PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Haffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Showtek- World is mine. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! J Haffie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Williams
vs
Haffie

175 cm
19
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Haffie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Haffie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haffie's calf.
Haffie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Brandon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haffie looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffie circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haffie defends it nicely.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haffie counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Haffie circles away and keeps his distance.

Williams rushes Haffie and presses him up against the cage.
Williams just leaning against Haffie, taking a breather.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haffie is defending well for now.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Haffie's ribcage.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haffie prevents it.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haffie prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haffie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams stalling in the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Haffie shrugs it off though.

Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams landing knees to the head.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Some wild striking there from Haffie.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams wants to clinch up but Haffie keeps it at a distance.
Haffie throws a combination that misses

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Haffie is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.

Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Haffie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Haffie moves out of range easily.
Haffie avoids the head kick by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haffie cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie moves out of range.
Haffie throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Haffie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Haffie moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Haffie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a head kick that Haffie semi-blocks.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Haffie won't want to take too many of those.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Haffie's ribcage.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Haffie throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Haffie avoids the damage to the body.
Williams working Haffie over with knees to the body.
Haffie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams has Haffie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haffie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haffie takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Haffie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie is having none of it.
Haffie throws a combination that misses

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Haffie tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Haffie avoids the damage to the body.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haffie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haffie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams has Haffie pressed against the cage, preventing Haffie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Haffie. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Haffie avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Haffie fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Williams wants to clinch
and Haffie counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haffie's sensitive parts.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Haffie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Haffie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haffie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haffie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffie looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Haffie.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Haffie shows good takedown defense.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haffie throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Haffie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haffie throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haffie counters with a two punch combo.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Haffie connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie moves out of range.
Brandon Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haffie to score with a decent uppercut.
Haffie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a body punch but Haffie moves out of range.
Haffie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Haffie throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haffie misses with a two punch combination.
Haffie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie moves out of range.
Haffie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams controlling the pace.
Williams prevents Haffie from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Haffie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haffie.
Williams controlling from the full mount.

Haffie bucks Williams off and manages to get back to his feet!
J Haffie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haffie 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 is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haffie.

Williams drives through and clinches with Haffie against the cage.
Haffie has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but J Haffie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Haffie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haffie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haffie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haffie is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Haffie circles away and we're back to standing.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haffie.
Haffie avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Haffie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haffie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Haffie won't want to take too many of those.
Haffie avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haffie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Haffie fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffie is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Haffie tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haffie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Haffie misses
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie moves out of range.
Haffie swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Haffie tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams is looking to clinch but Haffie is avoiding it.
Haffie drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haffie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams dives in and grabs Haffie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haffie pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffie throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Haffie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haffie misses with the combination.
Williams wants to clinch but Haffie slips to the side
and Haffie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Haffie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses with a head kick.

Williams clinches.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haffie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haffie scores with a hook to the body.

Haffie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haffie throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie misses with a double jab.
Haffie blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Haffie moves out of range.
Haffie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haffie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haffie avoids it really well and circles away.
Haffie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Haffie throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.

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 tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haffie counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haffie counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Haffie's front leg but catches the back leg as Haffie tries to avoid it.
Haffie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haffie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haffie keeps the fight on the outside.
Haffie stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

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