PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trefor Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back in Black - AC/DC. This should be a great matchup!

Thomas
vs
Williams

193 cm
25
237 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trefor Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Williams has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Williams stands up from Thomas's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas wants to break free but Williams has control.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
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 manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice cross by Williams.
Williams throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Williams works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trefor Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simon Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Simon Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Trefor Thomas has been cut.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams lands with a cross.
Thomas feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.

Thomas is rocked!
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 has managed to clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Williams avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.

Williams has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a one two combo.
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 works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Williams clinches with his opponent.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Simon Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trefor Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Williams!
An out of breath and clearly excited Simon Williams thanked Hashed Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).