PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams 's choice of entrance music: Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dearborn
vs
Williams

182 cm
34
175 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

178 cm
34
181 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams .
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dearborn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the liver by Dearborn. Beautiful body shot.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Dearborn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dearborn counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Dearborn ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Dearborn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Dearborn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Dearborn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Dearborn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Dearborn settles back down.
Williams takes a swing at Dearborn's ribcage but misses.
Dearborn jabs at Williams 's body.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Dearborn throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Dearborn. No joy for Williams on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dearborn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dearborn misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Dearborn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams .
Will Dearborn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Dearborn with a hook.
Dearborn throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dearborn but Dearborn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Dearborn gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Dearborn manages to retain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dearborn holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dearborn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dearborn, not yet.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Dearborn keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dearborn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dearborn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams .
Williams trying to control but Dearborn is working from the bottom.
Dearborn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams wants to control from the top but Dearborn keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dearborn holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dearborn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Dearborn has his hands on Williams 's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dearborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Dearborn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dearborn throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dearborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Dearborn.
Dearborn lands with a good body shot.
Dearborn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.

Dearborn is rocked!
Stanly Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dearborn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Dearborn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dearborn circles away.
Dearborn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dearborn seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dearborn ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Dearborn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Dearborn misses with a wild combination.
Dearborn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dearborn is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dearborn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams lands the left hand.

Williams shoots in and bounces Dearborn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dearborn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams .
Dearborn misses with a wild body shot.
Dearborn scores with a leg kick.
Williams throws a series of punches but Dearborn avoids them all with ease.

Dearborn has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Dearborn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Dearborn's ribcage. Dearborn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dearborn.
Dearborn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dearborn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams .
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dearborn's elbow.
Dearborn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Dearborn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams wants a takedown.
Will Dearborn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Dearborn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams s head.
Dearborn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dearborn misses with a body punch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams prevents a body shot from Dearborn.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dearborn gets underhooks to prevent Williams 's takedown attempt.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dearborn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dearborn tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Dearborn back against the cage.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dearborn walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dearborn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dearborn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dearborn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dearborn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dearborn throws a lazy body kick
and Dearborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn avoids a kick to the body.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick from Williams .
Dearborn throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Dearborn takes one to the chin there.
Dearborn scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Dearborn, which made it look bad.
Dearborn tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.

Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dearborn did well to prevent Williams getting side control.

Williams is looking for a kimura but Dearborn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Dearborn wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dearborn keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is looking to improve his position.
Dearborn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dearborn has hold of Williams 's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dearborn is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Williams .
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dearborn defending well though.
Dearborn trying to control from the bottom.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dearborn defending well though.
Dearborn tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Dearborn defending well.
Dearborn is not content to let Williams control the position.
Dearborn tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
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 Will Dearborn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Dearborn. Beautiful body shot.
Dearborn throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Dearborn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dearborn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dearborn motions for Williams to come forward. Dearborn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanly Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams looks to throw a body kick

and Dearborn counters by clinching up.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Dearborn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dearborn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Dearborn.
Williams has Dearborn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dearborn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Will Dearborn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Dearborn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
Williams blocks a body shot from Dearborn.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dearborn to keep the fight standing.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dearborn gets underhooks to prevent Williams 's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn stops a takedown attempt from Williams .
Dearborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Dearborn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Dearborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDearborn.
Dearborn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dearborn wants to clinch.
Dearborn scores with a head kick.
Dearborn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dearborn lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking to score a takedown here. Dearborn is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Dearborn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dearborn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams postures up.
Dearborn 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 looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams is not content to let Dearborn control the position.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams tries to roll over but Dearborn keeps him under control.
Williams trying to control here.
It looks like Dearborn is going to stand back up.
Williams gets full guard.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Dearborn from standing up.

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.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dearborn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dearborn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dearborn wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dearborn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dearborn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Dearborn with an uppercut!
Williams lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Dearborn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dearborn 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Dearborn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Will Dearborn thanked Museum of Monsters & Madmen for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Stanly Williams had this to say: 'I have to go poop'.