PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank comes into the arena with Ball Game blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: UT Texas Fight Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frank
vs
Williams

170 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frank. Frank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank misses with a low kick.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frank!
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams slips under a jab.
Frank misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Frank misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses the jab.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brian Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Frank moves away from the strike by Williams.
Frank tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frank's hands.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been hearing reports that Frank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Frank is rocked!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Frank seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams tries to work over Frank's front leg with a kick but Frank checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Frank.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank misses with the combination.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Frank closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams misses with a hook.
Frank slips a jab from Williams.
Brian Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Frank checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Williams motions for Frank to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Frank staying out of range there.
Frank throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frank.
Frank blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Williams misses.
Frank defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frank lands with an overhand left.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams jabs Frank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Frank keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Frank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Frank sees it coming and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Brian Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Frank.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frank.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Frank takes one to the chin there.

Frank manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Frank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frank postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frank is aware though and is defending well.
Frank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Frank stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frank controls from within his opponent's guard.
Frank connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank connects with a couple of short punches.
Frank throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frank's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to pass into half guard but Frank pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Frank is in guard.
Frank is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frank looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frank in his tracks.
Williams throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses the jab.
Frank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Frank slips a straight right by Williams.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Frank looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frank moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Williams takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a front kick.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams misses with a left hand
and Frank counters with a left to the body.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank moves away from the strike by Williams.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
A shot to the liver by Frank. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Frank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Frank slips a straight right by Williams.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Frank's leg but Frank calmly moves out of range.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Williams gets caught flat footed, as Frank shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank with a nice head shot there.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frank looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Tony Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank stands and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Frank connects with a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Williams!
Brian Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tony Frank stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back! '.