PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Esposito

178 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

178 cm
39
187 lbs
49 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Esposito scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito lands a lovely overhand right.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Esposito manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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 Esposito avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams goes for a double leg but Esposito avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Esposito continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Williams . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esposito pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Esposito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Esposito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esposito pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Williams .
Williams fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams .
Williams checks a leg kick.
Esposito misses the jab.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice jab there from Williams .
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito takes one to the side of the head.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Williams looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Esposito throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Esposito fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Williams wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Esposito misses.

Esposito clinches.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Esposito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a nice body kick.
Esposito stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stanly Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Esposito scores with a hook.
Esposito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Esposito dodges the punch combination from Williams .
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams .

Esposito rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Esposito.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Esposito.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito lands a knee to the body.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams 's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Esposito avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Williams . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esposito has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams is trying to stall.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Williams 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Esposito defends well and Williams ends up having to push Esposito into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Esposito throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Esposito as he jumps to the side.
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
Esposito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams .
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams lands a jab.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Esposito sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has Esposito pressed against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Esposito.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Williams tries to tie him up.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Williams .
Esposito stops a takedown attempt from Williams .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Williams . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Esposito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Williams tries for a takedown but Esposito manages to get underhooks.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Esposito manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esposito is defending well.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Esposito has double underhooks.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esposito is keeping busy.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanly Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams taking a breather.
Esposito lands a knee to the body.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams can't get the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Esposito.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
In his post fight interview, Frank Esposito gave a big smile as he said 'This was my final competitive fight. It's been a great career.'.