PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Williams (ranked 6797 p4p, 567 weight class) and Roel Zuijderduijn (ranked 7761 p4p, 584 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Phenomenal. Brandon Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roel Zuijderduijn's chin.

Williams
vs
Zuijderduijn

200 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Fanatic Inc.

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roel Zuijderduijn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Zuijderduijn as he connects with a hook.

Williams clinches up against the cage.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Zuijderduijn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Zuijderduijn avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Zuijderduijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuijderduijn blocks it with crossed arms.
Zuijderduijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zuijderduijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zuijderduijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuijderduijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 blocking some punches.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zuijderduijn in his tracks.

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams throws a strike but Zuijderduijn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zuijderduijn defends well.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is really struggling to control Zuijderduijn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams managing to control the position.
Williams controls Zuijderduijn momentarily but Zuijderduijn frees himself.

That's two 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.
Zuijderduijn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Zuijderduijn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Williams is looking for a triangle but Zuijderduijn pushes his legs off easily.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zuijderduijn advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Williams working for a triangle but Zuijderduijn defends it easily.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zuijderduijn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams 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.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Zuijderduijn's shoulder, as Zuijderduijn tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zuijderduijn lands a head shot.
Zuijderduijn scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Zuijderduijn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams misses the body punch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zuijderduijn, as that shot connected.
Zuijderduijn scores with a decent looking hook.

Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zuijderduijn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zuijderduijn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roel Zuijderduijn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zuijderduijn.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Zuijderduijn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Zuijderduijn finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams throws a series of punches but Zuijderduijn moves out of range.
Roel Zuijderduijn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuijderduijn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Zuijderduijn finds it's target.
Zuijderduijn ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Good exchange - Zuijderduijn coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zuijderduijn finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuijderduijn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zuijderduijn lands with a kick to the ribs.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Zuijderduijn tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Zuijderduijn tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy strike and Zuijderduijn uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Zuijderduijn has ended up in Williams's guard.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuijderduijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams 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.

Williams has his foot on Zuijderduijn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zuijderduijn works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zuijderduijn's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Williams throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zuijderduijn escapes and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Zuijderduijn trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zuijderduijn slows the pace down.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zuijderduijn is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuijderduijn just content to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roel Zuijderduijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zuijderduijn lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Zuijderduijn.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zuijderduijn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zuijderduijn tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zuijderduijn to the ground. Zuijderduijn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Zuijderduijn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Zuijderduijn connects with a body shot.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Zuijderduijn counters with a nice body kick.
Zuijderduijn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuijderduijn keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuijderduijn throws out a powerful jab.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Zuijderduijn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zuijderduijn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Zuijderduijn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuijderduijn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams swings for the body but Zuijderduijn moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zuijderduijn! But no joy.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body kick from Zuijderduijn.
Zuijderduijn keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Zuijderduijn counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams is looking to wear down Zuijderduijn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuijderduijn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuijderduijn throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Zuijderduijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Zuijderduijn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zuijderduijn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zuijderduijn wants it to stay on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Zuijderduijn as he connects with a hook.
Roel Zuijderduijn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Zuijderduijn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zuijderduijn dodges the punch combination from Williams.
A little jabbing left from Zuijderduijn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams misses the body punch
and Zuijderduijn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zuijderduijn! But no joy.
Williams takes a swing at Zuijderduijn's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuijderduijn dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Zuijderduijn scores with a punch to the head.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Zuijderduijn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zuijderduijn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brandon Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roel Zuijderduijn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Zuijderduijn's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zuijderduijn holds on and takes a little breather.
Zuijderduijn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Williams working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zuijderduijn has passed into half guard!
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zuijderduijn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roel Zuijderduijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuijderduijn 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roel Zuijderduijn!
A very excited looking Roel Zuijderduijn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.