PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozad's entrance music is Daft Punk - Hard Better Faster Stronger. A fine choice. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No More Mr. Nice Guy. Ray Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cozad
vs
Williams

178 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
28
175 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Cozad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cozad scores with a jab to the body.
Cozad checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Cozad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozad has a takedown stuffed.
Williams misses with the combination.
Cozad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cozad lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Cozad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams looks to land a combination but Cozad avoids it well.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cozad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cozad with a jab.
Cozad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cozad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cozad.
Williams misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Cozad.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cozad is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Cozad backs away looking to recover.

Cozad is rocked!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Cozad missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cozad throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Cozad.
Cozad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Cozad trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Cozad taking a breather.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Oh Cozad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cozad stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Cozad seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cozad misses with a takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams drops Cozad with a huge uppercut! Cozad drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Williams is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Williams!
Ray Williams is the new welterweight champion!