PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kenny Loggins - I'm free kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

McTearson
vs
Williams

193 cm
35
188 lbs
35 - 14 - 3

178 cm
37
181 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and McTearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams ! But no joy.

McTearson darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
McTearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
McTearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
McTearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams .

Williams jumps into guard, dragging McTearson to the mat.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McTearson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McTearson defends well.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McTearson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McTearson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Williams is looking for a triangle but McTearson pushes his legs off easily.
McTearson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McTearson throwing strikes but missing.
McTearson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McTearson defends well.

McTearson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two 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.
McTearson postures up.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McTearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McTearson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McTearson continues to stall.
McTearson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
McTearson throwing strikes but missing.
McTearson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McTearson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Williams is looking for a triangle here but McTearson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McTearson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McTearson controlling the pace.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McTearson is working away from the top position though.
Williams tries to get to full guard but McTearson has control of the leg.

Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson controlling the pace.

Williams looking for a kimura from the bottom but McTearson passes into side control!
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Williams taking some punishment here, with McTearson in his half guard.
McTearson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
McTearson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McTearson thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McTearson lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
McTearson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams . That one must have hurt.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping McTearson under the eye.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but McTearson ducks down to avoid it.
McTearson tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson lands a head kick!
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson looks to throw a body kick
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
McTearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

McTearson rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McTearson smiles and moves away.
Williams works McTearson's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams slips under a jab from McTearson.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends McTearson's belly button to the back.
McTearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
McTearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from McTearson does no damage.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McTearson.
A low kick from McTearson is predictable there
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
McTearson dives in and grabs Williams 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on McTearson's head and hops out.
McTearson throws an off balance right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTearson at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
Williams looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTearson.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams ! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick from McTearson.
McTearson throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McTearson is looking to score with low kicks.
McTearson throws a body kick that misses.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
McTearson lands a high kick!
McTearson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
McTearson jabs at Williams 's body.
Williams throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - McTearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams feints and then cracks McTearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McTearson down.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from McTearson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
McTearson needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
McTearson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanly Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from McTearson misses its target.
Williams cracks a nice hook into McTearson's ribs.
McTearson looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from McTearson misses.
McTearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McTearson with a body shot.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
Williams scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from McTearson.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTearson is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
McTearson appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McTearson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams .
Williams cracks a nice hook into McTearson's ribs.
McTearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTearson is out of range and Williams settles back down.
It looked like McTearson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
McTearson fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
McTearson misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind McTearson 's knee.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from McTearson.
McTearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams . That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by McTearson.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTearson at a distance.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.

McTearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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 McTearson uses from the top position.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McTearson defends well.
Williams is trying to keep McTearson in close.

Williams looking for a guillotine here but McTearson defends easily.
Williams controls McTearson momentarily but McTearson frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McTearson defends it easily.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stanly Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
McTearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams wants to improve his position but instead McTearson has moved into half guard.
Williams is not content to let McTearson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McTearson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but McTearson keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McTearson in particular looking to stall.
Williams is pressing down on McTearson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McTearson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McTearson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McTearson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McTearson defends well.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McTearson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McTearson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Stanly Williams just about did enough to take it.
That's time! McTearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTearson with a nice cross.
Williams misses with a looping left.
McTearson looks to throw a body kick
and McTearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

McTearson gets a clinch.
McTearson lands with a light punch inside.
Williams tries to pull guard but McTearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
McTearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
McTearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanly Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McTearson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson blocks a jab.
Williams avoids the head kick by McTearson.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams jabs McTearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McTearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McTearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a straight left.
McTearson with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McTearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McTearson has a takedown stuffed.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McTearson misses.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from McTearson misses.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McTearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McTearson misses with a kick to the body.
Williams takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Williams misses.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
Williams swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
McTearson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McTearson tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind McTearson 's knee.
McTearson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McTearson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends McTearson's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTearson wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
McTearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McTearson misses with a few strikes there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams . McTearson shrugs it off though.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but McTearson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTearson throws out the jab.
McTearson blocks a jab.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. McTearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and McTearson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams scores with the left hand. McTearson knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Williams misses.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McTearson throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
McTearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McTearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
McTearson clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

McTearson gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces McTearson off the cage and back into range.
Jab by McTearson.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTearson throws a leg kick
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut. McTearson saw that one coming.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTearson at a distance.
McTearson with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McTearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Williams .
McTearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
McTearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
McTearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson misses with a kick to the body.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McTearson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Williams misses.
No joy there for McTearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
McTearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson lands a head kick!
A big right from McTearson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
McTearson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by McTearson.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams is looking to chop away at McTearson's legs.
As Williams backs away, McTearson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams tries to score with a low kick but McTearson moves his leg out of the way.
Williams looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
A combination from McTearson does no damage.
Williams cracks a nice hook into McTearson's ribs.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McTearson misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McTearson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams 's guard.

Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McTearson defends it easily.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McTearson is aware though and is defending well.
McTearson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Williams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McTearson stacks Williams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McTearson!
McTearson is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from McTearson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McTearson trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Stanly Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McTearson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Williams will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - McTearson scoring with strikes.
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McTearson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McTearson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.

McTearson is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McTearson to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stanly Williams .
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Rufus McTearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Stanly Williams was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to go poop'.