PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Williams
vs
Louis

176 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Louis is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Louis circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Louis tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Louis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Louis as Williams shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Louis.
Louis lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Williams tries for a takedown but Louis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Louis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams postures up in Louis's guard and throws a big left but Louis blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis striking off his back but it's not causing Williams any problems.
Williams 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.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams won't allow Louis to get back to his feet.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Louis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams postures up in Louis's guard and throws a big left but Louis blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.

Louis is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.

Louis is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Louis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Louis wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Louis is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis working a defensive guard here.
Louis has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Martin Louis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Louis. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Louis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Louis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
Louis blocks the strikes from Williams.
Williams missing with punches from the bottom.
Louis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Williams controls his leg.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Williams pushes Louis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Louis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Louis getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis tries to stand and escape but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams is pressing down on Louis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Louis stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Louis stuffs the takedown.

Louis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Louis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Williams is trying to control the position but Louis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for a guillotine here but Louis defends easily.

Louis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Louis.

Louis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Louis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Louis scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Louis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.

Louis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Louis wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Louis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martin Louis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control the position but Louis postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Williams just wasn't active enough.

Louis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
Louis wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Williams wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams trying to strike off his back.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Louis from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Louis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Louis wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Louis wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams seems keen to control Louis's posture.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.

Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louis wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Louis defends well.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Louis from standing up.
Louis wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Louis has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis working a defensive guard here.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.

Louis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Louis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Louis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams pushing down on Louis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Louis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Louis is defending well.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Louis wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throwing shots but Louis is blocking nicely.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shane Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Louis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Martin Louis!