PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodson comes to the cage accompanied by Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noise Won't Stop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dodson
vs
Williams

175 cm
31
190 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

225 cm
32
195 lbs
22 - 22 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dodson moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams avoids the head kick by Dodson.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dodson on the side of the head.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Dodson's head back.
Dodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Dodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams tests Dodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dodson blocks a jab.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson throws a leg kick that misses.
Dodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Dodson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Dodson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dodson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dodson checks a leg kick.
Dodson misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dodson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Dodson defends it.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dodson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dodson tries to get out of the position.
Williams is keen to just control but Dodson is a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Antoine Dodson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams looks to land a combination but Dodson avoids it well.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Dodson which made him look bad.
Dodson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Dodson tries to sprawl but Williams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dodson is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams thows a huge punch but Dodson dodges it nicely.
Dodson pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peekay Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dodson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peekay Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams digs a good hook to Dodson's body.
Williams misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekay Williams dominated that 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.

Williams misses with a straight left.
Antoine Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dodson backs up against the cage.
Dodson scores with a body shot.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dodson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dodson throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dodson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Dodson throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Dodson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Dodson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Dodson's knee but Dodson avoids it well.
Williams throws a push kick but Dodson slaps the foot to one side.
Dodson moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Dodson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dodson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dodson throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Peekay Williams has been cut.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Dodson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dodson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dodson.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dodson circles away.
Dodson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dodson.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Dodson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dodson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antoine Dodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dodson.
Dodson misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dodson.
Dodson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Dodson darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.

Dodson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dodson connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dodson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Williams is working an open guard so Dodson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Dodson shows good takedown defense.
Antoine Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekay Williams.
Williams misses with a leg kick

and Dodson counters by clinching up.

Dodson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dodson.
Dodson throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Dodson tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Dodson's head.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams throws the left hand but Dodson avoids the punch easily.
Dodson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Dodson tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams swings for the body but Dodson moves out of range.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams lands with a straight right. Dodson didn't see that one coming.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peekay Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dodson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams takes a swing at Dodson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Dodson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peekay 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. This is the final round!

Dodson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dodson takes one to the side of the head.
Dodson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Dodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodson takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Dodson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Dodson.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Dodson off the cage and back into range.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dodson.
Dodson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams cracks Dodson with an open hand slap.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Dodson.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Dodson is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams throws a right and a left that Dodson avoids nicely.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Dodson throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams throws a jab when Dodson was well out of range.
Dodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Dodson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dodson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dodson swinging wildly here.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams catches Dodson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dodson throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams swings for the body but Dodson moves out of range.
Dodson scores with a jab to the head.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Dodson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Dodson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dodson throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Dodson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Dodson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Dodson was well out of range.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Dodson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dodson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dodson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dodson.
Dodson blocks a jab.
Dodson tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dodson with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Dodson counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams punishes Dodson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dodson throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Dodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dodson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Dodson tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peekay Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peekay Williams!
After winning the bout, Peekay Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.