PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joelmir Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Subzero
vs
Williams

189 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joelmir Subzero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jericho Williams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subzero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Subzero circles away.
Subzero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Subzero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch

and Subzero counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Subzero is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Subzero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Subzero takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Williams landing knees to the head.

It looks like Joelmir Subzero has been cut.
Subzero is breathing heavily.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Subzero is blocking nicely.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Subzero turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Subzero manages to end up in side control.
Subzero is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Subzero is staying tight to Williams's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Subzero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero happy to just control the position for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Joelmir Subzero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Subzero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Subzero counters by clinching up.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Subzero's defenses.
Subzero working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Subzero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subzero letting Williams take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Subzero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Subzero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joelmir Subzero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Subzero blocks with his arms.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Subzero in his tracks for a moment.
Subzero is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Subzero blocks with his arms.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Subzero tries to tie him up.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Subzero is blocking nicely.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Subzero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subzero blocks it with crossed arms.

Subzero gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Subzero throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Subzero content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joelmir Subzero's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams looks to clinch

and Subzero counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Subzero is controlling the position.

Subzero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Subzero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Subzero just content to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joelmir Subzero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams wants to clinch up but Subzero keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Subzero closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Subzero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Subzero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Subzero blocks an elbow strike.
Subzero drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Subzeros head.
Subzero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joelmir Subzero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Subzero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Jericho Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Subzero's face.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Subzero's face.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Subzero's face.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subzero tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Subzero tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Subzero blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Subzero avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams landing knees to the head.

Subzero pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Subzero is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Subzero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Williams is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jericho Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joelmir Subzero's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Subzero has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subzero.
Subzero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Subzero jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Subzero successfully pulls guard.

Subzero scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves to clinch but Subzero breaks away
and Subzero counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jericho Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subzero swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Subzero is having none of it.
Subzero throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Subzero keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Subzero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joelmir Subzero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Subzero fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Subzero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but Subzero is having none of it.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Subzero moves out of range.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Subzero pushes him off.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Subzero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Joelmir Subzero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Subzero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Subzero clinches up against the cage.
Subzero fails to pull guard.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Subzero trying to stall but Williams improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero being controlled against the cage.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams has Subzero pressed against the cage, preventing Subzero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subzero blocks it with crossed arms.
Subzero tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Subzero wants a takedown.
Subzero wants a takedown.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Subzero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams wants to stand but Subzero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Subzero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Joelmir Subzero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Williams moves to clinch but Subzero breaks away

and Subzero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is letting Subzero control him for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joelmir Subzero showed his dominance in that final round.
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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joelmir Subzero!
An out of breath Joelmir Subzero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.