PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Sanford and Son. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fox
vs
Williams

150 cm
35
140 lbs
43 - 19 - 2

170 cm
29
147 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Fox.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fox throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Fox only half commits.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams misses with a low kick as Fox jumps back.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Fox should have avoided that one.
Red Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox connects with a single shot there.
Fox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Fox gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fox as he connects with a hook.
Fox throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Williams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams scores with a head kick.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fox but Fox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fox throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fox slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox's corner calls for a 1-2. Fox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox which made him look bad.
Jab by Williams.
Fox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fox.
It looks like Fox has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Fox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fox moves away from the strike by Williams.
Fox throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Fox tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
A big right from Fox misses.
Fox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Williams.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Red Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Fox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams tries a low kick but Fox avoids it.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Fox with a jab.
Fox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fox throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fox takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fox's sensitive parts.
Fox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Fox gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Williams.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox looking to slow down the pace here.

Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fox is able to avoid easily.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fox misses with a hook

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fox won't be happy with that.
Fox wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Williams working the head with strikes.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Williams controls the position.
Williams tries to move to mount but Fox blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams taking a breather here.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.

Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fox, who protects the arm well.
Williams staying calm.
Fox dodges the ground and pound from Williams.

Fox throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Williams.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Fox is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Fox misses the jab.
Fox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fox throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams goes for a double leg but Fox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fox continues to drive forward.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Fox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Fox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fox throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox lands a jab.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fox is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Fox checks a leg kick nicely.
Fox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fox with a hook.
Williams cracks Fox with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fox avoids it really well and circles away.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams avoids the body shot from Fox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Fox.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox scoring well with a low kick there.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams is looking to slow Fox down with leg kicks.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Fox.
Fox walks into a jab.
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Williams misses.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Fox throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams dives in for a single leg takedown but Fox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fox slows down the pace here.
Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Fox into the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams works on Fox's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Williams.
Fox wants to break free but Williams has control.

Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Fox is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Fox misses with some punches.
Williams cracks Fox with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.

Williams wants the takedown. Fox is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fox's guard against the cage.
Williams won't allow Fox to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williams won't allow Fox to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Red Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fox scrambles back to his feet.
Fox slips a jab from Williams.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams avoids the body shot from Fox.
Fox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Fox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
After winning the bout, Austin Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.