PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Williams
vs
Rickenbacker v.2

182 cm
23
176 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 is stalling here.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like David Williams has been cut.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has double underhooks.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has double underhooks.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Williams tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 effectively controlling the action here.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Rickenbacker v.2 leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head.

David Williams's cut is getting worse.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Rickenbacker v.2.
Knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 improves position.
Rickenbacker v.2 working Williams over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rickenbacker v.2 working Williams over with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Williams pressed against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.

David Williams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.

Rickenbacker v.2 is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Williams can't fight it off and eventually Rickenbacker v.2 manages to take the fight to the floor. Williams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rickenbacker v.2 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rickenbacker v.2 decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
Rickenbacker v.2 thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rickenbacker v.2 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rickenbacker v.2 moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 slips under a jab from Williams.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rickenbacker v.2 counters with a nice leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch successfully.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Rickenbacker v.2 misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a high kick!
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a body shot.
Williams feints a jab promting Rickenbacker v.2 to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rickenbacker v.2 slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rickenbacker v.2.

Williams scores with a takedown into Rickenbacker v.2's guard.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rickenbacker v.2 swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rickenbacker v.2 works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rickenbacker v.2 preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Williams throws a strike but Rickenbacker v.2 rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rickenbacker v.2 is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 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.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rickenbacker v.2 stands up from Williams's guard - Rickenbacker v.2 perhaps looking for a knockout.
That kick from Rickenbacker v.2 tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to slow Williams down.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick!
Williams throws out a loose jab but Rickenbacker v.2 uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rickenbacker v.2 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 is controlling the position.
Rickenbacker v.2 prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, David Williams's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Rickenbacker v.2.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Rickenbacker v.2 misses the target.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rickenbacker v.2 blocks the leg kick.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Rickenbacker v.2 - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
A less than humble Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.