PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Wapner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Robot Rock-Daft Punk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Williams
vs
Wapner

178 cm
26
168 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Wapner!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wapner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams swings for the body but Wapner moves out of range.

Wapner drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner lands an elbow inside.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Wapner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Wapner lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.
Wapner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wapner lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like James Williams has been cut.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Wapner lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wapner.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wapner.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Williams wants to break free but Wapner has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams tries to break free but Wapner pushes him back against the cage.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wapner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wapner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wapner scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Wapner.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wapner lands a left hand.
Wapner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wapner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wapner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Williams can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wapner throws an elbow but it misses.
Wapner connects with a knee to the head.
Wapner looks gassed!
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

James Williams's cut is getting worse.
Wapner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wapner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wapner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Wapner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
Wapner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wapner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wapner throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling the position.
Wapner misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wapner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Wapner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Wapner gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.
Wapner landing knees to the head.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wapner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Wapner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.

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.
Wapner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wapner misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wapner throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.
Wapner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams wants to break free but Wapner has control.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Wapner prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wapner lands with a left to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Wapner pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Wapner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wapner at a distance.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wapner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Wapner moved out of range.

Wapner clinches with his opponent.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Wapner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wapner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wapner lands a nice uppercut.
Wapner misses with an elbow strike.
Wapner lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams tries to break free but Wapner pushes him back against the cage.
Wapner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Wapner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to break free but Wapner has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Wapner lands a right hand.
Wapner throws a head punch that misses.
Wapner looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Wapner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wapner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Wapner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Wapner keeps him there for the moment.
Wapner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wapner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wapner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wapner working aggressively here.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Wapner has double underhooks.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Wapner misses with an elbow strike.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Wapner has the dominant position.
Wapner lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Wapner.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Wapner.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Wapner misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wapner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wapner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Wapner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
Wapner misses with a knee to the head.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wapner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Wapner keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wapner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.

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 blocks an elbow strike.
Williams can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams is trying to break free.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Wapner prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wapner misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Wapner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Williams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams throws a right hand that Wapner ducks under and follows up with a left that Wapner also avoids with ease.
Wapner tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.

Wapner rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wapner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wapner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Wapner keeps him there for the moment.
Wapner lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams tries to circle away but Wapner has him pinned against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Wapner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wapner lands a damaging elbow.
Wapner looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Wapner lands an elbow inside.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wapner slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that Wapner ducks under and follows up with a left that Wapner also avoids with ease.
Wapner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Wapner is just out of range.

Wapner rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wapner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wapner throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wapner throws an elbow but misses.
Wapner misses with some punches.
Wapner misses with a knee strike.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Wapner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Wapner.
Wapner throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wapner.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Wapner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Wapner has the dominant position.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wapner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wapner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wapner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wapner doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wapner tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams swings for the body but Wapner moves out of range.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams is looking to wear down Wapner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph Wapner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wapner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Wapner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wapner closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.

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.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wapner has him pressed against the cage.
Wapner lands a shoulder strike.
Wapner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wapner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wapner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wapner lands a nice elbow.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams tries to break free but Wapner pushes him back against the cage.
James Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Wapner lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Wapner pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wapner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wapner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Wapner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Wapner is controlling him.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joseph Wapner.
I've got Wapner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Wapner!