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slanger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson avoiding damage as Slanger throws knees to the body.
Slanger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williamson's defenses.
Slanger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williamson is keeping busy.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slangers head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slanger.
Slanger lands a right hand.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Slanger, against the cage.
Slanger misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slanger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wang Slanger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang Slanger has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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.
Williamson working aggressively here.
Slanger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williamson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slanger lands a nice uppercut.
Slanger tries to stall but Williamson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slangers head.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Slanger.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike from Slanger.

Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slanger thumps Williamson with a low kick.
Slanger tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Slanger.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Slanger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williamson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kegan Williamson!