PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanson comes into the arena with Until The End blaring out of the sound system. Williams has chosen A Kind of Magic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stanson
vs
Williams

174 cm
22
178 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
186 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Stanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Williams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tests Stanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Stanson throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.

Stanson has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Stanson has him pinned against the cage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Stanson misses with some punches.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Stanson has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanson.
Stanson misses with a knee to the head.
Stanson prevents a body shot from Williams.
Stanson tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Stanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Stanson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson throwing strikes but missing.
Stanson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams managing to control the position.

Brian Stanson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stanson throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Stanson throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice hook to Stanson's body. Stanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanson moves away.
Stanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Stanson. Stanson maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stanson fails to land.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Stanson wants a takedown.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Stanson.
Stanson lands a nice uppercut.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanson wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanson.
Stanson misses with a punch to the body.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams wants to break free but Stanson has control.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stanson.
Stanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams wants to break free but Stanson has control.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanson scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Stanson fails to land.
Williams misses with some punches.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Mike Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanson moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams feints a jab promting Stanson to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stanson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Stanson misses.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanson.
Stanson tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a body punch but Stanson moves out of range.
A big right from Williams misses.
Stanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.

Stanson closes the distance and clinches.
Stanson tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Stanson's head.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is trying to push Stanson away but Stanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Stanson is trying to trip Williams. He has hold of a leg but Williams is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stanson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stanson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Stanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Stanson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Stanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brian Stanson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stanson misses the shot to the body.
Stanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a right and a left that Stanson avoids nicely.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mike Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a jab to Stanson's midsection.
Williams defending well as Stanson loads up on a big left hand.
Stanson ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Stanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Stanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanson misses with a wild body shot.
Stanson throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Stanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams thuds his right hand into Stanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Stanson rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stanson works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Stanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanson backwards.
Stanson can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Stanson.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stanson throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Stanson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams swings for the body but Stanson moves out of range.
Williams throws a body punch but Stanson moves out of range.
Williams takes a swing at Stanson's ribcage but misses.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanson.
Stanson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams moves out of range as Stanson strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Stanson shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Mike Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Stanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Stanson dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanson, right into the meat.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanson moves away.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Stanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Stanson on that attempt.
Stanson jabs at Williams's body.
Stanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Stanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body punch but Stanson moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Stanson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Stanson looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Stanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Stanson misses with a double jab.
Stanson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
A big left from Stanson misses.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stanson rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams slips a jab from Stanson.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanson.
Stanson throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanson is defended easily by Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Stanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams digs a good hook to Stanson's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson fails with the takedown.
Stanson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams blocks a jab.
Stanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Stanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to bum rush Stanson with a series of wild strikes but Stanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Stanson has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanson backwards.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams lunges at Stanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stanson's hand.
Stanson misses with an uppercut.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stanson looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanson manages to avoid it.
Stanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stanson.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stanson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Stanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams takes a swing at Stanson's ribcage but misses.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Stanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanson moves out of range as Williams strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Stanson.
Stanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Stanson misses.
Stanson needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Stanson is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Stanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanson throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams takes a swing at Stanson's ribcage but misses.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Stanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanson throws out the jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Stanson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Stanson.
Stanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanson manages to avoid it.
Williams checks a low kick from Stanson.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams stuns Stanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stanson throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stanson misses its intended target.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stanson. Stanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stanson throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams defending well as Stanson loads up on a big left hand.
Stanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanson cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams cracks Stanson with a good jab.
Stanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stanson.
Williams slips a jab from Stanson.
Williams with a hook.
Stanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Stanson shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mike Williams just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Stanson finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Stanson walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanson swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Stanson.

Stanson gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stanson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stanson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Stanson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Stanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanson is one step ahead there.
Stanson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

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

Stanson actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stanson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanson had his way with Mike Williams in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams lands with a hook. Stanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams throws a body punch but Stanson moves out of range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanson.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanson off the cage and back into range.
Stanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Stanson moved out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanson manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a hook but Stanson avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Stanson's defenses.
Stanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stanson backs up against the cage.
Stanson fails with the takedown.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanson tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stanson.
Stanson throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Williams misses.
Stanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Stanson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanson.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Stanson misses.
Stanson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Stanson moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stanson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Stanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Stanson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams jabs at Stanson's body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanson moves away.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stanson misses.
Decent striking displayed by Stanson there.
Stanson takes one on the button.
A big left from Stanson misses.
Williams thuds his right hand into Stanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Stanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stanson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanson's head.
Stanson throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Stanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Stanson misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams thuds a left hand into Stanson's body.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stanson. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a body punch but Stanson moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams slips a straight right by Stanson.
Williams with a hook.
Stanson loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.

Stanson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanson wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Williams.
I think Williams 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Williams!
Mike Williams is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Mike Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.