PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Williams (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.

Warner
vs
Williams

168 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams avoids the head kick by Warner.
Warner throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams looks for the body kick but Warner saw that one coming.
Warner tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Warner fails in his attempt to clinch.

Warner has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Warner has him pressed against the cage.
Williams avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warner has him pressed against the cage.

Williams pulls Warner into guard.
Warner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warner with a nice head shot there.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Williams looking for a guillotine here but Warner defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Warner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Warner.
Warner throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.

Warner pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams looking for a takedown.

Warner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warner throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Warner is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.

Warner rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.

Warner manages to break the clinch.
Warner throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Warner is looking to clinch.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.

Warner clinches.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Chad Warner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Williams.
Williams tries to pull guard but Warner holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Warner.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Warner is breathing heavily.
Williams wants a takedown.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Warner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Williams avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Williams jumps guard.

Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Warner is having none of it.
Warner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warner shoots and misses

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Warner's guard now.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Williams won't allow Warner to sweep him here.
Warner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams won't allow Warner to sweep him here.
Warner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Warner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warner keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Warner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warner tries to clinch up

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Warner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warner is looking to advance position but Williams has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warner is looking to escape.
Warner is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Warner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warner is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams slips a straight right by Warner.
Warner throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Warner lands a front kick.
Warner with a poor takedown

and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams manages to control the position for a moment.
Warner looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Warner.
Poor strikes thrown by Warner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Williams bucks Warner off and manages to get back to his feet!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Warner keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Warner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.

Williams ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Williams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Warner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Warner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams gets full guard.
Warner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams keeping full guard, as Warner tries to pass.
Warner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warner chips away with some ground and pound.
Warner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Warner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Warner slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Warner throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Warner could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Warner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Warner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warner throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Warner tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Warner sits in half guard.
Gregory Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warner.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Warner is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warner tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Warner landing knees to the head.
Warner keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
Williams tries for a takedown but Warner manages to get underhooks.
Warner stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Chad Warner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Williams.
Williams looking to stall.

Williams pulls guard effortlessly.

Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams is pulling down on Warner's head. It's preventing any offense from Warner, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams is looking for a triangle but Warner pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Warner tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chad Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warner as he avoids it easily.
Warner looks to clinch

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Warner's guard now.
Warner wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

Williams gets to his feet. Warner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Warner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warner throws out the jab.
Warner waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warner looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warner throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Warner is trying to escape the mount.
Williams trying to control but Warner is having none of it.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Warner is trying to escape the mount.
Warner is working hard here to advance position.
Williams blocks Warner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
You get the feeling that Warner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Warner is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Warner throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from Warner.
Warner looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Warner misses with an uppercut.
Warner throws a big shot that misses.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Warner won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Warner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Warner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Warner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Warner missing with punches from the bottom.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Warner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Warner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Warner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Warner has one foot on Williams's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Warner takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Chad Warner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Warner crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Warner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

Williams clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Williams!