PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust For Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brigglett
vs
Williamson

199 cm
26
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williamson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brigglett to the ground. Williamson is now in Brigglett's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Williamson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brigglett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williamsonis looking to pass into half guard but Brigglett pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brigglett is in guard.
Brigglett lands a couple of elbows.
Williamson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brigglett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brigglett throwing strikes but missing.
Brigglett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brigglett looking to pass the guard.
Brigglett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brigglett wants to control from the top but Williamson keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigglett cracks Williamson with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett scoring with some ground and pound.
Williamson wants to stand but Brigglett is controlling the position.
Brigglett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brigglett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brigglett!
Williamson punching from mount but Brigglett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brigglett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Williamson trying to control but Brigglett is having none of it.
Brigglett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brigglett is squirming around, avoiding Williamson's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigglett 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.
Brigglett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brigglett is desperately trying to improve his position but Williamson has a good base and remains in mount.
Williamson is landing with some decent strikes but Brigglett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a strike there. Brigglett manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Williamson is looking to stall here but Brigglett recovers full guard.
Williamson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brigglett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williamson postures up in Brigglett's guard and throws a big left but Brigglett blocks it.
Williamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Brigglett is retaining full guard.
Brigglett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williamson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williamson lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett looking for a sweep. Not yet Brigglett, not yet.
Williamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brigglett is keeping the position for now.
Brigglett is adopting a defensive guard.
Williamson throws a big elbow that misses.
Brigglett keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Williamson slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigglett has hold of Williamson's hands but Williamson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williamson wants to control but Brigglett is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williamson dominated 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.

Brigglett slips under a jab from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a jab to the body
and Brigglett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Simon Williamson has been cut.
Dane Brigglett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigglett moves away.
Brigglett slips under a jab.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Williamson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Brigglett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brigglett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brigglett.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Brigglett controls the action.
Williamson tries to throw a body punch but Brigglett avoids it by throwing Williamson back against the cage.
Williamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brigglett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brigglett tries to stall but Williamson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett stalling in the clinch but Williamson improves position.
Williamson cracks Brigglett with a nice body shot.
Brigglett tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williamson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brigglett throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Brigglett.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brigglett throws an elbow but misses.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williamson tries to throw a body punch but Brigglett avoids it by throwing Williamson back against the cage.
Williamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brigglett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigglett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brigglett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brigglett.
Brigglett with a knee to the head.
Brigglett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Williamson is rocked!

Williamson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Williamson manages to end up in side control.
Williamson is still in real trouble! Can Brigglett finish him?
Williamson trying to control the position but Brigglett is working away.
Williamson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brigglett manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Williamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brigglett working over Williamson with some ground and pound. Williamson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williamson wants to control but Brigglett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brigglett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brigglett stops Williamson from getting back to his feet.
Brigglett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williamson wants to improve his position but Brigglett is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Brigglett there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to stand back up but Brigglett is controlling him
Brigglett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williamson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simon Williamson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williamson tries to roll over but Brigglett keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Brigglett.
Brigglett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brigglett tries to pass to full mount but Williamson defends it.
Williamson pushes Brigglett off looking to stand but Brigglett dives back in and keeps control.
Brigglett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brigglett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brigglett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williamson is trying to stand back up but Brigglett is controlling him
Williamson is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigglett working the head and body with strikes.
Brigglett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brigglett connects with a nice short shot to Williamson's temple.
Brigglett winds up and cracks Williamson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Brigglett decides to stand and escape the position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brigglett.

Brigglett gets caught flat footed, as Williamson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brigglett keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Brigglett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Williamson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brigglett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williamson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brigglett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williamson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Brigglett clinches with his opponent.
Brigglett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brigglett blocks a body shot from Williamson.
Brigglett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brigglett.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Brigglett controls the action.
Williamson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dane Brigglett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Williamson.
A nice left hand lands by Brigglett.
Brigglett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brigglett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brigglett prevents it.
Brigglett slowing the pace effectively.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
Dane Brigglett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
Brigglett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brigglett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brigglett lands a hook that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Brigglett.
A nice left hand lands by Brigglett.
Williamson working aggressively here.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brigglett's elbow.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brigglett's elbow.
A short right from Brigglett on the inside.
Brigglett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williamson is keeping busy.
Williamson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigglett creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Williamson with a big uppercut! Williamson tries to clinch up but Brigglett pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Williamson to the mat! Williamson covers up and Brigglett unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dane Brigglett!
An out of breath Dane Brigglett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.