PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Cristophe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Cristophe had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cristophe
vs
Williamson

168 cm
25
148 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
134 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Cristophe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristophe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cristophe tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cristophe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cristophe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristophe wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Williamson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cristophe slips a jab from Williamson.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williamson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williamson swings for the body but Cristophe moves out of range.
Williamson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williamson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cristophe fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cristophe drives through and clinches with Williamson against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cristophe.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
Williamson tries to circle away but Cristophe has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristophe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Cristophe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williamson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cristophe won't allow it.
Cristophe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cristophe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cristophe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cristophe lands a nice uppercut.
Cristophe keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cristophe pushes Williamson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cristophe just leaning against Williamson, taking a breather.
Williamson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cristophe pushes off an throws an elbow but Williamson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe tries to land knees in the clinch but Williamson avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Cristophe.
Cristophe missing with knees to the body.
Williamson is trying to push Cristophe away but Cristophe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cristophe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williamson avoiding damage as Cristophe throws knees to the body.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Cristophe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Cristophe, against the cage.
Williamson is trying to push Cristophe away but Cristophe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cristophe effectively controlling the action here.
Cristophe lands an elbow that stopped Williamson in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Cristophe prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Cristophe tries to land knees in the clinch but Williamson avoids the damage to the body.
Williamson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cristophe stalling against the cage.
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Cristophe lands an elbow inside.
Cristophe slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe struggles to land a body shot inside as Williamson controls his hands.
Cristophe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williamson's defenses.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cristophe keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Cristophe.

Williamson manages to break the clinch.
Cristophe moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Williamson throws a nice looking combination but Cristophe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williamson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristophe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williamson catches Cristophe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Williamson does no damage.
Cristophe tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williamson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cristophe on the side of the head.
Cristophe tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
Williamson throws a head kick that misses.
Cristophe is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.
Cristophe ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Cristophe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson throws a jab when Cristophe was well out of range.
Cristophe moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Cristophe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cristophe doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.
Cristophe moves away from the strike by Williamson.
Williamson throws a hook but Cristophe blocks it.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williamson keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Williamson finds it's way through Cristophe's defenses.
Cristophe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williamson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williamson throws a big shot that misses.
Williamson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cristophe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Williamson misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cristophe is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.

Cristophe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cristophe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williamson up against the cage.
Cristophe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cristophe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.

Williamson breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cristophe moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Williamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williamson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cristophe's head.
Cristophe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anthony Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cristophe moves into the clinch successfully.
Cristophe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cristophe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Cristophe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cristophe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Cristophe lands a hook that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Cristophe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson avoiding damage as Cristophe throws knees to the body.
Williamson blocks the elbow strike.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike from Cristophe.
Cristophe misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Cristophe, against the cage.
Williamson tries to circle away but Cristophe has him pinned against the cage.
Cristophe has Williamson pushed against the cage.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Cristophe has the dominant position.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Cristophe, against the cage.
Leo Cristophe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williamson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cristophe lands an elbow inside that Williamson shrugs off.
Cristophe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cristophe is working Williamson over against the cage.
Williamson tries to break free but Cristophe pushes him back against the cage.
Cristophe throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cristophe.
Cristophe keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cristophe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Cristophe struggles to land a body shot inside as Williamson controls his hands.
Cristophe misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
Williamson is trying to push Cristophe away but Cristophe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Cristophe, against the cage.
Cristophe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Cristophe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williamson misses with an uppercut.
Williamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cristophe.
Williamson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cristophe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williamson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cristophe.
Williamson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cristophe under the eye.
Williamson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cristophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williamson keeps the fight on the outside.

Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Cristophe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williamson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cristophe.
Williamson is trying to push Cristophe away but Cristophe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Cristophe is controlling the position.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike from Cristophe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristophe missing with knees to the body.
Cristophe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cristophe prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cristophe.
Williamson wants to break free but Cristophe has control.
Williamson is trying to break free.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike from Cristophe.
Williamson wants to break free but Cristophe has control.
Cristophe controlling the action here for a moment.
Cristophe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristophe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williamson's elbow.
Cristophe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williamson working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williamson tries to circle away but Cristophe has him pinned against the cage.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Cristophe keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Cristophe is controlling the position.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Cristophe.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cristophe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Cristophe is controlling him.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Cristophe is controlling him.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Cristophe keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson avoids the elbow strike from Cristophe, against the cage.
Cristophe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Cristophe tenderised Williamson's leg. Williamson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cristophe is looking to clinch.
Williamson misses with a straight right.
Leo Cristophe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cristophe wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.

Cristophe closes the distance and pushes Williamson back into the cage.
Cristophe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williamson's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cristophe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williamson is trying to push Cristophe away but Cristophe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristophe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Cristophe has him pressed against the cage.
Anthony Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cristophe throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Cristophe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cristophe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Cristophe!
After the fight, Leo Cristophe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.