PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

vs
Williams

184 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses 's sensitive parts.
tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by .
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
misses with an uppercut.
takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Williams.
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 throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by .
Williams feints and then cracks 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow down.
Flea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses 's front leg but catches the back leg as tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Williams.
takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams trying to control but is working from the bottom.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but has wrist control.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but is defending well.
on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if tries to get out of the position.

Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
Williams wants to control but is keeping him busy.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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 for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth 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 throws a nice head kick!

gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, circles away and we're back to standing.
just misses with a punch to the body.
misses with a looping left.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
wants to clinch.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to 's calf.
misses with an uppercut.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses 's sensitive parts.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Flea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow down.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
misses with a body shot

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams taking a breather here.
Williams throws an elbow but slips to the side and avoids it well.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
Williams landing strikes.
Williams tries to advance position but instead slips a leg back in to half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams with the ground and pound but uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but blocks nicely.
preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

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

moves into the clinch.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a good low kick that was not able to check.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by .
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams lands a head kick. smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
misses with a straight right.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams cracks the inside of 's front leg.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Williams feints and then cracks 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow down.
misses with a straight left.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
tries to clinch up.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Oh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenneth Williams!