PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike BossMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike BossMan's chin.

BossMan
vs
Williams

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike BossMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick but BossMan moves out of range.
BossMan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but BossMan avoids it.
BossMan throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but BossMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

BossMan dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
BossMan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
BossMan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
BossMan wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams 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.
BossMan wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BossMan trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike BossMan wasn't doing enough on the ground.

BossMan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
BossMan scoring with punches and elbows.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
BossMan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Williams's shoulder. That is not cool.

BossMan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
BossMan tries to stand but Williams controls the position and pulls BossMan into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BossMan tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
BossMan with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams wants to get back to his feet but BossMan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BossMan stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike BossMan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

BossMan dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
BossMan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
BossMan wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
BossMan controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike BossMan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
BossMan shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing BossMan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - BossMan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams tries to clinch but BossMan moves away

and BossMan counters by moving into the clinch.

BossMan jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Mike BossMan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams is looking to stand up but BossMan won't let him.
BossMan wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
BossMan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

BossMan looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
BossMan is controlling Williams's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
BossMan is controlling Williams's posture.
BossMan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams won't allow BossMan to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike BossMan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Williams darts in looking for a takedown but BossMan gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the ropes.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.

BossMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BossMan looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
BossMan misses with a body shot.

BossMan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - BossMan lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams wants to control the position but BossMan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
BossMan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
Williams tries to control BossMan's body but BossMan pushes him off. Williams squirms to his side and now BossMan has his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BossMan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Williams knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Williams for a finish.
BossMan scores with strikes from the back.

BossMan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

BossMan looking for the choke but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

BossMan is persistently looking for the submission but Williams is defending it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BossMan is not going to allow Williams to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike BossMan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

BossMan clinches up against the ropes.
BossMan has Williams pressed against the ropes, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
BossMan managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.

BossMan has clasped his hands together around Williams's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Williams being controlled for a moment.
BossMan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams wants to control but BossMan postures up.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BossMan trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
BossMan is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

BossMan is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams is concentrating on defense, preventing BossMan from advancing position.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
BossMan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
BossMan wants to stand up but Williams is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BossMan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams is trying to stand.

Mike BossMan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but BossMan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

BossMan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but BossMan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
BossMan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike BossMan had his way with Oliver Williams in that round.
That's time! BossMan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

BossMan throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as BossMan is landing a low percentage of strikes.

BossMan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
BossMan wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

BossMan working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
BossMan keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams is looking to pass into half guard but BossMan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now BossMan is in guard.
Williams is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BossMan gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.

BossMan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

BossMan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no BossMan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but BossMan connects with a decent elbow.
BossMan wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
BossMan working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

BossMan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

BossMan is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike BossMan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BossMan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mike BossMan!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mike BossMan!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mike BossMan!

Mike BossMan wins by unanimous decision!