PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny The Nanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - Rooster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
The Nanny

186 cm
20
217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny The Nanny!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Nanny. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Nanny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - The Nanny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Nanny throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Nanny looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
The Nanny throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
The Nanny throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
The Nanny misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Nanny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Nanny misses with a wild body shot.
The Nanny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Nanny misses the shot to the body.
The Nanny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - The Nanny circles away.
Manny The Nanny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Nanny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Nanny connects with a body shot.
The Nanny throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
The Nanny misses the jab.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from The Nanny.
The Nanny misses with a shot to the body

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. The Nanny fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams won't allow The Nanny to get back to his feet.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams is fighting to break The Nanny's control of his arms but The Nanny is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Nanny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Nanny is working away from the top position though.
The Nanny not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Nanny trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The Nanny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams has control of The Nanny's left arm, preventing The Nanny from doing any damage.
The Nanny trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams trying to control the position.
Williams 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.
The Nanny postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Nanny is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Nanny misses with a shot to the body

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams is looking to advance position but The Nanny won't allow it.
The Nanny is not content to let Williams control the position.
The Nanny is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Nanny is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Nanny is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Nanny keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy 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.

The Nanny throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Nanny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Nanny misses with a double jab

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
The Nanny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
The Nanny keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The Nanny looking to control.
The Nanny looking for a sweep. Not yet The Nanny, not yet.
The Nanny is trying to keep Williams in close.

The Nanny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but The Nanny is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams tries to clinch there but The Nanny circles away.
The Nanny swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
The Nanny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Nanny!
The Nanny is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Nanny is working to get back to half guard.
The Nanny regains half guard.
Williams trying to control from half guard but The Nanny is working away.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The Nanny tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but The Nanny is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams trying to control the pace.
The Nanny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Nanny.
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 control but The Nanny is working from the bottom.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but The Nanny is retaining full guard.
The Nanny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Randy Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Nanny is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Nanny looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from The Nanny misses the target.
The Nanny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Nanny misses with a straight left.
No joy there for The Nanny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Nanny throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Nanny throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Nanny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with The Nanny, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes The Nanny against the cage but The Nanny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Nanny tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.
The Nanny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams staying calm.
Williams prevents The Nanny from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Nanny misses with a looping left.
The Nanny leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams throws a body punch but The Nanny moves out of range.
The Nanny throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
The Nanny falls off balance throwing a combination

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as The Nanny controls the action.

The Nanny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Nanny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.

Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Nanny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams prevents The Nanny from improving his position.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams is thwarting The Nanny's attempts to control the position.
The Nanny tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Nanny.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
The Nanny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Nanny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
The Nanny looking to control.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from The Nanny.
Williams trying to control but The Nanny is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams prevents The Nanny from getting back to his feet.
The Nanny is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams stands up over The Nanny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams passes The Nanny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Williams prevents The Nanny from improving his position.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but The Nanny defends it.
Williams trying to control from half guard but The Nanny is working away.
The Nanny is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but The Nanny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams is pressing down on The Nanny's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Nanny is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams avoids the body shot from The Nanny.
The Nanny throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from The Nanny.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Nanny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Williams clearly takes that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Nanny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
The Nanny misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
The Nanny cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
The Nanny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Nanny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids the body shot from The Nanny.
The Nanny misses with an uppercut.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Nanny's half guard.
The Nanny regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams trying to control but The Nanny is working from the bottom.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny looking to control.

The Nanny had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams controlling from the top position.
The Nanny looking to control.
The Nanny is looking to stand back up but Williams counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by The Nanny.
Williams prevents The Nanny from improving his position.
The Nanny is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams wants to pass the guard but The Nanny is defending well.

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 is stalling here. The Nanny is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Nanny has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but The Nanny takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Williams wants to control but The Nanny is having none of it.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Nanny.
Williams is looking to improve his position but The Nanny isn't that keen on the idea.
The Nanny scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Nanny working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Nanny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams trying to hold on to The Nanny's head to control him but The Nanny postures up.
Williams gets back to full guard.
The Nanny wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.

That's four 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 trying to keep a closed guard but The Nanny is proving a slippery customer.
Williams has The Nanny pulled in close to control his posture.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Nanny's guard.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Nanny working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Nanny looking for a sweep. Not yet The Nanny, not yet.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but The Nanny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Nanny wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Williams had his way with Manny The Nanny in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by The Nanny.
Manny The Nanny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Nanny throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - The Nanny scores with a four punch combination!
The Nanny misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A big left from The Nanny misses.
Williams blocks a jab.
The Nanny misses with a body shot.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Williams works the jab nicely.
The Nanny throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Nanny sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The Nanny scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Williams manages to mount him!
The Nanny is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Nanny tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams tries to control but The Nanny wriggling away.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Nanny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams tries to control but The Nanny wriggling away.
The Nanny working to try and regain half guard.
Williams controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams tries to control but The Nanny wriggling away.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams looking to control but The Nanny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Nanny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams misses with a looping left.
The Nanny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
The Nanny lands with a right hand.
The Nanny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Nanny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Nanny takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Nanny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Nanny trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Randy Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The Nanny wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Manny The Nanny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Nanny's guard.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Williams!
Randy Williams retains his light heavyweight title!