PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Willaims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Clinchmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Clinchmore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Willaims
vs
Clinchmore

170 cm
19
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Willaims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Clinchmore!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinchmore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clinchmore has his takedown stuffed

and Willaims counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clinchmore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willaims is working away from the top position though.
Willaims working the head and body with strikes.
Willaims keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clinchmore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Willaims controlling from the top position.
Clinchmore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchmore looking for a sweep. Not yet Clinchmore, not yet.
Clinchmore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willaims is looking to work some ground and pound but Clinchmore has wrist control.

Tyler Clinchmore has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Clinchmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willaims moves away.
Clinchmore fails with the takedown

and Willaims counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clinchmore!
Willaims putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clinchmore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clinchmore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willaims. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willaims lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willaims content just to control the position here.
Clinchmore regains half guard.
Clinchmore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Willaims scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willaims thows a huge punch but Clinchmore dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Willaims seems content to control.
Willaims wants to pass to mount but Clinchmore is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Willaims lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims is keen to just control but Clinchmore is a slippery customer.
Clinchmore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willaims missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clinchmore is trying to maintain the position but Willaims is very close to passing his half guard.
Willaims drops an elbow to the side of Clinchmore's head.
Willaims controlling the action here.
Willaims thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clinchmore's head.
Ground and pound from Willaims.
Willaims not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Willaims scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clinchmore trying to get back to full guard but Willaims takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Willaims with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinchmore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Willaims scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Willaims unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clinchmore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Willaims counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clinchmore!
Willaims takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clinchmore working to try and regain half guard.
Clinchmore tries to hold on but Willaims postures up.
Willaims putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
David Willaims overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clinchmore is working to get back to half guard.
Willaims with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchmore working to try and regain half guard.
Willaims tries to control but Clinchmore wriggling away.
Willaims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Willaims landing shots from mount.
Clinchmore is trying desperately to improve position.
Clinchmore tries to hold on but Willaims postures up.
Clinchmore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Willaims scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clinchmore?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willaims trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willaims landing strikes from the mount and Clinchmore is in trouble!
Willaims looking to control but Clinchmore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Willaims controlling the position easily from mount.
Clinchmore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Willaims is landing with some decent strikes but Clinchmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Willaims connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Willaims controlling from mount.
Clinchmore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Willaims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clinchmore working to try and regain half guard.
Willaims controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willaims unloading with bombs!
Clinchmore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willaims working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Willaims with good strikes from the mount here!
Clinchmore taking shots to the head.

Clinchmore is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Willaims cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clinchmore is still in real trouble! Can Willaims finish him?
Willaims lands a nice shot to the head.
Willaims unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Clinchmore wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Willaims celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Willaims!