PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diander Jamaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamaul has chosen hell as his entrance music. 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
Jamaul

165 cm
24
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diander Jamaul!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamaul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Jamaul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jamaul moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Jamaul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jamaul is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Jamaul fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dave Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diander Jamaul.
Jamaul fails to pull guard.
Jamaul tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Jamaul drops back down to his feet.
Williams is trying to break free.
Jamaul tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jamaul fails to pull guard.
Jamaul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jamaul fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Jamaul jumps guard but Williams stands there with Jamaul around his waist. Jamaul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamaul is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Jamaul tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Jamaul 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. Jamaul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamaul tries to clinch up.
Williams takes a swing at Jamaul's ribcage but misses.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Jamaul shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Jamaul looks winded!
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Jamaul seems unphased.
Williams stuns Jamaul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamaul should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamaul tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jamaul back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamaul drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Jamaul takes one to the chin there.
Diander Jamaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamaul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jamaul. Jamaul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Jamaul's head back.
Williams cracks Jamaul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jamaul's head backwards.
Jamaul takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamaul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamaul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jamaul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Jamaul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamaul moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a nice hook to Jamaul's body. Jamaul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dave Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamaul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jamaul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jamaul tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jamaul wants to clinch.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamaul.
Jamaul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamaul fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a cross.
Jamaul ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamaul manages to avoid it.
Jamaul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Jamaul is breathing heavily.
Jamaul shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jamaul gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diander Jamaul.
Jamaul tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diander Jamaul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamaul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Jamaul wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Jamaul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jamaul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
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 with a jab.
Jamaul misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamaul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jamaul is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jamaul.
Jamaul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown by Jamaul or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jamaul at a distance.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamaul manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Jamaul backs away looking to recover.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Dave Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams cracks Jamaul with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamaul walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Williams dominated that second round.
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!

Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamaul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Jamaul moved out of range.
Jamaul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamaul shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jamaul gets slowly back to his feet.
Jamaul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamaul is looking to land body kicks.
Jamaul misses with a few strikes there.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams digs a good hook to Jamaul's body.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Jamaul tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamaul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamaul can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamaul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Jamaul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Jamaul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams stalks Jamaul and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jamaul's face. Jamaul staggers backwards, shaken.
Jamaul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diander Jamaul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Jamaul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tests Jamaul's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Jamaul misses the jab.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Dave Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams digs a good hook to Jamaul's body.
Williams lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamaul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Williams catches Jamaul right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Dave Williams!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Dave Williams!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Dave Williams!

Dave Williams wins by unanimous decision!