PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by John Denver's Thank God I'm a Country Boy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Williams
vs
Men

185 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Men on the side of the head.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a series of punches but Men avoids them all with ease.
Men throws a nice outside leg kick.
Men throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Men takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Men ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Men throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Men pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Men.

It looks like Tommy Williams has been cut.
Men pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Men escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Men.
Men throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Men.
Men takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Men takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Men doesn't seem phased though.
Tommy Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Men backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Men throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Men moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Men throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams tests Men's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Men tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Men gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Men throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Men on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Men takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Men looks gassed!
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Men stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Men walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Men looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Men's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Men bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Men seems unphased.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Men doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab from Williams.
Men takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Men backs away looking to recover.
Williams tests Men's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Men has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams cracks Men with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Men's head.
Williams throws a combination. Men tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Haku Men has been cut.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams catches Men with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams clobbers Men with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Williams lands.
Men takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Men feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Men walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Men. Men circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Men ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams lands with a hook. Men tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams connects with a jab.
Donk. Williams catches Men right on the button with a cross.
Men takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Men takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Men on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Men takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Men is rocked!
Williams cracks Men with a right hand to the side of the head.
Men is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams throws a monster overhand right that drops Men! Williams follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Williams!