PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Ratliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ethan Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ratliff
vs
Williams

223 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Douglas Ratliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams moves to clinch but Ratliff breaks away
letting Ratliff counter with a right hand.
Ratliff fails with the takedown.

Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ratliff sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Ratliff is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Oh Ratliff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ratliff is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ratliff, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Williams clinches up against the cage.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratliff avoids a punch combination nicely.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Ratliff back into the cage.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Williams gets a clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Ratliff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratliff.
Williams looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ratliff, pushing him back against the cage.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams rushes Ratliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratliff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratliff.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Ratliff in a clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Ratliff pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratliff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratliff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Ratliff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Ratliff ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams throws a right hand that Ratliff ducks under and follows up with a left that Ratliff also avoids with ease.
Ratliff swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Ratliff shoots in.
Williams tries to clinch up but Ratliff circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Williams instigates a clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Ratliff swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Ratliff swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Ratliff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Williams clinches.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ratliff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Ratliff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ratliff is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ratliff.
Ratliff keeping hold of Williams's head, controlling as best he can.
Williams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ratliff is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ratliff avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ratliff did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Williams wants to stand up but Ratliff is controlling the position.

Williams stands up from half guard.
Ethan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a wild combination.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Williams gets a clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ratliff, pushing him back against the cage.

Williams breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Williams misses.

Williams pushes Ratliff up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams clinches with his opponent.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Ratliff.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Ratliff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Williams stands up and beckons Ratliff to join him on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

Williams rushes Ratliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

Williams darts in and clinches Ratliff up against the cage.
Ratliff fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.

Williams rushes Ratliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams forces Ratliff back against the cage and clinches.
Ratliff has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams forces Ratliff back against the cage and clinches.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratliff is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.

Williams decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Williams forces Ratliff back against the cage and clinches.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ratliff, pushing him back against the cage.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ratliff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Williams pushes Ratliff up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams darts in and clinches Ratliff up against the cage.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams looking to score a takedown here. Ratliff is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Ratliff's guard.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ratliff controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.

Ratliff is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ratliff moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ratliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Ratliff in a clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Ratliff.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Williams drives through and clinches with Ratliff against the cage.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratliff slips a jab and a cross from Williams.

Ratliff gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Williams pushes Ratliff up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ratliff gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams looking to score a takedown here. Ratliff is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Ratliff's guard.
Ratliff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ratliff is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ratliff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Williams rushes Ratliff and presses him up against the cage.

Williams breaks the clinch.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.

Williams breaks the clinch.

Williams clinches up against the cage.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Ratliff counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ratliff goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ratliff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Williams rushes Ratliff and presses him up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ratliff. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ratliff tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Ratliff drops back down to his feet.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Williams instigates a clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams clinches up with Ratliff and pushes him back against the cage.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams tries to clinch
and Ratliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Williams lands a huge takedown. Ratliff is out but the ref is slow to react and Williams lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Ratliff lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Williams!