PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willis William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis William could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mui Thai's chin.

William
vs
Thai

200 cm
18
262 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willis William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai misses with an uppercut.
William keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai tries to clinch but William moves out of range.
Thai throws an overhand right that lands on William's shoulder, as William tries to avoid the shot.
Thai tries to clinch but William moves out of range.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from William.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by William. William obviously looking to wear him down.
Thai throws a combination that misses
and William counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
William circles away from the clinch attempt
and William counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mui Thai has been cut.
Thai looks gassed!
Jab by Thai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for William.
William connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
William throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
William lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Thai sprawling to the canvas. William follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Thai hang on?

Thai is rocked!
William keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai wants to improve his position but William is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
William is trying to control the action in half guard but Thai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

William is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Thai has managed to free his arm - good work.
William looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two 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.
William not doing much here.
Thai is staying active underneath William, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Willis William just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
William uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thai has time to react.
William digs a good hook to Thai's body.
William throws a one two combo.

That has opened up Mui Thai's cut even more.
William throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
William lands with a shot to the body.

William has taken the fight to the clinch.

William turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thai gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
William controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William has control of Thai's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thai regains control of the situation pretty easily.

William working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
William wants to control the pace but Thai is squirming around nicely.
William postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thai looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
William working away from the top, dropping strikes.

William working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

William working for a guillotine from mount but Thai is in no mood to give up.
Thai is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willis William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mui Thai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, jab by Thai - just one landing.
Thai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thai really felt that one!
William scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice combo by William! Oh, that's hurt him - Thai falls to the canvas and William follows him into side control.
Thai is still in real trouble! Can William finish him?
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!
Thai throws a few strikes from the bottom but William takes advantage and mounts!
William controlling from the full mount.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
William blocks Thai's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
William looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

The cut above Mui Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thai is breathing heavily.
Thai is working to get back to half guard.
William with a couple of short strikes.

Mui Thai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mui Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willis William!