PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Cold Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Williams
vs
Cold Soldier

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Farr's Better Treats

Team S.W.A.T.

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 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ice Cold Soldier!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldier manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with the combination.
Soldier tries to clinch up.

Soldier has managed to clinch.
Soldier tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Soldier breaks from the clinch.
Soldier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soldier pinned against the cage. Soldier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldier.

Williams clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Soldier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams tries to clinch there but Soldier circles away.

Williams drives through and clinches with Soldier against the cage.
Soldier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier blocking some punches.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soldier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams wants to clinch.
Soldier stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Soldier, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Soldier against the cage but Soldier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Soldier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soldier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldier tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soldier tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soldier to the ground. Soldier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Soldier throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier stuffs the takedown.
Soldier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soldier stuffs the takedown.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Soldier wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soldier won't be happy with that.
Soldier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williams is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soldier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soldier keeps working.
Soldier wants to get back to his feet but Williams drags him back down.
Soldier looking for a sweep but Williams has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control but Soldier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams scoring with strikes but Soldier is staying in there.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soldier is looking to escape.
Soldier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soldier is looking to escape.
Soldier squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soldier circles away.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Soldier moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams throws a lazy head kick

and Soldier counters by moving into the clinch.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soldier swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Soldier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soldier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Soldier pushes him off.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soldier counters with a head kick.
Soldier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soldier to the mat! Soldier manages to get full guard.
Williams trying to control but Soldier is working from the bottom.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams 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.
Soldier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Soldier is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soldier wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Soldier is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Soldier is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams tries to clinch there but Soldier circles away.
Soldier tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.

Soldier moves into the clinch.
Soldier tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Soldier drops back down to his feet.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt

and Soldier counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams trying to stall but Soldier improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soldier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams wants to stall.

Soldier manages to break the clinch.
Williams wants to clinch

and Soldier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams stalling.

Soldier pulls guard.
Soldier wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Williams manages to pass to side control.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Soldier!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Soldier is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Soldier squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Soldier is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ice Cold Soldier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Williams misses with a combination
and Soldier counters with a big head kick but Williams shrugs it off.

Williams is rocked!
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Soldier sprawls well.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Soldier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soldier is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Soldier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Soldier. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soldier counters with a leg kick.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Soldier.
Soldier moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Soldier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ice Cold Soldier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soldier stuffs the takedown.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams blocks a head kick by Soldier.

Soldier darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soldier counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Soldier circles away from the clinch attempt

and Soldier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soldier.
Soldier prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Soldier fails to pull guard.
Soldier is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams tries to stall but Soldier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams trying to stall but Soldier improves his position.
Soldier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Soldier drops back down to his feet.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soldier.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams looks to clinch

and Soldier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soldier.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.

Soldier breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soldier swivels and escapes.
A head kick by Soldier misses
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left and a right from Soldier both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Soldier lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Soldier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up but Soldier circles away and keeps his distance.
Soldier tries a head kick but it misses.
Ice Cold Soldier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Soldier sprawls well.
Williams closes the distance but Soldier moves to the side
and Soldier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Soldier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Soldier moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soldier tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Soldier shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams avoids the head kick by Soldier.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Soldier counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Cold Soldier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soldier 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Cold Soldier!