PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Shelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelter comes to the cage accompanied by Boom! Shake The Room. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shelter
vs
Williams

172 cm
28
154 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

173 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Shelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams stalks Shelter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shelter's face. Shelter staggers backwards, shaken.
Shelter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shelter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shelter is looking to clinch.

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

Williams looking for submissions off his back.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams won't allow Shelter to pass to mount.
Shelter wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is trying is best to control the position here.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.

Shelter wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Shelter wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Shelter is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Williams is staying active underneath Shelter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Anderson Shelter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shelter tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelter keeps working.
Shelter trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Shelter tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.

Williams maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shelter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Williams has cracked it and Shelter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Williams!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Williams!