PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 7B - Young Winds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Williams
vs
Tutov

170 cm
34
147 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

169 cm
30
144 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition

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 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov scoring well with a low kick there.
Tutov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Williams throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Tutov lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been informed that Tutov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tutov.
Tutov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Williams thuds his right hand into Tutov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tutov.
Williams throws a leg kick but Tutov moved away.
Tutov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutov.
Tutov thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A countering left hand to the body from Tutov misses.
Tutov misses with a low kick.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutov.
Williams misses with a hook.
Tutov throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Good work by Tutov as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Tutov tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.

Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tutov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams trying to control the action but Tutov is working from the bottom.
Tutov struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Tutov regains half guard.
Williams is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tutov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Williams. What's that going to do exactly?
Tutov wants to control but Williams is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tutov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams unloading with bombs!

Tutov is rocked!
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tutov tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams prevents Tutov from getting the reversal.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tutov is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tutov hang on?
Williams working Tutov over with strikes here.
Tutov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've been hearing good reports from Williams's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tutov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams trying to control the action but Tutov is working from the bottom.
Tutov seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Tutov defending well.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams working Tutov over with strikes.
Tutov is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams stalling.
Tutov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
A shot to the liver by Tutov. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Williams misses with a leg kick
enabling Tutov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov lands a front kick.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tutov walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tutov as he jumps to the side.
Tutov throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Tutov as Williams shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutov scores with a leg kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tutov enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tutov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tutov 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.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Tutov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Williams tries to roll over but Tutov keeps him under control.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov works his way into full mount!
Williams wants to control but Tutov is having none of it.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams tries to hold on but Tutov pushes him away.
Tutov controlling from mount.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tutov raining down shots from the mount!

Williams is rocked!
Tutov avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams wants to hold on but Tutov pushes him away.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tutov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tutov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Tutov!
An out of breath Andrey Tutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.