PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiley Coyote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Coyote's choice of entrance music: Bang Bang Bitch!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Coyote

170 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiley Coyote!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coyote fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.

Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Coyote napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coyote tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Williams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williams trying to control the action but Coyote is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
Coyote is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams working away.

Williams goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Coyote has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Williams but great work by Coyote.
Coyote tries to stand but Williams is controlling his head.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Coyote tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not content to let Coyote control the position.
Williams is trying to work for a sweep but Coyote has mounted him!
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to hold on but Coyote pushes him away.
Coyote throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Coyote looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Coyote working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Coyote misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyote can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Williams tries to improve his position but instead Coyote has taken his back!
Williams is breathing heavily.
Will Coyote go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Williams tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Williams will probably get the nod.
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.

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coyote quickly recovers to half guard.
Coyote moves into full guard.

Coyote is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coyote not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Coyote is retaining full guard.
Coyote working a defensive guard here.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coyote trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Coyote is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Coyote is breathing heavily.

Williams drives through with a takedown into Coyote's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Coyote wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams wants to control from the top but Coyote keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Derrick Williams just wasn't active enough.
Coyote tries a head kick but it misses.

Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams wants to control from the top but Coyote keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coyote is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derrick Williams.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Derrick Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coyote is trying to stand.

Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyote wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Williams stalling away here and it's allowed Coyote to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Coyote striking off his back but it's not causing Williams any problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coyote keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Coyote as Williams shoots in.
Coyote tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coyote throws a body kick that misses.
Coyote moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coyote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiley Coyote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coyote is defended easily by Williams.
Coyote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coyote gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Coyote blocks nicely.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Coyote blocks nicely.
Williams trying to control but Coyote is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Derrick Williams just wasn't active enough.

Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coyote wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Coyote trying to control the position.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coyote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Coyote's legs - danger averted.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Coyote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Derrick Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coyote misses with a double jab.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Coyote on his heels. He'll look to pass Coyote's guard now, I'm sure.

Coyote had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Coyote is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Coyote won't let him.
Coyote is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Coyote is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wiley Coyote was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Coyote wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coyote's guard now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Williams!
Derrick Williams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.