PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryder Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Sweat the Technique by Eric B. and Rakim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Maloney

188 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stryder Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maloney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Maloney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maloney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maloney prevents Williams from improving his position.
Maloney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maloney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Williams is controlling Maloney's trapped leg to prevent Maloney from advancing to side control.
Maloney tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Williams is doing well to control the position and prevent Maloney from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maloney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maloney.
Maloney controlling from the top position.
Maloney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams controls Maloney momentarily but Maloney frees himself.
Maloney wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Williams looking for a guillotine here but Maloney defends easily.
Maloney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maloney throwing strikes but missing.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maloney is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maloney avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maloney is looking to improve his position.
Maloney wants to get back to full guard but Williams has mounted him!
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maloney is trying to escape the mount.
Maloney wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.

That's four 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.
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maloney working to try and regain half guard.
Maloney looks gassed!
Williams avoids the attempt from Maloney to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maloney slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stryder Maloney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maloney.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Maloney is trying to reverse the position but instead Williams has taken his back - oops!
Williams is landing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maloney is trying to stand back up.
Maloney wants to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Maloney trying to control the hands but Williams breaks the grip.
Maloney rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Maloney is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maloney is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maloney lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Maloney is trying to control but can't.
Maloney wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Maloney misses with a few strikes there.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Maloney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maloney leaning against his opponent.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maloney lands with a light punch inside.
The is referee keeping an eye on Maloney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams jumps guard but Maloney stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maloney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maloney lands an elbow inside.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Maloney trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to stall.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maloney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maloney throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Maloney.

Maloney works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Maloney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams keeping full guard, as Maloney tries to pass.
Maloney trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maloney wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maloney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to control the position but Maloney postures up.

Maloney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maloney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Maloney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maloney showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams is staying active underneath Maloney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stryder Maloney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Maloney which made him look bad.
No luck for Maloney with that takedown attempt.
Williams blocks a jab.
Maloney throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Maloney wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Maloney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maloney's guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Maloney keeps moving.

Maloney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams trying to control but Maloney is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams trying to control but Maloney is working from the bottom.
Maloney trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maloney with a poor takedown

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney looking to control.
Williams wants to control from the top but Maloney keeps moving.
Maloney scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
Maloney landing strikes from the bottom.
Maloney trying to control from the bottom.
Maloney tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Maloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maloney keeps working.
Maloney is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maloney avoid being mounted?
Williams is looking to advance position but Maloney won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Maloney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Maloney wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Maloney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Maloney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Williams had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Maloney is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Williams Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Maloney's back instead.
Maloney trying to control the hands but Williams breaks the grip.
Gregory Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maloney turns into Williams and is now in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maloney 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stryder Maloney!