PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Williams
vs
West

185 cm
20
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne West!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams slips under a jab from West.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West misses with a hook.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and West is able to avoid easily.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from West.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
West checks a low kick from Williams.
West misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from West misses.

That's two 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.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams moves out of range as West strikes.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ashley Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range as West strikes.
West throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
West misses the shot to the body.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
West wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.

It looks like Wayne West has been cut.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
West tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
West wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne West's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
West looks to throw a body kick
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams throws out a leg kick but West moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Wayne West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Williams is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.

Williams darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
West is breathing heavily.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
West on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
West looks to throw a body kick
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams connects with a leg kick. West looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams feints and then cracks West's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow West down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayne West's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
A swing and a miss from West.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams moves away from the strike by West.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.

That's two 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.
West rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams thumps West with a low kick.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a push kick.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by West.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

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