PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iron Chancellor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chancellor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Tobin / El Cargo. Iron Chancellor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Austin Williams's chin.

Chancellor
vs
Williams

176 cm
28
145 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

170 cm
23
147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iron Chancellor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a low kick.

Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams with the ground and pound but Chancellor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushing down on Chancellor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams stalling.
Chancellor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chancellor wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Chancellor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chancellor throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a low kick as Chancellor jumps back.
Williams with a jab.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Chancellor moves out of range easily.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Chancellor's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams thumps Chancellor with a low kick.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Chancellor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams wants to slow Chancellor down by chopping away at his legs.
Chancellor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chancellor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams thuds his right hand into Chancellor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chancellor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Chancellor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chancellor.
Chancellor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chancellor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chancellor is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chancellor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron Chancellor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams avoids the head kick by Chancellor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Chancellor moved out of range.
Chancellor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chancellor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams misses with a hook. Chancellor ducked under it nicely.
Chancellor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Chancellor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Chancellor's guard.
Williams stays in close to Chancellor's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chancellor keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Austin Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Chancellor blocks the low kick.
Iron Chancellor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams dives in and grabs Chancellor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chancellor pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Chancellor misses with a hook.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Chancellor saw that one coming.
Williams with a jab.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chancellor is out of range.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Chancellor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams lands a nice hook to Chancellor's body. Chancellor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chancellor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lunges at Chancellor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chancellor's hand.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chancellor misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Chancellor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chancellor misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Chancellor moved away.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Chancellor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Austin Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That kick from Williams tenderised Chancellor's leg. Chancellor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chancellor is looking to clinch.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams feints and then cracks Chancellor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chancellor down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chancellor misses with a low kick.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chancellor.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chancellor is looking to score with low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Chancellor looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Chancellor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chancellor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chancellor eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Williams throws a body punch but Chancellor moves out of range.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Chancellor had a free shot at his head there.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Chancellor.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chancellor misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Chancellor off balance momentarily.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams feints and then cracks Chancellor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chancellor down.
Chancellor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chancellor. That did some damage!
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chancellor.
Williams lands with a hook. Chancellor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chancellor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chancellor circles away.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chancellor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Chancellor ducks down to avoid it.
Chancellor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chancellor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chancellor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chancellor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Chancellor moved out of range.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Chancellor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Iron Chancellor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Chancellor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chancellor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chancellor throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Chancellor only half commits.
Chancellor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Chancellor down.
Chancellor checks a low kick from Williams.
Chancellor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chancellor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Williams tenderised Chancellor's leg. Chancellor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Chancellor checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chancellor.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chancellor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chancellor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chancellor.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chancellor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chancellor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chancellor misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chancellor scores with a jab.
Chancellor throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Chancellor slips a jab from Williams.
Chancellor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Chancellor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chancellor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chancellor did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chancellor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Chancellor.
Williams cracks Chancellor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams tries a low kick but Chancellor avoids it.

Chancellor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chancellor controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Austin Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Chancellor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is in close to Chancellor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chancellor's head.
Williams works over Chancellor with some ground and pound from guard.

Williams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chancellor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Williams has Chancellor in his guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Chancellor is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Iron Chancellor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chancellor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Chancellor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chancellor misses with a wild body shot.
Chancellor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams with a nice cross.
Chancellor wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Chancellor misses with the combination.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor lands a head shot.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chancellor.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams throws a low kick but Chancellor moves out of range easily.
Chancellor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chancellor tries to sprawl but Williams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chancellor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chancellor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chancellor moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Chancellor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams cracks the inside of Chancellor's front leg.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chancellor.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Chancellor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chancellor moves away.
Chancellor motions for Williams to come forward. Chancellor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chancellor misses with a low kick.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Chancellor throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chancellor blocks a jab.
Chancellor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chancellor blocks the body kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Chancellor throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Chancellor 's knee.
Williams thuds his right hand into Chancellor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Chancellor gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Chancellor manages to retain guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Chancellor is retaining full guard.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor working a defensive guard here.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Chancellor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chancellor checks a leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Chancellor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Chancellor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chancellor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chancellor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chancellor just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Chancellor misses its intended target.
Chancellor fails to land with a series of punches.
Iron Chancellor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chancellor thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Chancellor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chancellor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams thuds a left hand into Chancellor's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Chancellor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chancellor scrambles back to his feet.
Chancellor misses with a few strikes there.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chancellor moves away.

Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Austin Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams throws a body punch but Chancellor moves out of range.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams! Austin Williams retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Austin Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.