PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon's entrance music is LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. A fine choice. Craig Clendennon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clendennon
vs
Williams

170 cm
32
158 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

170 cm
32
147 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KnockOut

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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
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 throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Clendennon defending well.
Williams is trying to control. Clendennon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is stalling here. Clendennon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clendennon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams is still trying to improve position.
Williams struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Clendennon is proving a slippery customer.
Williams has control of Clendennon's left arm, preventing Clendennon from doing any damage.

Williams throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clendennon uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control Clendennon's posture but Clendennon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is trying to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams throws a hook but Clendennon avoids it easily.
Clendennon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Clendennon lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Craig Clendennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clendennon misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon misses with a body kick.
Clendennon needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Clendennon throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clendennon.
Clendennon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clendennon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Clendennon scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon blocks a jab.
Clendennon cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clendennon lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clendennon throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Clendennon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clendennon defends well and Williams ends up having to push Clendennon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Clendennon 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.

Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clendennon circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clendennon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Clendennon loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Clendennon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clendennon thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clendennon throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Clendennon jabs at Williams's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clendennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Clendennon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams scores with a hook.
Clendennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams cracks Clendennon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clendennon's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams sizes up Clendennon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clendennon is looking to clinch.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clendennon on the side of the head.
Williams takes a swing at Clendennon's ribcage but misses.
Clendennon looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Clendennon. Those never looked like landing.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Clendennon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Clendennon off balance momentarily.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clendennon checks it well.

Clendennon clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Clendennon lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clendennon lands a shot to the body.
Clendennon prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.

Clendennon breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clendennon.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Clendennon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clendennon!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clendennon.
Clendennon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Clendennon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Clendennon throws a head kick that misses.
Clendennon missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clendennon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clendennon!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clendennon.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clendennon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams scores with a one two! Clendennon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams connects with a right hand. Clendennon shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Clendennon slips a jab from Williams.
Clendennon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Clendennon tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Clendennon slips a straight right by Williams.
A counter left hand to the body from Clendennon misses its target.
Clendennon tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams takes a swing at Clendennon's ribcage but misses.
Williams connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Clendennon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked

and Clendennon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Clendennon blocking some punches.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clendennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clendennon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Clendennon - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clendennon.
Clendennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clendennon landing knees to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clendennon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clendennon looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams flicks out a counter leg kick but Clendennon steps away.
Clendennon is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clendennon misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clendennon tries to clinch up.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clendennon.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Clendennon.
A good leg kick by Clendennon.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Clendennon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clendennon throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Clendennon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clendennon misses with an uppercut.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clendennon throws out the jab.
Clendennon darts in trying to clinch

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clendennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Clendennon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Clendennon has escaped and now he's on top!

Williams working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clendennon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is pulling down on Clendennon's head. It's preventing any offense from Clendennon, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to keep Clendennon in close.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clendennon's guard.

Clendennon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williams trying to control but Clendennon is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clendennon throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Clendennon.
Williams misses with a hook. Clendennon ducked under it nicely.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Clendennon.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clendennon scores with a punch to the head.
Clendennon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Clendennon checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Austin Williams.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!