PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adama Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Williams
vs
Sailo

195 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jericho Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adama Sailo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Sailo blocks it.
Sailo jumps guard but Williams stands there with Sailo around his waist. Sailo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams has managed to clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sailo.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sailo's defenses.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sailo gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sailo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sailo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sailo shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jericho Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adama Sailo.
A punch combination from Williams misses.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sailo's face.
Sailo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sailo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Sailo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Williams moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sailo's face.
Sailo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sailo's defenses.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Sailo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sailo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Sailo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailo looks gassed!
Williams misses with a head kick.

Williams drives through and clinches with Sailo against the cage.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sailo tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Sailo drops back down to his feet.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Sailo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams moves away from the strike by Sailo.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sailo's shoulder, as Sailo tries to avoid the shot.
Sailo throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sailo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Sailo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Sailo throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.

Sailo tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sailo misses with an elbow strike.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
Sailo tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams lands a big head kick that sends Sailo tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Sailo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sailo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams gets a clinch.
Sailo is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Sailo in his tracks for a moment.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Sailo in his tracks for a moment.
Williams avoiding damage.

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

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Sailo tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Sailo shrugs off.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Sailo in his tracks for a moment.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sailo seems to have recovered his senses.
Sailo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams just leaning against Sailo, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams leaves Sailo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Williams pushes Sailo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sailo jumps guard but Williams stands there with Sailo around his waist. Sailo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jericho Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adama Sailo.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.

Sailo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams is looking to stand up but Sailo won't let him.

Sailo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams wants to stand but Sailo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sailo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Williams has passed into half guard!
Sailo is breathing heavily.
Sailo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams wants to stand but Sailo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sailo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Williams doesn't defend quickly enough and Sailo has managed to lock this one up! Can Williams escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sailo on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adama Sailo!