PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sjatoslav Stolisnaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Williamson
vs
Stolisnaja

215 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Michael Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sjatoslav Stolisnaja!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stolisnaja forces Williamson back against the cage and clinches.

Williamson breaks the clinch.
Williamson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stolisnaja swivels and escapes.
Sjatoslav Stolisnaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stolisnaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Williamson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stolisnaja gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Stolisnaja works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stolisnaja wants to stand but Williamson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Williamson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stolisnaja is looking to stand up but Williamson won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stolisnaja gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stolisnaja wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Stolisnaja is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.
Williamson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stolisnaja circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williamson tries to clinch but Stolisnaja moves out of range.
Stolisnaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Williamson.
Stolisnaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williamson lands a slapping body shot.
Williamson looks for a takedown but Stolisnaja sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Stolisnaja as Williamson shoots in.
Williamson throws a sloppy head kick and Stolisnaja moves out of range easily.
Stolisnaja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williamson's sensitive parts.
Williamson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stolisnaja is fending him off so far but Williamson persists. Nope, Stolisnaja circles away and we're back to standing.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Williamson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stolisnaja circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
Williamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch but Williamson moves away

and Williamson moves into the clinch.
Stolisnaja misses with a knee strike.
Williamson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stolisnaja wants to break free but Williamson has control.

Williamson manages to break the clinch.
Williamson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stolisnaja circles away.
Stolisnaja scores with a leg kick.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.

Stolisnaja clinches.

Stolisnaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stolisnaja closes the distance and clinches.

Stolisnaja manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stolisnaja wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Stolisnaja as Williamson shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson shoots in but Stolisnaja avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stolisnaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williamson fails to land with a series of punches.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch

and Williamson moves into the clinch.
Williamson fails to pull guard.

Stolisnaja manages to break the clinch.
Williamson shoots in but no luck this time.

Stolisnaja rushes Williamson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Stolisnaja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stolisnaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williamson but Williamson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williamson misses with a body kick.
Williamson closes the distance but Stolisnaja moves to the side

and Stolisnaja moves into the clinch.
Williamson jumps guard but Stolisnaja stands there with Williamson around his waist. Williamson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Williamson jumps guard and drags Stolisnaja to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to hold Stolisnaja in close to prevent damage but Stolisnaja has managed to pass into half guard.
Williamson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Stolisnaja manages to move to mount!
Stolisnaja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williamson regains half guard.
Williamson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stolisnaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson wants to sweep here but Stolisnaja controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sjatoslav Stolisnaja dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williamson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Michael Williamson has been cut.
No joy there for Stolisnaja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Stolisnaja scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Stolisnaja has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Stolisnaja decides to stand and escape the position.
Williamson closes the distance but Stolisnaja moves to the side
and Stolisnaja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson has a takedown stuffed.
Michael Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Stolisnaja.

Stolisnaja closes the distance and clinches.

Stolisnaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson tries to clinch up

and Stolisnaja counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Stolisnaja manages to break the clinch.
Williamson shoots in and drives through. Stolisnaja sprawls well.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williamson counters with a right hand to the body.

Stolisnaja has managed to clinch.
Stolisnaja is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williamson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williamson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stolisnaja prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stolisnaja jumps guard and drags Williamson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Williamson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Stolisnaja keeps moving.
Williamson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Williamson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolisnaja is not content to let Williamson control the position.
Stolisnaja struggling a bit here.
Williamson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williamson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Williamson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stolisnaja.

Williamson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williamson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Williamson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stolisnaja keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolisnaja avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williamson.
Williamson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stolisnaja stops Williamson from passing to mount.

Williamson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Williamson with a poor takedown
and Stolisnaja counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williamson has a takedown stuffed.
Stolisnaja shoots in but Williamson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williamson fails with the takedown
and Stolisnaja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stolisnaja blocks a head kick by Williamson.
Williamson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolisnaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Stolisnaja. No joy for Williamson on that attempt.
Stolisnaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williamson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stolisnaja is fending him off so far but Williamson persists. Nope, Stolisnaja circles away and we're back to standing.
Williamson looks for a takedown but Stolisnaja sprawls well.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williamson shoots in but Stolisnaja avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Williamson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stolisnaja!

Williamson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williamson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson tries to clinch up.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sjatoslav Stolisnaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Williamson's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williamson misses with a two punch combination.
Sjatoslav Stolisnaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williamson tries to clinch up.
Stolisnaja looks for a takedown but Williamson sprawls well.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch up.
Williamson misses with a takedown attempt - Stolisnaja sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stolisnaja as he jumps to the side.
Stolisnaja looks for a takedown but Williamson sprawls well.
Williamson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stolisnaja shoots in and drives through. Williamson sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williamson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stolisnaja wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williamson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stolisnaja is looking to escape.
Williamson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stolisnaja is trying to stand.
Williamson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Williamson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williamson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stolisnaja squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stolisnaja wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williamson.

Stolisnaja defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Williamson.
Stolisnaja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Stolisnaja postures up.
Stolisnaja stands up over Williamson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Stolisnaja gets to his feet - Williamson follows without any prompting.
Stolisnaja cracks the inside of Williamson's front leg.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stolisnaja tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.

A big head kick from Stolisnaja and Williamson is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Williamson is rocked!

Stolisnaja gets to his feet - Williamson follows without any prompting.
Oh Williamson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Stolisnaja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williamson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Stolisnaja stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Stolisnaja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williamson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lands a right hand.
Williamson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williamson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stolisnaja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williamson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stolisnaja's face.

Williamson jumps guard and drags Stolisnaja to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Williamson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stolisnaja is controlling him.
Williamson working a defensive guard here.
Williamson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williamson controlling the pace.
Williamson is keen to just control but Stolisnaja is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson stops Stolisnaja from getting back to his feet.
Williamson works his way into full mount!
Stolisnaja is looking to improve his position but Williamson isn't that keen on the idea.
Williamson avoids the attempt from Stolisnaja to control.
Stolisnaja tries to buck Williamson off but he can't manage it.
Williamson trying to control but Stolisnaja is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stolisnaja just holding on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sjatoslav Stolisnaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stolisnaja has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sjatoslav Stolisnaja!