PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Whonjon William enters the cage!

Angel
vs
William

185 cm
35
192 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

170 cm
32
192 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

William clinches up with Angel and pushes him back against the cage.

Angel has picked William up - he's going for a ride! Angel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
William landing strikes from the bottom.

William makes his way to full guard, as Angel worked for a kimura.
William 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.
Angel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed William's guard.
Angel is trying to control. William wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William manages to get to full guard.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

William working for a triangle but Angel defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

William throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Angel stopping the sweep attempt from William.

William escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
William keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.

William looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

William had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Angel defends it easily.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

William throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Angel escapes and throws William's legs to the side, diving into side control!
William tries to buck Angel off but Angel is having none of it.
William is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Angel off and has taken his back!
Angel tries to escape but William has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
William throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel wants to control his opponent's hands but William gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Angel to escape the position.
William scores with punches from the back.
William lands a shot to the head.

Angel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

William looking for the choke but no joy.
William is trying to stick to Angel's back but Angel is turning into William. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in William's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Angel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Angel stopping the sweep attempt from William.
Angel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel stopping the sweep attempt from William.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William dominated that round.
That's time! Angel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Angel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. William tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Angel is in William's guard.

William is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

William has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

William working for a triangle but Angel defends it easily.
William keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel stopping the sweep attempt from William.

William has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
William is trying to keep Angel in close.
Angel trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Angel preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
William keeps trying to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

William clinches with his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Angel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
William stalls.

Angel pulls guard.
William stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Angel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

William is trying to get back to full guard.
Angel is trying to control. William wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

William looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
William is staying active underneath Angel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Angel pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to pass to full mount but William defends it.
William trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William wants to get back to full guard.
William is not content to let Angel control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
William tries to get to full guard but Angel has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Angel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and William counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angel moves out of range of the body kick from William.

Angel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Angel showed some decent athleticism there.
William is trying to control but can't.
Angel tries to pass to full mount but William defends it.

Angel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Angel connects with a nice short shot to William's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Angel is working away from the top position though.
Angel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Angel is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
William is looking for a sweep. Angel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Angel wants to take a breather but William is having none of it.
William is looking to control Angel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can William avoid being mounted?

William looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
William throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice defenses there by Angel.
William tries to work over Angel's front leg with a kick but Angel checks it.
William misses the body punch

and Angel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
William is looking for a sweep. Angel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
William has a hand on Angel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Angel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Angel has hold of William's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and William manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Angel working for a submission but William is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can William hang on?
William is desperately trying to improve his position but Angel has a good base and remains in mount.
Angel controlling the pace for now.
Angel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
William is looking to get to half guard.
William is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is squirming around, avoiding Angel's attempts to control the action.
William manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Angel wants to take a breather but William is having none of it.
William is looking to improve his position.
Angel wants to control but William is keeping him busy.
Angel uses his free foot to push down on William's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for William.
Frank Angel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
William is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns William that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Angel wants to control the pace but William is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Angel clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Angel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Angel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
William is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel passes William's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

William actively working from the bottom here.
William flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel tries to pass to full mount but William defends it.
Angel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for William!
William manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Well, if Angel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
William is looking to improve his position.

William looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel wants to pass the guard but William is defending well.

William looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
William is not content to let Angel control the position.
Angel is thwarting William's attempts to control the position.
William is looking to improve his position.

Angel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
William tries to get to full guard but Angel has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Angel feints and as William raises his hands in defense, Angel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

William throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because William is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel looking to sit in guard and control but William gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Angel trying to control the position.
Angel keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William throws an elbow that misses. Angel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in William's guard. Nice move by Angel!

Angel wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Angel had his way with Whonjon William in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

William is looking to land body kicks.

William fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Angel to the ground. William is now in Angel's guard.
Angel looking to control.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
William throwing strikes but missing.
Angel working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as William controls the pace.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
William trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
William lands a leg kick that knocks Angel off balance momentarily.

Angel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. William tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Angel is in William's guard.

William had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Angel defends it easily.
Angel trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
William keeping full guard, as Angel tries to pass.
Whonjon William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angel is one step ahead there.
William looking to control.
Angel wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
William striking off his back, scoring a few points.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
William jabs Angel to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.

Angel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
William wants to control but Angel is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Angel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.
William is not content to let Angel control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
William trying to hold on to Angel's head to control him but Angel postures up.
Frank Angel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
William wants to get back to full guard but Angel has mounted him!
Angel tries to control but William wriggling away.
William regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William wants to improve his position but Angel is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Angel.
I think Angel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Frank Angel!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Frank Angel!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Frank Angel!

Frank Angel wins by unanimous decision!
Frank Angel got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'