PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Gio Naza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Naza
vs
Williams

185 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

175 cm
23
171 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ye Olde Clothe Shoppe

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 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naza throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naza misses with a leg kick
letting Williams counter with a right hand.

Naza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Naza stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Naza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naza.
Naza tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Naza throws a strike but Williams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Naza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza lands a couple of elbows.
Naza trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Williams uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brandon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots and misses

and Naza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Naza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Naza.
The strikes coming from Naza are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Naza is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Williams's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williams parries the strikes from Naza easily there. Naza is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Naza scoring with punches and elbows.
Naza grinds an elbow into Williams's temple.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Naza tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Naza happy to just control the position for now.
Williams stops Naza from passing to mount.
Naza scoring with punches from side control.
Naza is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The strikes coming from Naza are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Naza from moving into mount.
Naza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naza wants to control for a moment but Williams uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Naza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Naza stalling.
Naza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams slips a jab from Naza.
Brandon Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams tries to clinch but Naza moves away

and Naza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Naza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naza trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naza.
Naza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Naza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Naza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gio Naza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Naza.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Naza throws a big right hand that misses.
Naza throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Naza has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Williams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza circles away from the clinch attempt

and Naza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Naza 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.
Naza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Naza trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Naza is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Naza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naza wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Naza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naza uses his free foot to push down on Williams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williams.
Naza controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
Naza punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Naza 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.
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Naza with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Naza looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Naza.
Williams has his takedown stuffed

and Naza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Naza scores with a couple of short elbows.
Naza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Naza.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Naza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza advances to full mount.
Naza controlling his opponent.
Williams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Naza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Naza wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Naza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Naza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Naza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Naza controlling from mount.
Naza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Naza controlling the position easily from mount.
Naza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Williams because Naza loaded up on that one.
Brandon Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Naza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Naza with good strikes from the mount here!
Naza looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
Naza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Naza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Williams is rocked!
Williams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Naza's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gio Naza!