PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Maudsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Hail To The King. Maudsley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irigy HónaljMirigy - Irigy Oszkármirigy (Titanic song parody in Hungarian). Robert Maudsley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Williams
vs
Maudsley

203 cm
26
225 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
250 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Maudsley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Robert Maudsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams keeps control of Maudsley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Maudsley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Maudsley misses its intended target.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Maudsley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Maudsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Maudsley looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Maudsley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Maudsley's knee but Maudsley avoids it well.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Maudsley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Maudsley.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maudsley. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maudsley lands a right hook to the body.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maudsley slips under a jab.
Maudsley punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Maudsley throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maudsley.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maudsley if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robert Maudsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maudsley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maudsley throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Maudsley.
Maudsley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maudsley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maudsley throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Maudsley misses with a kick to the body.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Maudsley checks it.
Maudsley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams takes a swing at Maudsley's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams moves away from the strike by Maudsley.
A jab from Maudsley finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Maudsley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maudsley stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maudsley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maudsley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley misses the jab.
Maudsley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maudsley slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Maudsley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maudsley connects with a body shot.
Maudsley blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Maudsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams swings for the body but Maudsley moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Maudsley shows good takedown defense.
Maudsley dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Maudsley gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Maudsley manages to retain guard.
Williams trying to control but Maudsley is working from the bottom.
Williams pushing down on Maudsley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Maudsley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maudsley is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maudsley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maudsley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maudsley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maudsley misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a jab when Maudsley was well out of range.
Maudsley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Maudsley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maudsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maudsley lands a jab.
Ash Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maudsley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maudsley looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maudsley.
Williams tries a low kick but Maudsley avoids it.

Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maudsley was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maudsley has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Williams has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maudsleys head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maudsley is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maudsley can't break the clinch.
Maudsley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maudsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maudsley can't break the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maudsley misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maudsley.
Maudsley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maudsley throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Maudsley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Maudsley's ribs.
Maudsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Maudsley throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams digs a good hook to Maudsley's body.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maudsley is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Williams lands a left and a right that send Maudsley crashing to the mat, dazed. Williams thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Maudsley is rocked!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Maudsley.
Maudsley is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Maudsley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams misses the jab.
Maudsley seems to have recovered his senses.
Maudsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws a series of punches but Maudsley moves out of range.
Maudsley misses with the combination.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maudsley's waist but Maudsley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Maudsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maudsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams tries to counter with a takedown but Maudsley is quick to defend against it.
Maudsley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maudsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maudsley with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams takes a swing at Maudsley's ribcage but misses.
Maudsley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with a low kick as Maudsley jumps back.
Maudsley stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Maudsley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Maudsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams looks for the body kick but Maudsley saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Maudsley misses its intended target.
Williams tried to counter with a leg kick but Maudsley avoided it.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams wants to clinch
and Maudsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Williams scores with a takedown into Maudsley's guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Maudsley keeps moving.
Maudsley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maudsley 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maudsley is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams is working Maudsley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ash Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maudsley throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maudsley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Robert Maudsley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Maudsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maudsley throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Maudsley 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.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Maudsley.
Maudsley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Maudsley shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams lands with a straight right. Maudsley didn't see that one coming.
Maudsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maudsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maudsley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maudsley 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.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maudsley.
Maudsley throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Maudsley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maudsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Maudsley misses its intended target.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maudsley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maudsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maudsley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maudsley looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Maudsley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maudsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Maudsley takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maudsley misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maudsley moves away.

Maudsley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maudsley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams prevents Maudsley from getting back to his feet.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Maudsley is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Maudsley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Ash Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maudsley dives on top into guard.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four 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.

Maudsley stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maudsley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maudsley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maudsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maudsley thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Maudsley backs away, Williams returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams feints a jab promting Maudsley to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maudsley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maudsley jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maudsley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Maudsley lands a jab to the head.
Maudsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.

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 Ash Williams.
I think Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Williams!
A relieved looking Ash Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Robert Maudsley was interviewed post fight and said 'best 2 of 3?'.