PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes to the cage accompanied by Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williamson
vs
Johnson

170 cm
45
185 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

180 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition
On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Williamson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Williamson misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williamson dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tries to stall but Williamson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williamson's elbow.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Johnson.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williamson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Simon Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Johnson.
Williamson blocks the elbow strike.
Williamson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson trying to stall but Williamson improves his position.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Williamson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williamson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Williamson.

Johnson forces Williamson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williamson is keeping busy.
Williamson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williamson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
Williamson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to break free but Williamson has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Williamson.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.

Johnson lands a takedown into guard.

Williamson wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Johnson 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.

Nice takedown defense from Williamson. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williamson, pushing him back against the cage.

Williamson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Williamson lands with a punch from half guard.
Williamson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williamson connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.

Williamson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Williamson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson has hold of Williamson's hands but Williamson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Williamson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Williamson wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Williamson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Williamson stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Simon Williamson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williamson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Williamson landing some decent shots from guard.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Williamson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williamson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Williamson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williamson's guard.

Johnson won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.

Williamson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williamson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Williamson's legs - danger averted.
Williamson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williamson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Williamson trying to control the position.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Williamson looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Williamson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williamson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Williamson working a defensive guard here.
Williamson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williamson looking to control.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williamson has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
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 Simon Williamson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Williamson.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Williamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williamson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alexander Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williamson wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Williamson dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williamson defending well though.
Johnson is thwarting Williamson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson throwing shots but Williamson is blocking nicely.

Williamson actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williamson controlling the position.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
Johnson postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.

Williamson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williamson controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Williamson.
Williamson trying to control the position here.
Williamson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Simon Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williamson, pushing him back against the cage.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Williamson's head.
A short uppercut from Williamson.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Williamson, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Williamson gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Williamson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williamson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Alexander Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Williamson won't allow it.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Williamson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williamson lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.

Williamson drops Johnson with a left right combo! Williamson follows him down to the ground into side control.

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Alexander Johnson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Williamson finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Williamson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Johnson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Williamson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williamson!
Simon Williamson made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.