PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Polishuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Back To Back. Egor Polishuk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brodie Williams's chin.

Williams
vs
Polishuk

191 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brodie Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Polishuk!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Polishuk shoots in.
Williams wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Polishuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Polishuk moved away.
Polishuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Polishuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Egor Polishuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polishuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Brodie Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Polishuk.
Polishuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Polishuk.
Polishuk trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Polishuk into the cage.
Polishuk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Polishuk uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Williams continues to stall.
Polishuk stops Williams from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polishuk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Polishuk won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Polishuk's knee but Polishuk avoids it well.
Polishuk shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Polishuk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
Polishuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polishuk working hard to break the clinch.
Polishuk tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Polishuk drops back down to his feet.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Polishuk's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polishuk looking for a takedown.
Polishuk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams stalling the fight.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polishuk.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Williams has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polishuk.
Polishuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Polishuk tries to clinch up.
Polishuk goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams thinks about countering with a head kick.
Polishuk shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polishuk closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Polishuk pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brodie Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Polishuk.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Polishuk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Polishuk is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Polishuk on his heels. He'll look to pass Polishuk's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Polishuk won't let him.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Polishuk has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
Polishuk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Polishuk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Polishuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Polishuk closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Polishuk pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Polishuk letting Williams take a breather here.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Polishuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams darts in and clinches Polishuk up against the cage.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Polishuk tries to clinch up.
Polishuk misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Polishuk throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Polishuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polishuk tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Williams darts in and clinches Polishuk up against the cage.
Polishuk is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams darts in and clinches Polishuk up against the cage.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams avoids the head kick by Polishuk.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Polishuk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Williams tries to pull guard but Polishuk holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Polishuk tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Williams closes the distance but Polishuk moves to the side
and Polishuk counters with a one-two to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polishuk wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams decides to pull guard.
Polishuk looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polishuk wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams is standing up over Polishuk. Polishuk looks to escape but Williams dives into side control.
Williams controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polishuk can't do much from the bottom here.
Polishuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams tries to stand but Polishuk is controlling his head.
Polishuk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Polishuk is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Polishuk is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polishuk avoid being mounted?
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Polishuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Polishuk.

Polishuk throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Williams escapes and throws Polishuk's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Polishuk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams staying calm.
Polishuk tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Egor Polishuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodie Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Polishuk misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie Williams!
Brodie Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.