PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Chop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chop comes to the cage accompanied by sizzla - solid as a rock. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chop
vs
Williams

225 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chip Chop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Williams!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Chop as Williams shoots in.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Chop.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Chop scores with a three punch combo!
Chop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Williams is rocked!
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Chop finish him?

Chop closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chop lands in his opponent's guard.
Chop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Chop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams punching from mount but Chop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chop can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chop is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams avoids the attempt from Chop to control.
Chop is just holding on here. Williams manages to take his back.
Chop is taking damage to the body and head.
Chop trying to control the hands but Williams won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chop is trying to break free.
Williams has Chop flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chop tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chop is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Chop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Chop defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Williams.
Chop tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
Chop is breathing heavily.
Williams scoring with strikes but Chop is staying in there.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chop's face.
Chop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chop is looking to escape.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chop can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chop hang on?
Williams wants to control the pace but Chop is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Chop misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Chop keeps moving.
Williams is working Chop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chop 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Chop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Williams 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.
Chop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams trying to control but Chop is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Chop does no damage.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Chop wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chop with a nice cross.
Chop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chop lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Chop circles away.
Chop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chop throws a one two combo.
Williams tries to clinch there but Chop circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chop is trying to break free.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Chop moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Chop tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chop has his takedown stuffed

and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Chop didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chop keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Williams tries for a kimura but Chop is defending well.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chop is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chop down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chop wants to get back to his feet.

Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Williams stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams tries to clinch up but Chop circles away and keeps his distance.
Chop lands with a cross.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chop moves away.
Chip Chop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Chop cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams tries to clinch there but Chop circles away.
Chop's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chop duly obliges.
Williams throws a hook but Chop avoids it easily.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Chop circles away.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Chop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Williams scores with a takedown into Chop's guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Chop is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams pushes down on Chop's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Chop kicks off Williams and gets to his feet.
Chop is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chop stuffs the takedown.
Chop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chop counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Chop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Chop 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 has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chop lands with a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Chip Chop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chop but Chop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent 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!

Chop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chop counters with a one-two to the body.
Chop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chop throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Chop throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Chop scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chop scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams looks for the body kick but Chop saw that one coming.
Chop keeps the fight on the outside.
Chop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.

Chop shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chop was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chop throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brent Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chop looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams gets back to half guard.
Williams moves into full guard.
Chop wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams controls Chop momentarily but Chop frees himself.
Chop won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Chop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chop working some strikes from top position.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Chop from standing up.
Chop wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chop throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chop circles away.
Chop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chip Chop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chop manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Chop on that attempt.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chop as he jumps to the side.
Chip Chop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Williams.
Chop tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily

and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chop!
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chop is looking to escape.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chop wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams moves to the back position.
I would not like to be Chop right now.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Chop rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chip Chop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.

Williams is working for a kimura but Chop is defending it quite comfortably.
Chop is trying is best to control the position here.
Chop wants to get back to full guard.

Williams stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Williams tries for a takedown but Chop circles away easily
and Chop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

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