PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rotting Christ - Snowing Still. Williams has chosen UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Noteboom
vs
Williams

185 cm
39
228 lbs
36 - 15 - 0

193 cm
33
275 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160
Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

Milwaukee's Best 160
Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royston De Noteboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Noteboom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
A leg kick checked by De Noteboom.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams tries a low kick but De Noteboom avoids it.
Williams throws a leg kick but De Noteboom moved away.
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 De Noteboom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Noteboom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Williams.

It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams looks to land a right hand but De Noteboom moved out of range.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Noteboom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams thows a leg kick but De Noteboom checks it

and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.

Williams has his feet on De Noteboom's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams tries to work over De Noteboom's front leg with a kick but De Noteboom checks it.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but De Noteboom is out of range.
De Noteboom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a hook to the side of De Noteboom's head but De Noteboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Noteboom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination

so De Noteboom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams wants to stand up but De Noteboom is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
De Noteboom is standing up over Williams. Williams looks to escape but De Noteboom dives into side control.
De Noteboom content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom working away.
De Noteboom misses with the ground and pound.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
De Noteboom trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
De Noteboom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
De Noteboom grinds an elbow into Williams's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from De Noteboom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from De Noteboom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Noteboom working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Noteboom trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
De Noteboom throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Simon Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Noteboom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries to clinch up but De Noteboom circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams looks for the body kick but De Noteboom saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but De Noteboom seems unphased.
Williams throws the left hand but De Noteboom avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up

and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
De Noteboom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Royston De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams is trying to stand up here but De Noteboom is controlling him well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from De Noteboom there.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
De Noteboom is stalling here. Williams is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! De Noteboom seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Williams has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
De Noteboom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Noteboom is not content to let Williams control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Noteboom wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Simon Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams looks to land a combination but De Noteboom avoids it well.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Noteboom.
A leg kick checked by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams throws a lazy uppercut

and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Noteboom is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Noteboom is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams controls De Noteboom momentarily but De Noteboom frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom stops Williams from standing up.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Noteboom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams looks to land a right hand but De Noteboom moved out of range.
Williams wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as De Noteboom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Noteboom is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by De Noteboom.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Noteboom.
Stalling in the clinch from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but De Noteboom avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but De Noteboom avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Noteboom is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Williams can't fight it off and eventually De Noteboom manages to take the fight to the floor. Williams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Royston De Noteboom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams is looking to clinch.
De Noteboom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to clinch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but De Noteboom avoids it.
De Noteboom checks a low kick from Williams.
De Noteboom blocks the body kick.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses

and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams keeping full guard, as De Noteboom tries to pass.
Williams wants to stand and escape but De Noteboom is having none of it.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Noteboom manages to get himself to full guard.
De Noteboom is controlling Williams's posture.
Williams trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Simon Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Williams misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but De Noteboom pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Noteboom's sensitive parts.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body

and De Noteboom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Noteboom trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royston De Noteboom had his way with Simon Williams in that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to bum rush De Noteboom with a series of wild strikes but De Noteboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams is looking to clinch.
De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
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 De Noteboom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Noteboom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams wants to slow De Noteboom down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Noteboom if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams throws a hook but De Noteboom avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams thumps De Noteboom with a low kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably

and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Noteboom wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Noteboom keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
De Noteboom wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break De Noteboom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
De Noteboom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams tries to work over De Noteboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
De Noteboom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to chop away at De Noteboom's legs.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as De Noteboom blocks the leg kick.
Williams throws a leg kick

and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Noteboom!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams trying to control but De Noteboom is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Royston De Noteboom retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!