PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie September (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie September told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Williams
vs
September

180 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bolo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie September!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
September missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
September stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
September lands a nice shot to the body.
September swings widly with a right hand
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. September darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but September has him pressed against the cage.
September stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
September changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. September darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
September looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
letting September counter with a right hand.
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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but September moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
September misses with a left hand
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
September throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but September swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a hook
and September counters with a right hand to the body.
September takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from September.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have September backpedaling.
September throws a big shot that misses.
September keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams wants to clinch.
September ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams misses with a double jab.
September takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from September.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
September misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of September 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Williams rushes September and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
September jumps guard but Williams stands there with September around his waist. September gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
September looking for a takedown.
Bolo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie September.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, September has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.

September decides to pull guard.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of September is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams gets to his feet. September looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
September bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
September misses with a wild combination.
September moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but September swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams misses with a left hand
and September counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
September misses the body punch

and Williams counters by clinching up.
September jumps guard but Williams stands there with September around his waist. September gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but September has him pressed against the cage.
September drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
September drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams takes one to the chin there.
September digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
September takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
September fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and September cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
September moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for September, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and September counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
September moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams misses with a body shot
and September connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
September shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards September to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie September dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
September misses with a body punch

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.

Williams breaks the clinch.
September just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from September.
September missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
September moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
September gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
September looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with September, pushing him back against the cage.
September keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

September breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
September dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and September counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
September circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
September swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams slips under a jab.
Bolo Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by September. Beautiful body shot.
September changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from September.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
September throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
September misses with a wild body shot.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
September misses the body punch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by September.
September keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams with a jab.
Williams misses with the combination.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams prevents September from breaking the clinch.
September tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
September scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing September up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by September as Williams tries to tie him up.
September tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.

September pulls Williams into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
September manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
September looking to control and managing it successfully.
September thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
September looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
September sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Williams, under a barage of strikes from September.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie September showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams moves to clinch but September breaks away
and September counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from September finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
September digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but September manages to avoid it.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by September.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
September throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
September has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
September misses with a straight right.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from September.
A big right from September misses.
September misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
September missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
September falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a combination. September tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams looks to land a combination but September avoids it well.
September thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams tries to clinch but September moves out of range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and September cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
September keeps the fight on the outside.
September keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting September counter with a right hand.
Charlie September seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but September circles away quickly and effectively.
September keeps the fight on the outside.
September moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
September avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
September falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
September takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Charlie September is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
September misses with a hook to the body
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but September swats him away and circles back towards the center.
September misses with a looping right.
No joy there for September, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but September circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from September.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and September counters with a nice body shot.
Williams lunges at September with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by September's hand.
Williams is looking to clinch but September is avoiding it.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps September's head backwards.
Williams scores with a one two! September had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
September circles away from the clinch attempt.
September lands with a right hand.
September connects with a crisp jab.
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
September looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
September gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
September swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams has September pressed against the cage.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.

September breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
September feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams digs a right hand into September's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on September's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
September has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
September swinging wildly here.
Williams slips under a jab from September.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and September counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolo Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
September scores with a jab to the body.

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 Bolo Williams.
I think September 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie September!