PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Naves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Naves

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Naves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams avoids the head kick by Naves.

Naves gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Naves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Naves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Naves pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Naves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Naves manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naves.
No luck for Naves with that takedown attempt.
Naves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Naves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Naves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Steve Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Naves.
Naves catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Steve Williams has been cut.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Naves eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Naves tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Naves. Naves gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naves looks gassed!
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Naves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Naves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Naves escapes and gets back to his feet.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Naves backpedaling.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a right and a left that Naves avoids nicely.
Naves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.

Naves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naves is on top in guard.
Naves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naves forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Naves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Naves just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Naves does no damage.
Naves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Naves clinches.
Naves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Naves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.

Naves manages to pull guard.
Naves is pulling down on Williams's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Naves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naves is pulling down on Williams's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Naves won't let him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Naves has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Naves is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Naves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Naves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naves pulls Williams in to control the position.
Naves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Naves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naves landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naves throws some wild stikes that Williams manages to avoid easily.
Naves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Naves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Naves's head back.
Williams misses with a hook. Naves ducked under it nicely.

Naves clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.

Naves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Naves controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naves can do anything to dispel that myth.

Naves uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Naves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Naves tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Steve Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Naves shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Naves.
Naves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naves's hands.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Naves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Naves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Naves landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naves throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Naves has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.

Williams is rocked!

Steve Williams's cut is getting worse.

Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Naves.
Naves controlling from the full mount.
Steve Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Naves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Naves!