PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hairy scalp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hairy scalp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Williams
vs
scalp

173 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

176 cm
21
156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Shamanic Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, hairy scalp!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
scalp connects with a crisp jab.
scalp scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
scalp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for scalp!
scalp wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
scalp keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
scalp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but scalp defends it.
scalp is controlling Williams's position as best he can from this difficult position.
scalp manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from scalp.
scalp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

scalp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
scalp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
scalp is trying to keep Williams in close.
scalp wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
scalp trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.

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 slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
scalp manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
scalp is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.

Williams is looking for a kimura but scalp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
scalp is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can scalp avoid being mounted?
scalp gets back to full guard.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from scalp's guard.
scalp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
scalp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
scalp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
scalp wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

scalp looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Williams scores with a takedown into scalp's guard.
scalp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams wants to control but scalp is having none of it.
Williams is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

scalp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling scalp's body position as best he can.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't escape the position.
scalp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
scalp unloading with bombs!
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
scalp looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
scalp avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
scalp scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?

That's six minutes gone in the round.

scalp looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
scalp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
scalp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
scalp tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
scalp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
scalp tries to control but Williams wriggling away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
scalp raining down shots from the mount!
Williams sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. scalp connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.

Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

scalp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. scalp eventually gives up the hold.
Williams wants to improve his position but scalp is controlling well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
scalp is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
scalp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
scalp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
scalp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
scalp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams trying to control here.
scalp working Williams over with strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
scalp works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
scalp wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
scalp controlling from mount.
scalp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

scalp moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williams has worked his arm free - good work by Williams!
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but scalp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hairy scalp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around scalp's waist but scalp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - scalp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
scalp misses with a double jab.
Williams fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
scalp misses the shot to the body.
scalp throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from scalp finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
scalp jabs at Williams's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. scalp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
scalp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
scalp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from scalp lands.
Williams misses with a body shot.
scalp scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.

Williams is rocked!
scalp drops Williams with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Williams! scalp dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). hairy scalp!