PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Eric Bing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williamson
vs
Bing

170 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 London, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bing!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing tries a low kick but Williamson avoids it.
Bing misses with a jab to the body

and Williamson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williamson.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williamson looking to pass the guard.
Williamson throwing strikes from guard but Bing blocks nicely.
Williamson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williamson stopping the sweep attempt from Bing.
Williamson 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.
Bing is trying to keep Williamson in close.
Bing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williamson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bing sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williamson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson keeping full guard, as Bing tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williamson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bing is aware though and is defending well.
Bing trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Williamson is looking for a triangle here but Bing uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bing is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Williamson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williamson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bing wants to control but Williamson is keeping him busy.
Bing not doing much here.
Williamson wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson trying to hold on to Bing's head to control him but Bing postures up.
Williamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Williamson trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bing is pressing down on Williamson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williamson is holding on for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williamson has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Williamson misses.

Bing clinches up with Williamson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to pull guard but Bing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Bing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bing lands an elbow inside.
Williamson is trying to pull guard but Bing has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bing connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Simon Williamson has been cut.
Williamson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bing smiles and moves away.
Bing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bing doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williamson fails to land the takedown.
Bing tries to land a leg kick but Williamson saw it coming and moves away.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williamson swings widly with a right hand
and Bing counters with a low kick, right behind Williamson 's knee.
Bing lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Williamson misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson throws a jab when Bing was well out of range.
Bing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bing doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Bing will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Williamson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Williamson.
Nice uppercut lands for Williamson. That snapped Bing's head back.
Bing finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bing wants to clinch.
Williamson swings widly with a right hand
and Bing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bing throws a leg kick but Williamson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bing throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson throws a hook but Bing avoids it easily.
Bing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bing tries to sprawl out of it but Williamson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bing tries to clinch but Williamson is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bing lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williamson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williamson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williamson misses with a hook. Bing ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Bing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williamson circles away quickly and effectively.
Williamson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williamson gets a takedown into half guard.
Williamson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Williamson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bing wants to improve his position but Williamson is controlling well.
Bing regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williamson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williamson postures up.
Bing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williamson's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!

Bing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bing trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williamson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Williamson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Williamson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bing defends well.
Williamson is pulling down on Bing's head to control his posture.

Williamson looking for a guillotine here but Bing defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing postures up.
Williamson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williamson looking for a sweep. Not yet Williamson, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Williamson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bing defends it easily.
Williamson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williamson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Williamson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williamson throws out a loose jab but Bing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bing thumps Williamson with a low kick.
Bing pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williamson is out of range and Bing settles back down.
Williamson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bing.

Bing moves into the clinch.
Williamson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bing walks away with a smile on his face. Williamson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Williamson drives through with a takedown into Bing's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bing trying to control the position.
Williamson won't allow Bing to sweep him here.
Williamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bing is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Williamson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bing pulls his head out easily.
Williamson is looking to improve his position.
Bing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williamson keeps working.
Bing seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williamson tries to roll over but Bing keeps him under control.
Williamson is doing well to control the position and prevent Bing from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson gets full guard.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Bing from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson looking for a sweep. Not yet Williamson, not yet.
Williamson wants to control but Bing passes easily into half guard.
Bing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bing stalling away here and it's allowed Williamson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Simon Williamson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson controls Bing momentarily but Bing frees himself.
Bing engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bing is fighting to break Williamson's control of his arms but Williamson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williamson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bing controls the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Bing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bing slaps away a takedown attempt from Williamson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric Bing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson blocks a head kick by Bing.
Williamson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eric Bing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bing looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range.
Bing misses with an uppercut.
Williamson misses with a hook
and Bing counters with a solid body kick.
Williamson looks to throw the jab but Bing is out of range.
Bing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williamson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bing circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bing really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Williamson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bing just misses with a punch to the body.
Bing tries to clinch up.
Bing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Williamson blocks the leg kick.
Williamson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williamson moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williamson checks a leg kick.
Williamson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bing drives through and clinches with Williamson against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williamson tries to pull guard but Bing won't allow it.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williamson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bing misses with some punches.
Bing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williamson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bing lands a knee to the body.
Bing lands a nice elbow.
Williamson avoiding damage as Bing throws knees to the body.
Bing tries to land a knee to the head but Williamson blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williamson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bing struggles to land a body shot inside as Williamson controls his hands.
Bing throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Bing.
Williamson jumps guard but Bing turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williamson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bing smiles and moves away.
Williamson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bing throws a head kick but Williamson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bing finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williamson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williamson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williamson has a takedown stuffed.
Bing connects with a leg kick. Williamson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williamson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williamson swings widly with a right hand
and Bing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bing finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing moves away from the strike by Williamson.
Bing throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williamson throws a right hand that misses
and Bing counters with an outside leg kick.
Bing misses with a low kick.
Bing lands a nice hook to Williamson's body. Williamson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bing ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Williamson throws the left hand but Bing avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bing clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bing dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simon Williamson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Bing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bing crunches a lovely knee into Williamson's ribcage.
Bing looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Bing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bing taking a breather.
Williamson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bing just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eric Bing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bing to keep the fight standing.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bing.
Bing misses with some punches.
Bing misses with a body punch.
Bing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bing.
Bing landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bing.
Bing trying to stall but Williamson improves his position.
Nice elbow from Bing.
Williamson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bing smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bing avoids the body shot from Williamson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Bing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williamson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bing.

Bing forces Williamson back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing lands an elbow inside that Williamson shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williamson fails to pull guard.
Bing lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williamson.
Bing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simon Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williamson is trying to pull guard but Bing turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williamson's defenses.
Williamson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williamson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Bing.

Simon Williamson's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bing misses with a punch to the body.
Bing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williamson tries to pull guard but Bing forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Eric Bing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williamson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bing to keep the fight standing.
Williamson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bing is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson tries to pull guard but Bing won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Bing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Bing!
Eric Bing is the new welterweight champion!