PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hazmat Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Unit
vs
William

189 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hazmat Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit misses with a takedown attempt

and William counters by moving into the clinch.

William breaks the clinch.
William slaps away a takedown attempt from Unit, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Unit clinches up against the cage.
William digs a right hand underneath Unit's ribcage. Unit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unit.
Unit dodges an elbow strike from William.

William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hazmat Unit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

William closes the distance and pushes Unit back into the cage.
Unit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the cage.
Unit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. William is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William throws a combination. Unit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from William.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unit shoots and misses
and William counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
William gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unit.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
William works on Unit's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Unit.
Unit has his takedown stuffed

and William counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, William scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from William.
Unit is breathing heavily.
William scores with a shot to the side of Unit's head.
Unit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Unit or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
William tries to throw a body punch but Unit avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.

William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William tries to bum rush Unit with a series of wild strikes but Unit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

William fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Unit, pushing him back against the cage.
William is looking to break free of the clinch but Unit has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from William - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William is trying to break the clinch but Unit has him pressed against the cage.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unit is working for takedown but William is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Unit misses with a takedown attempt
and William counters with a three punch combo that has Unit backing up. Unit nods at William to acknowledge the strikes.
Unit defending well as William loads up on a big left hand.
Hazmat Unit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unit tries for a takedown but William circles away easily

and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
William tries a body shot but Unit blocks it.

William manages to break the clinch.

Unit closes the distance and clinches.
Unit can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hazmat Unit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unit pulls out of a head kick attempt.

William instigates a clinch.
William leaning against his opponent.

William breaks from the clinch.

William moves into range and clinches up with Unit.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William prevents the takedown attempt.
William has Unit pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Unit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William stalling against the cage.
William prevents the takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from William.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Unit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. William is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Units head.
Unit managing to block the knees to the body from William.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unit goes for a takedown in the clinch but William prevents it.

William breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

William gets tackled into the cage by Unit. Unit maintains the clinch.
William gets through Unit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
William presses Unit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unit.
Whonjon William seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
William lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from William.

William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

William throws a right hand that Unit ducks under and follows up with a left that Unit also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by William.
William connects with a body shot.

Unit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
William trying to get back to full guard but Unit takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
William avoids a series of strikes thrown by Unit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries to hold on but Unit pushes him away.

Unit is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William tries to land a front kick but Unit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
William pivots, looking for a leg kick but Unit is out of range and William settles back down.
William feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Units jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William moves in looking to clinch but Unit pushes him off.
Whonjon William is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Unit with a poor takedown
and William counters with a right hand to the body.
Hazmat Unit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unit misses with a takedown
enabling William to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

William closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William breaks the clinch.
William scores with a jab to the jaw.
William looks for the body kick but Unit saw that one coming.

William closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
William lands a body shot.
William stalling.
Unit prevents William from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for William.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
A right handed body shot lands from William.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William scores with a hook to the body.
Hazmat Unit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unit.
William lands with a short shot to the head.
Whonjon William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got William 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whonjon William!