PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Ong Bak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Williams
vs
Ong Bak

170 cm
22
138 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chaz Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ong Bak tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ong Bak defends it nicely.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Ong Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ong Bak swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chaz Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ong Bak wants to clinch.
Ong Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ong Bak wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Ong Bak shows good takedown defense.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Ong Bak defends it.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams wants to stand but Ong Bak has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ong Bak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams is pressing down on Ong Bak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ong Bak is holding on for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ong Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ong Bak but Ong Bak pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Williams shoots in and bounces Ong Bak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams passes Ong Bak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ong Bak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ong Bak is looking to escape.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is pressing down on Ong Bak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ong Bak is holding on for now.
Ong Bak trying to control but Williams postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ong Bak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ong Bak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Ong Bak.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ong Bak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Ong Bak tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ong Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ong Bak wants to clinch.
Ong Bak is looking to clinch.

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 shoots for a takedown but Ong Bak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ong Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Ong Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ong Bak tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.

Williams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ong Bak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ong Bak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ong Bak is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Williams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Williams tries to score with some ground and pound. Ong Bak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ong Bak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ong Bak throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Ong Bak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams avoids the head kick by Ong Bak.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Ong Bak sprawls well.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Chaz Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ong Bak wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Ong Bak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chaz Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ong Bak moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Ong Bak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Ong Bak. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Ong Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Ong Bak tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Ong Bak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ong Bak is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Ong Bak with a lazy takedown attempt

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ong Bak won't be happy with that.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ong Bak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Ong Bak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Williams punching from mount but Ong Bak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ong Bak blocking the ground and pound.

Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ong Bak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Ong Bak is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams punching from mount but Ong Bak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ong Bak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Ong Bak is blocking nicely.

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 throws some wild stikes that Ong Bak manages to avoid easily.

Williams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ong Bak is trying to escape the mount.
Ong Bak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ong Bak looks to clinch

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ong Bak defending well though.
Ong Bak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams throwing shots but Ong Bak is blocking nicely.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ong Bak's head.
Ong Bak is doing well to control the position and prevent Williams from advancing to side control.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ong Bak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ong Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ong Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ong Bak is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Ong Bak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ong Bak tries to clinch up

and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Ong Bak didn't expect that.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ong Bak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
John Ong Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ong Bak is proving hard to escape from.

Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ong Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ong Bak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ong Bak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ong Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ong Bak fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ong Bak's waist but Ong Bak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chaz Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ong Bak rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Ong Bak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ong Bak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ong Bak working aggressively here.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ong Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams is working for takedown but Ong Bak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ong Bak working aggressively here.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Williams wants to break free but Ong Bak has control.
Williams wants to break free but Ong Bak has control.
Ong Bak lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Ong Bak lands an elbow inside.
Williams tries to pull guard but Ong Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Ong Bak misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ong Bak stalling.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Ong Bak missing with knees to the body.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ong Bak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ong Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ong Bak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ong Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Chaz Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ong Bak throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chaz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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