PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banan
vs
Williams

179 cm
32
160 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

170 cm
32
147 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolek Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Banan defends it well.
We've been told by Banan's head coaches at Max Poppers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams takes a swing at Banan's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams thuds his right hand into Banan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Banan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banan throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Banan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banan throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banan throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Banan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banan connects with the punch.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banan checks a leg kick nicely.
Banan cracks Williams with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves away from the strike by Banan.
Banan tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams cracks Banan with an open hand slap.
Banan staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Banan scoring well with a low kick there.
Banan is looking to land body kicks.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Banan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams punishes Banan's body with a nice straight punch.
Banan throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Banan throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banan circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan lands a body shot.
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!
Banan throws a poor cross that misses

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Banan won't be happy with that.

Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banan keeps working.

Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Banan, who protects the arm well.
Williams in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan is looking for a sweep.
Williams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Williams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Banan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Williams laying and praying for a moment but Banan takes advantage and regains half guard.
Williams is thwarting Banan's attempts to control the position.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams is nestled in close to Banan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Banan is working away.
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.

Banan is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Banan defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams dominated that 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.

Banan avoids the body shot from Williams.
Banan moves out of range of the strikes.
Banan looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banan. That did some damage!
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banan misses with a kick to the body
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banan slips under a jab.
Williams avoids the head kick by Banan.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Banan's head but Banan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Banan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banan doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Banan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banan scrambles back to his feet.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tests Banan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Banan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banan throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banan's head backwards.
Banan throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams moves forwards but Banan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banan throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banan.
Banan throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Banan is out of range.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams slips a jab from Banan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Banan instigates a clinch.
Banan misses with some punches.
Banan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banan trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banan into the cage.
Banan struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Banan.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams scores with the left hand. Banan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banan takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banan throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banan was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Banan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams stalks Banan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banan's face. Banan staggers backwards, shaken.
Banan throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banan swivels and escapes.
Banan attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Tolek Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Banan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Banan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Banan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
Williams takes a swing at Banan's ribcage but misses.
Williams slips under a jab from Banan.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Banan throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Banan looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Banan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Banan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Banan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banan is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Banan circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Banan misses.
Banan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banan throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Banan.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Banan.
Banan stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
Banan moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banan.
Banan throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Banan lands with a shot to the body.
Banan lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Banan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Banan moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Banan lands a body shot.

Williams gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Banan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banan wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banan defending well though.
Tolek Banan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banan's head.
Banan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams wants to take a breather but Banan is having none of it.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Williams winds up and cracks Banan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banan defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banan keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Banan lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Banan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banan lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.

Banan darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Banan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banan is defending well.
Tolek Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Banan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banan.
Banan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Banan is looking to clinch.
Banan misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Banan digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams jabs Banan right on the nose. Banan blinks but takes it well.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Banan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but Banan is wise to it.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banan looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

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 Tolek Banan.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Antenori scores the fight for Austin Williams!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Austin Williams!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Austin Williams!

Austin Williams wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Austin Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.