PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Vronsky
vs
Williams

181 cm
31
200 lbs
24 - 15 - 2

186 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
Brute

Diamond Nutrition 160q

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 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Vronsky.
Vronsky throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Vronsky misses with a left hand
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Vronsky's leg but Vronsky calmly moves out of range.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
The crowd cheers as Vronsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Vronsky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Hector Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vronsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Vronsky shoots in.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vronsky.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Vronsky throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Vronsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vronsky is able to avoid easily.
Vronsky looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Vronsky takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Vronsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Vronsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Vronsky moved away.
Vronsky misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Vronsky cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
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!
A jab from Williams misses.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Vronsky checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Vronsky throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Vronsky fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vronsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vronsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vronsky momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vronsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Hector Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vronsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Vronsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vronsky is able to avoid easily.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Vronsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams tries to work over Vronsky's front leg with a kick but Vronsky checks it.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vronsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a low kick but Vronsky moves out of range easily.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vronsky moves away.
Williams takes a swing at Vronsky's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vronsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vronsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vronsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams controls Vronsky momentarily but Vronsky frees himself.
Vronsky passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vronsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams wants to improve his position but Vronsky is controlling well.
Vronsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector 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.

Vronsky slips a straight right by Williams.
Vronsky misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vronsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vronsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vronsky. That did some damage!
Williams defending well as Vronsky loads up on a big left hand.
Vronsky scores with a punch to the head.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Vronsky is out of range.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Vronsky down.
Vronsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vronsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams throws a push kick but Vronsky slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Vronsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vronsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Vronsky scores with a jab to the body.
Vronsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Vronsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A good leg kick by Williams.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vronsky swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Vronsky's shoulder, as Vronsky tries to avoid the shot.
Hector Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vronsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams thumps Vronsky with a low kick.
Williams with a jab.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vronsky will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Vronsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick from Williams lands but Vronsky takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Vronsky's ribcage but misses.
Vronsky cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vronsky misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Vronsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Vronsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams slips a straight right by Vronsky.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Vronsky's leg but Vronsky calmly moves out of range.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vronsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws the left hand but Vronsky avoids the punch easily.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vronsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vronsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Vronsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Vronsky looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Vronsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Vronsky walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams is looking to chop away at Vronsky's legs.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Williams tenderised Vronsky's leg. Vronsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams lands a front kick.
Vronsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vronsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vronsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Vronsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Vronsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Vronsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Williams gets caught napping as Vronsky dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Vronsky preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams managing to control the position.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vronsky's guard.
Vronsky wants to improve his position but instead Williams has moved into half guard.
Williams wants to stand but Vronsky has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Michael Vronsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams tries to stand and escape but Vronsky is controlling the position.
Vronsky is looking to improve his position.
Williams wants to stand but Vronsky has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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