PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nefi Tevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is I'm A Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Williams
vs
Tevez

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nefi Tevez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tevez checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tevez shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tevez works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Tevez shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Tevez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tevez throws a combination that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Tevez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Tevez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.

Tevez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Tevez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams is trying to stand.
Tevez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tevez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Williams pushes Tevez off looking to stand but Tevez dives back in and keeps control.

Tevez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Tevez.
Williams misses with a hook
and Tevez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tevez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tevez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tevez.
Tevez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Williams moves into the clinch.

Tevez breaks from the clinch.
Tevez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Tevez closes the distance and clinches.

Tevez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Tevez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tevez is on top in guard.
Tevez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Well, if Tevez 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.
Tevez prevents Williams from standing back up.
Tevez is taking a breather. Williams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Tevez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williams wants to improve his position but Tevez is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tevez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Tevez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nefi Tevez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Tevez counters with a left to the body.
Tevez misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tevez misses with a few strikes there.
Tevez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tevez scoring well with a low kick there.
Tevez cracks Williams with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tevez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.

Tevez pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

Tevez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Tevez circles away.
Tevez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Tevez finds it's way through Williams's defenses.

Tevez takes the fight into the clinch.

Tevez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tevez lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams works Tevez's body with a nice hook.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tevez lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tevez lands with a right hand.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tevez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tevez works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nefi Tevez dominated that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tevez walks into a jab.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Tevez misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tevez throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Tevez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Tevez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a combination
and Tevez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Tevez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Tevez tries to clinch up.
Tevez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tex Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Tevez is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tevez. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tevez at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Tevez 's knee.
Tex Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Tevez blocks the body kick.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tevez swivels and escapes.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tevez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tevez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Tevez as he connects with a hook.
Tevez lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tevez lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tevez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tevez controlling the position from side mount.
Williams tries to escape but Tevez is in control.
Tevez controlling the position.
Williams is pushing Tevez's head away, looking to escape. Tevez manages to hold on to the position though.
Tevez trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams pushes Tevez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tevez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control Tevez's posture but Tevez avoids it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like Williams is going to stand back up.
Tevez wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams wants to take a breather but Tevez is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tevez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams wants to stand but Tevez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tevez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Williams has one foot on Tevez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams checks a low kick from Tevez.
Tevez stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tevez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tevez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is looking to clinch but Tevez is avoiding it.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Tevez falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tex Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Tevez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
Tevez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams misses with a double jab.

Tevez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tevez controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Williams tries to bench press Tevez off him but Tevez keeps the position.
Tevez staying calm.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nefi Tevez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Tevez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tevez scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tevez lands a jab to the head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Tevez avoids them all with ease.
Williams throws a series of punches but Tevez moves out of range.
Tevez blocks a head kick by Williams.
A shot to the body from Tevez misses
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams walks into a jab.
Tevez lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tevez thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tevez fails with a takedown attempt.

Tevez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Tevez has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tevez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williams wants to sweep here but Tevez controlling him for the moment.
Tevez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tevez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nefi Tevez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tevez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tevez looking to pass the guard.

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.
Tevez advances position into side control!
Williams prevents Tevez from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face as Tevez controls the position.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Tevez scoring with strikes.
Tevez slows the pace down.
Williams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tevez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tevez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tevez's best efforts.

Williams makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nefi Tevez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tevez 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nefi Tevez!