PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 2922 p4p, 336 weight class) and Chad Myers (ranked 6408 p4p, 580 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Snowdon
vs
Myers

189 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Myers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Myers has Snowdon up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snowdon.
We've been hearing reports that Snowdon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Snowdon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snowdon tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Snowdon back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snowdon.
Snowdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myers blocks a body shot from Snowdon.
Myers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snowdon blocking some punches.
Snowdon lands with a light punch inside.
Snowdon letting Myers take a breather here.
Snowdon blocks an uppercut.
Snowdon wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Snowdon fails to land.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snowdon blocking some punches.
Snowdon lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snowdon backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Snowdon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.

Snowdon breaks from the clinch.
Myers tries to clinch but Snowdon is having none of it.
Snowdon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Snowdon swats away the attempt to clinch by Myers.
Myers moves in looking to clinch but Snowdon pushes him off.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snowdon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snowdon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Myers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Snowdon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snowdon throws a series of punches but Myers avoids them all with ease.
Myers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snowdon connects with a right hand. Myers shakes it off.
Myers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snowdon lands a jab to the head.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snowdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers wants to clinch up but Snowdon keeps it at a distance.
Myers moves in looking to clinch but Snowdon pushes him off.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snowdon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Myers clinches.
Snowdon jumps guard but Myers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Snowdon breaks from the clinch.
Snowdon keeps the fight on the outside.
Snowdon tries to counter with a takedown but Myers is quick to defend against it.
Snowdon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Myers back to the cage. Snowdon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Snowdon swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers tries to clinch up but Snowdon circles away and keeps his distance.
Snowdon misses with a takedown attempt - Myers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Snowdon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers wants to clinch up but Snowdon keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Snowdon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snowdon jabs Myers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snowdon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to clinch up but Snowdon circles away and keeps his distance.
Myers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snowdon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snowdon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snowdon. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snowdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers moves away from the strike by Snowdon.
Snowdon circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Snowdon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Myers.
Snowdon misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Myers gets a double leg takedown into Snowdon's guard.
Snowdon is trying to keep Myers in close.
Snowdon pulls Myers in to control the position.
Myers wants to stand but Snowdon is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snowdon working for a triangle but Myers defends it easily.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Myers postures up.
Snowdon wants to sweep here but Myers controlling him for the moment.
Myers wants to stand but Snowdon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Snowdon is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Myers has his hands clasped together but Snowdon extends and breaks Myers's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Snowdon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Snowdon!