PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Williams
vs
Valdez

180 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch
and Valdez counters with a good, hard body kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valdez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Valdez pushes him off.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams wants to clinch
and Valdez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Valdez moves away
and Valdez counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valdez counters with a good, hard body kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Williams is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valdez.
Valdez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valdez takes the fight into the clinch.
Valdez lands a damaging elbow.
Valdez lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.

It looks like Chad Williams has been cut.
Valdez lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Williams tries to stall but Valdez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Valdez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valdez lands an elbow inside.
Valdez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Chad Williams's cut is getting worse.
Valdez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valdez lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Valdez.
Valdez lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valdez is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez throws an elbow that misses.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valdez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Chad Williams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams misses with some punches.
Valdez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valdez.
Williams is trying to break free.
Valdez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valdez.
Valdez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Chad Williams's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Valdez lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Valdez lands a nice elbow.

Williams is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chad Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ramon Valdez!