PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert al Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert al Matador has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

al Matador
vs
Williams

192 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert al Matador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick but al Matador moves out of range.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Matador tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
al Matador throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
al Matador fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from al Matador.
al Matador moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Kyle Williams has been cut.
al Matador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from al Matador.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert al Matador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. al Matador shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Robert al Matador has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Matador fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. al Matador shrugs it off though.
al Matador is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Matador scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as al Matador shoots in.
al Matador stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
al Matador takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Robert al Matador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Matador's calf.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. al Matador will feel that in the morning.
al Matador tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Matador tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Matador's calf.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Matador manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kyle Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from al Matador.
Williams lands a head kick. al Matador smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses al Matador's front leg but catches the back leg as al Matador tries to avoid it.

Williams lands a high kick to the side of al Matador's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Williams dives into guard, looking to finish.

Williams gets to his feet. al Matador looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Williams throws a leg kick which misses al Matador's front leg but catches the back leg as al Matador tries to avoid it.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Matador throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams looks to land a left hand but al Matador moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and al Matador moves out of range easily.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Matador's sensitive parts.
al Matador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Matador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Matador chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
al Matador shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams leaves al Matador with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Matador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Matador misses with the body kick
and Williams counters with a good low kick that al Matador was not able to check.
al Matador takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Matador takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
al Matador throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
al Matador stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
al Matador will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
al Matador has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from al Matador.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Matador's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Williams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robert al Matador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Matador misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
al Matador bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams throws a leg kick but al Matador sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams thows a body kick. al Matador tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams misses with a straight left.
al Matador is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Matador misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a good low kick that al Matador was not able to check.
Kyle Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
al Matador shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
al Matador with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind al Matador 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert al Matador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. al Matador shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Matador throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Williams misses with a combination

and al Matador counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by al Matador.
Williams thumps al Matador with a low kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by al Matador.
al Matador wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
al Matador takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
al Matador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Matador throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
al Matador throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and al Matador moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Matador throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
al Matador throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Williams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
al Matador tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Matador closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. al Matador pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Matador.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow al Matador down.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Matador fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
al Matador slips under a jab.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Matador's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Matador throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Matador misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles al Matador's knee momentarily.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of al Matador's head.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
al Matador misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a head kick.

al Matador clinches.
al Matador tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from al Matador.
Williams wants to break free but al Matador has control.
al Matador prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
al Matador cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
al Matador tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
al Matador prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is trying to break free.
al Matador has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
al Matador lands a nice uppercut.
al Matador lands a shot to the body.
al Matador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
al Matador tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from al Matador, against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

al Matador turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Williams is letting al Matador control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Matador trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

al Matador shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but al Matador slips the punch.
al Matador on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
al Matador swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
al Matador moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
al Matador throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
al Matador avoids a kick to the body.
al Matador shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Matador tries to clinch
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
al Matador tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Matador scores with a jab to the body.
al Matador tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Matador is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by al Matador as he connects with a hook.
al Matador with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a body kick that stops al Matador in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert al Matador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams scores with a head kick.
al Matador shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
al Matador keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
al Matador tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Matador shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
al Matador changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but al Matador manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
al Matador misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice combination there by al Matador.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams avoids the head kick by al Matador.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
al Matador misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams feints and then cracks al Matador's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Matador down.
al Matador is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
al Matador throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Matador works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
al Matador with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams leaves al Matador with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams throws a hook but al Matador avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as al Matador blocks the leg kick.
al Matador shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but al Matador keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
al Matador doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
al Matador throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of al Matador's side.
al Matador swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Matador tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four 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.
al Matador tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
A nice combination there by al Matador.
Williams is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Matador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Matador shoots in but no luck this time.
al Matador shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
al Matador looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
al Matador fails with a takedown attempt.
al Matador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Matador scores with a three punch combo!
Robert al Matador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
al Matador takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30

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