PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kerry William (ranked 7745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heavy Laser (ranked 6539 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerry William is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

William
vs
Laser

192 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kerry William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heavy Laser!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Laser lands but William takes it in his stride.

It looks like Kerry William has been cut.

Laser has William up against the cage in a clinch.

William pulls guard successfully.
Laser trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Laser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laser preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laser with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laser controls from within his opponent's guard.

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

Laser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
William is looking to break free of the clinch but Laser has double underhooks.

William breaks the clinch.
William stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and William wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Laser misses.
Laser throws a head kick that misses.
William appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laser tries to close the distance and clinch but William swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
William is looking to counter with a body kick.
Laser tries for a takedown but William sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laser shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laser's knee momentarily.
Kerry William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heavy Laser.
Laser wants to clinch.
Laser just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWilliam.
Heavy Laser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from William. No joy for Laser on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laser has William pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. William manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
William is trying to break free.
Laser has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by William after a bit of a struggle.
Laser looks winded!

Laser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laser tries to close the distance and clinch up but William swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laser has his takedown stuffed

and William decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laser's guard.
William postures up and lands a big shot to Laser's brow.
Laser is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laser is trying to control the position but William postures up.
William postures up and lands a big shot to Laser's brow.
William landing with the ground and pound.
William scoring with some ground and pound.

William thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
William is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Laser looking for a guillotine here but William defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kerry William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kerry William's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laser shoots in but no luck this time.
Laser tries to clinch but William moves out of range.
William stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and William wants it to stay on the feet.
William changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Laser moves into the clinch.
Laser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laser is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but William is defending well.
Kerry William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heavy Laser.
Laser is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laser pressing his opponent against the cage.
William jumps guard but Laser stands there with William around his waist. William gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laser throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
Laser fails with a takedown attempt.
Heavy Laser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from William. No joy for Laser on that attempt.
Laser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
William shoots in but Laser avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William fails with the takedown.
William tries to clinch but Laser moves out of range.

Laser clinches with his opponent.
Laser is trying to work for a single leg takedown but William pulls him back up using the underhooks.

William pulls guard successfully.
William tries to strike from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Laser preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William looking to control but Laser passes into half guard.
William is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laser blocks the strikes from William.
Laser is keen to just control but William is a slippery customer.
Laser seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Laser trying to control from William's half guard. William has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

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.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laser is one step ahead there.
Laser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. William is keeping the position for now.
William is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

William seems to be working for a kimura but Laser defends the submission attempt.
William thows a huge punch but Laser dodges it nicely.
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 Kerry William will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kerry William's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Laser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laser wants it to stay on the feet.
Laser is trying hard to land a takedown here. William sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
William seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laser wants to clinch.
Laser closes the distance and clinches up with William, looking for a takedown. Laser pushes William against the cage but William circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laser avoids the head kick by William.
Laser throws a counter combo.
Laser throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laser pinned against the cage. Laser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Laser with that takedown attempt.
William throws a quick counter head kick but Laser was just out of range.
Kerry William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heavy Laser.

Laser moves into the clinch successfully.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

William jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
William throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Laser stands up from William's guard - Laser perhaps looking for a knockout.
Laser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laser tries to clinch there but William circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laser.
Laser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William stuffs the takedown.
William drops down looking for a counter takedown but Laser sprawls and moves away.

Laser moves into the clinch.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William is trying to break free.
Laser content to slow the pace in the clinch.
William working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William working hard to break the clinch.
William's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

William gets control of Laser's arms and successfully pulls guard. William will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
William working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laser.
William is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kerry William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laser tries to roll over but William keeps him under control.

Laser actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laser wants to control but William is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heavy Laser.
I think William has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerry William!