PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Williams Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejay Shazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams Jr's entrance music is A Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams Jr
vs
Shazad

170 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

162 cm
21
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Williams Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ejay Shazad!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams Jr throws a right hand that Shazad ducks under and follows up with a left that Shazad also avoids with ease.
Shazad looks for the body kick but Williams Jr saw that one coming.
Williams Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Shazad off the cage and back into range.
Williams Jr lands with an overhand left.
Williams Jr misses with a wild combination.
Williams Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shazad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams Jr.
Shazad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams Jr.
Williams Jr connects with a single shot there.
Williams Jr misses the jab.
Shazad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shazad.
A combination from Williams Jr does no damage.
Shazad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shazad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Shazad does no damage.
Shazad needs to keep his hands up - Williams Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Shazad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams Jr misses the jab.
Williams Jr throws a hook but Shazad blocks it.
Williams Jr lands a jab.
Williams Jr missing with a left hand there. Shazad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams Jr.
Williams Jr checks the leg kick.
Williams Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams Jr.
Shazad just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams Jr misses with a body shot.
Williams Jr throws a looping overhand right but Shazad ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shazad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams Jr misses.
Williams Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Shazad misses with an uppercut. Williams Jr saw that one coming.
Williams Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shazad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams Jr.
Shazad misses with a jab to the body
and Williams Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams Jr misses with a body shot.
Williams Jr is looking to chop away at Shazad's legs.
Williams Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shazad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams Jr works the jab nicely.
Williams Jr misses with an uppercut.
Williams Jr misses the shot to the body.
Shazad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Shazad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Shazad.
Hank Williams Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Williams Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hank Williams Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams Jr slips under a jab.
Shazad throws a sloppy head kick and Williams Jr moves out of range easily.
Williams Jr misses with a double jab
and Shazad counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams Jr misses with a double jab.
Williams Jr throws a right and a left that Shazad avoids nicely.
Shazad scores with a hook to the body. Williams Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shazad blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams Jr looks to land a left hand but Shazad moved out of range nicely.
Shazad misses with a wild body shot.
Williams Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shazad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Williams Jr.
Some wild striking there from Williams Jr.
Williams Jr misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shazad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Shazad moves into range and clinches up with Williams Jr.
Williams Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shazad misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shazad misses with a body punch.

Shazad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams Jr slips under a jab.
Williams Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams Jr moves forwards but Shazad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Shazad scores with a counter punch that sends Williams Jr to the canvas! Shazad smells blood - he's punishing Williams Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Williams Jr has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejay Shazad!