PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Finalizador
vs
Williams

188 cm
21
194 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

186 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Finalizador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Williams!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a jab when Finalizador was well out of range.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Finalizador.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Finalizador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Nice defenses there by Finalizador.
Williams digs a good hook to Finalizador's body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finalizador was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finalizador on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finalizador circles away quickly and effectively.
Finalizador shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finalizador's head backwards.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Cameron Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Finalizador shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Finalizador is breathing heavily.

Finalizador is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finalizador asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Finalizador decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams blocks a head kick by Finalizador.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Finalizador is out of range.
Finalizador fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finalizador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a right hand that Finalizador ducks under and follows up with a left that Finalizador also avoids with ease.

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.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finalizador.
Finalizador looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams misses with a hook. Finalizador ducked under it nicely.
Williams with a hook.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Cameron Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finalizador slips under a jab from Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Finalizador moves away and avoids it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Finalizador shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Finalizador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cameron Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Finalizador was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ricardo Finalizador has been cut.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finalizador's hands.
Finalizador ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Williams cracks Finalizador with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Finalizador looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williams finish him?

Finalizador is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Finalizador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finalizador seems to have got his legs back now.
Finalizador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Finalizador moved out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finalizador tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Finalizador takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams throws a jab when Finalizador was well out of range.
Williams lands with a straight right. Finalizador didn't see that one coming.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finalizador will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 looks to land a left hand but Finalizador moved out of range nicely.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams lunges at Finalizador with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finalizador's hand.
Finalizador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finalizador.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Finalizador clinches with his opponent.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Finalizador.
Finalizador slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finalizador slips under a jab.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finalizador slips a jab from Williams.
Finalizador ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Finalizador avoids the body shot from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finalizador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finalizador off to one side.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finalizador circles away quickly and effectively.
Finalizador on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Finalizador slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Finalizador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finalizador off to one side.
Williams tests Finalizador's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finalizador slips a straight right by Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finalizador fails to land the takedown.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Finalizador moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Finalizador's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Finalizador misses with the combination.
Ricardo Finalizador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finalizador fails with the takedown.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Finalizador's shoulder, as Finalizador tries to avoid the shot.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams misses with a shot to the body

and Finalizador counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Finalizador passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Finalizador seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finalizador is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is trying to control but Finalizador manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finalizador trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Finalizador throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Finalizador lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Finalizador goes for an armbar but Williams turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Finalizador has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Finalizador trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Finalizador has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finalizador is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Cameron Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finalizador. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo Finalizador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finalizador thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Finalizador.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

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