PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Tiberun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Tiberun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williamson
vs
Tiberun

166 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lowell Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Tiberun!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson defending well as Tiberun loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williamson 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 Tiberun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiberun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by Tiberun.
Tiberun throws a low kick but Williamson avoids it.
Williamson wants to clinch up but Tiberun keeps it at a distance.
Tiberun cracks Williamson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jonathan Tiberun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiberun works the jab nicely.
Williamson really is a fat lump.
Williamson looks for a takedown but Tiberun sprawls well.

Williamson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tiberun's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williamson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Tiberun had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williamson defends it easily.
Tiberun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williamson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiberun is keeping the position for now.
Tiberun controls Williamson momentarily but Williamson frees himself.

Williamson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tiberun keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberun wants to improve his position but instead Williamson has moved into half guard.
Williamson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tiberun controls his leg.

Williamson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiberun is looking to get back to is feet but Williamson passes into side control.
Tiberun regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to advance position but Tiberun won't allow it.

Tiberun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williamson is pressing down on Tiberun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiberun is holding on for now.
Williamson wants to stand but Tiberun has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Williamson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tiberun defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson is taking a breather. Tiberun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williamson is looking for a kimura here.
Williamson wants to take a breather but Tiberun is having none of it.
Tiberun holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williamson is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiberun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Williamson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lowell Williamson dominated that 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.

Tiberun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williamson.
Williamson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tiberun circles away.
Williamson dodges the punch combination from Tiberun.
Williamson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiberun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiberun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiberun fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tiberun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williamson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiberun is trying to break free.
Tiberun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiberun has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiberun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Williamson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Williamson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is keen to just control but Tiberun is a slippery customer.
Williamson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Williamson is just content to waste time from the top position. Tiberun takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiberun looking to control.
Williamson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williamson advances nicely into full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson controlling from the full mount.
Williamson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tiberun is just holding on here. Williamson manages to take his back.
Williamson trying to control.
Williamson keeps control of the position as Tiberun tries to break free.

Williamson looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williamson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tiberun tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Poor strikes thrown by Williamson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williamson tries to control but Tiberun wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tiberun to take his back!
Tiberun grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Williamson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tiberun to escape the position.
Tiberun is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiberun can't escape the position.
Williamson controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Williamson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tiberun is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lowell Williamson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiberun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiberun tries to work over Williamson's front leg with a kick but Williamson checks it.
Horrible takedown by Williamson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiberun which made him look bad.
Tiberun is looking to chop away at Williamson's legs.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williamson shoots and misses
and Tiberun counters with a good low kick that Williamson was not able to check.

Williamson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tiberun is trying to maintain the position but Williamson is very close to passing his half guard.

Williamson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tiberun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williamson is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williamson.

Williamson wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiberun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williamson wants to stand but Tiberun has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williamson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tiberun is looking to control Williamson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiberun avoid being mounted?

Williamson is working for a kimura but Tiberun is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiberun is looking to improve his position.
Jonathan Tiberun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson trying to control from half guard but Tiberun is working away.
Tiberun regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiberun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiberun has his hands on Williamson's head, controlling the position.
Williamson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiberun is pulling down on Williamson's head to control his posture.
Williamson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williamson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tiberun is proving hard to escape from.

Lowell Williamson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Williamson slips a jab from Tiberun.
Lowell Williamson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiberun scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lowell Williamson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williamson, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lowell Williamson!