PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustine Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine Zulu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Zulu
vs
Williams

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustine Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathew Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zulu lands a slapping body shot.
Zulu stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mathew Williams has been cut.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulu trying to control but Williams postures up.
Zulu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Williams prevents Zulu from improving his position.
Zulu trying to control from the bottom.
Williams thows a huge punch but Zulu dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a huge punch but Zulu dodges it nicely.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams thows a huge punch but Zulu dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams works to advance to full mount. Zulu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Zulu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Zulu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Williams scoring with strikes but Zulu is staying in there.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Williams prevents Zulu from getting the reversal.
Zulu is breathing heavily.

Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Zulu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.

Williams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Williams controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.

Williams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zulu is surviving well by controlling Williams's body position as best he can.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zulu hang on?
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams lands a couple of good shots and Zulu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Williams looking to break Zulu's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Zulu remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Williams will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zulu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zulu to the ground. Williams is now in Zulu's guard.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams pushing down on Zulu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams is thwarting Zulu's attempts to control the position.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zulu defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Zulu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mathew Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Zulu's head.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zulu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.

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.
Williams controlling the action here.
Zulu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Zulu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zulu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Williams drops back looking for a leg! Zulu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zulu manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Zulu's guard.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zulu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Zulu throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Zulu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams feints the counter takedown.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Zulu's guard.
Zulu has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.

Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zulu was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mathew Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams with the counter takedown but Zulu avoids it easily.
Zulu connects with a jab.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Zulu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zulu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulu with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zulu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zulu wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Zulu has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zulu trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Williams clinches.
Williams blocks a body shot from Zulu.

Williams pulls guard successfully.
Williams is looking to stand up but Zulu isn't so interested in that idea.
Zulu wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zulu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zulu looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Zulu keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Augustine Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is taking a breather. Zulu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.

Williams gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Augustine Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu lands a slapping body shot.

Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zulu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zulu keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Zulu is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Zulu's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mathew Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

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