PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Anthony

174 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMario Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceasar Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anthony's guard.
Anthony wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Anthony uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Anthony!
Anthony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Anthony from standing up.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams pulls Anthony in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. DeMario Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Anthony scores with a four punch combination!

Williams is rocked!

It looks like DeMario Williams has been cut.
Anthony takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Anthony throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Anthony swinging wildly here.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
Anthony scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anthony fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a hook. Anthony ducked under it nicely.
Anthony throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Anthony swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.

Williams looking to score a takedown here. Anthony is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Anthony's guard.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams works over Anthony with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams postures up.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ceasar Anthony.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anthony.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ceasar Anthony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Ceasar Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Anthony misses its intended target.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Anthony throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anthony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams misses the jab.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anthony is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anthony is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams working over Anthony with some ground and pound. Anthony looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthony's head.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is nestled in close to Anthony, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anthony regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stops Anthony from standing up.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because DeMario Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A nice combination there by Anthony.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ceasar Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Anthony counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Williams shoots in and bounces Anthony off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Williams has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DeMario Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeMario Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Williams's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anthony connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anthony quickly recovers to half guard.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Anthony takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Anthony wants to control the position but Williams says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anthony is trying to control but can't.
Anthony has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is stalling here. Anthony is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anthony has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anthony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anthony tries to move to full mount but Williams actually manages to regain half guard.
Anthony seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets full guard.
Anthony trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Williams throws a strike but Anthony rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Anthony tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because DeMario Williams just wasn't active enough.
The fighters circling - Anthony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Anthony connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Anthony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anthony connects with the punch.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Anthony throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony misses with the combination.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ceasar Anthony.
I think Anthony 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceasar Anthony!