PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny The Nanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

The Nanny
vs
Williams

191 cm
24
214 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
216 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny The Nanny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Nanny looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Nanny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams slips under a jab.
The Nanny slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Nanny misses with a straight left.
The Nanny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Nanny tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - The Nanny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manny The Nanny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Williams.
Some wild striking there from The Nanny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Manny The Nanny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Nanny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Nanny.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Nanny pinned against the cage. The Nanny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The Nanny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two 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.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as The Nanny controls his hands.
The Nanny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Nanny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.

Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Nanny regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams is pushing down on The Nanny's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Nanny is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Nanny trying to control but Williams postures up.
The Nanny has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Nanny is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but The Nanny defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Nanny is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Nanny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Nanny to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Nanny tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Nanny throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Nanny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Nanny being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams pushes down on The Nanny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Nanny tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manny The Nanny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Nanny pinned against the cage. The Nanny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by The Nanny.
The Nanny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Nanny leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
The Nanny darts in trying to clinch

and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Nanny's guard.
The Nanny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Williams postures up in The Nanny's guard and throws a big left but The Nanny blocks it.
The Nanny pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Nanny is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but The Nanny keeps moving.
The Nanny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
The Nanny keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The Nanny keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Nanny throws a hook but Williams blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - The Nanny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manny The Nanny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Williams.
The Nanny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Nanny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
The Nanny closes the distance but Williams moves to the side

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but The Nanny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Nanny swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Nanny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Nanny keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The Nanny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Nanny looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 Nanny looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams defending well as The Nanny loads up on a big left hand.

The Nanny pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Nanny gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from The Nanny.
The Nanny trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Nanny into the cage.

Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but The Nanny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Nanny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny controlling Williams's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Nanny is on top in guard.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Nanny is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Nanny avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Nanny's face.
The Nanny wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
The Nanny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Nanny is looking to escape.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Nanny's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Nanny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Nanny wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
The Nanny suckers Williams into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! The Nanny is now in Williams's guard!
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Nanny moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Nanny is keeping the position for now.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Nanny looking to control but Williams passes into half guard.
Williams prevents The Nanny from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Williams really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Nanny defends it nicely.
Williams moves forwards but The Nanny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Nanny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Nanny is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on The Nanny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny is trying to improve his position.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Williams tries to score with some ground and pound. The Nanny controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Nanny is not content to let Williams control the position.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Nanny keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Nanny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Randy Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Nanny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Nanny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams thows a huge punch but The Nanny dodges it nicely.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams is nestled in close to The Nanny, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny wants to get back to full guard.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Nanny is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Nanny avoid being mounted?
Williams throwing shots but The Nanny is blocking nicely.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on The Nanny's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Nanny.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams looking to control but The Nanny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Nanny wants to control but Williams is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
The Nanny wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but The Nanny is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Nanny tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams throwing strikes here but The Nanny is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams looking to control but The Nanny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Nanny is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Williams dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

The Nanny misses the jab.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Nanny.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Nanny, as that shot connected.
Williams misses with the combination.

Williams instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Williams.
The Nanny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Williams.
The Nanny is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Nanny down to the mat. The Nanny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Nanny misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams dives in and grabs The Nanny's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Nanny pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Manny The Nanny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Williams.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Nanny misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams shoots for a takedown but The Nanny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Nanny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - The Nanny had a free shot at his head there.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from The Nanny misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab.
A jab from The Nanny finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manny The Nanny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Nanny stuffs the takedown.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

The Nanny gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Williams wants the takedown. The Nanny is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Nanny's guard against the cage.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams wants to pass the guard but The Nanny is keeping the position.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
The Nanny has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams works his way into side control.
The Nanny prevents Williams from moving into mount.
Randy Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Nanny looks to move to half guard but instead Williams has passed into mount! Damn!
Williams content just to control the position here.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manny The Nanny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams looking to control but The Nanny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Williams.
I think Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Williams!
Randy Williams is the new light heavyweight champion!