PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gratien Coquerelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Williams
vs
Coquerelle

171 cm
23
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gratien Coquerelle!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coquerelle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Coquerelle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Ken Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Coquerelle throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coquerelle's knee momentarily.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coquerelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coquerelle looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Coquerelle looks winded!
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Coquerelle was just out of range.
Coquerelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams wanted to stand there but Coquerelle had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coquerelle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Coquerelle's legs - danger averted.
Williams tries to stand but Coquerelle is controlling from the bottom.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Coquerelle.
Williams tries to stand but Coquerelle is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Coquerelle avoids it well and moves away.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coquerelle's head.
Coquerelle dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Coquerelle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams slips under a jab from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coquerelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coquerelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Gratien Coquerelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coquerelle.
Williams is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Coquerelle's torso.
Coquerelle shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Coquerelle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams throws a head kick but Coquerelle moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coquerelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coquerelle circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Coquerelle misses its intended target.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Coquerelle. Coquerelle gets slowly back to his feet.

Coquerelle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Coquerelle sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coquerelle's head.
Coquerelle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Coquerelle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coquerelle misses with an uppercut.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coquerelle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coquerelle.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coquerelle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coquerelle throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Coquerelle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ken Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Williams scores with a head kick. Coquerelle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coquerelle avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coquerelle throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Coquerelle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coquerelle fails with a takedown attempt.
Coquerelle tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Coquerelle in the body.
Coquerelle misses with a takedown

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Coquerelle is breathing heavily.

Williams manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coquerelle won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coquerelle can do to turn this around?

Williams pushes Coquerelle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Coquerelle misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coquerelle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Coquerelle moved away.
Coquerelle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ken Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Coquerelle moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Coquerelle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams slips under a jab from Coquerelle.

Coquerelle looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Coquerelle drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Coquerelle trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Coquerelle won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Coquerelle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coquerelle throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Coquerelle from controlling successfully.
Coquerelle with a nice head shot there.
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.
Coquerelle is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Coquerelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coquerelle won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Coquerelle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Williams dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Williams tries to land a front kick but Coquerelle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coquerelle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Coquerelle tries to get set, Williams tries to push him back and clinch up but Coquerelle manages to avoid the attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coquerelle.
Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Coquerelle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Ken Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Coquerelle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coquerelle manages to circle out of the way.
Coquerelle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Coquerelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coquerelle avoids the head kick by Williams.
A head kick from Williams lands but Coquerelle takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Coquerelle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Coquerelle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Coquerelle.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Coquerelle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab lands there for Coquerelle.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Coquerelle moves out of range easily.
Coquerelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coquerelle shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ken Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Coquerelle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coquerelle.
Coquerelle misses with a takedown

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Coquerelle misses with a combination

and Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coquerelle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Coquerelle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coquerelle misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coquerelle gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Coquerelle.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Coquerelle counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Coquerelle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Coquerelle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams lands a high kick!
Gratien Coquerelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Coquerelle moves out of range.
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams is looking to counter with head kicks.
Coquerelle blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coquerelle misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Coquerelle.
Coquerelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coquerelle with a jab.
Ken Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Coquerelle misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coquerelle dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Coquerelle's head and hops out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Williams!