PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 2814 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 2675 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Koreshkov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Williams
vs
Koreshkov

194 cm
36
200 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

176 cm
35
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koreshkov throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Koreshkov does no damage.
Williams is looking to counter with a body kick.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.

Koreshkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koreshkov misses with an uppercut.

Koreshkov moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Koreshkov wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Koreshkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koreshkov misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams half committed to a counter leg kick.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Koreshkov.
Williams throws a counter high kick but Koreshkov was just alert enough to avoid it.

Koreshkov takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koreshkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koreshkov.
Alexander Koreshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koreshkov throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koreshkov.
Koreshkov misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Koreshkov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Koreshkov.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koreshkov has time to react.
Koreshkov throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koreshkov looks to clinch
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koreshkov.
Williams lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Koreshkov misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Koreshkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Koreshkov's head.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koreshkov.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Koreshkov manages to avoid it.
Williams punishes Koreshkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams blocks a head kick by Koreshkov.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Koreshkov was just out of range.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koreshkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koreshkov misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koreshkov thinking.
Koreshkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koreshkov tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Koreshkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koreshkov scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koreshkov misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Koreshkov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Koreshkov.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koreshkov.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams connects with the punch.
Koreshkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koreshkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koreshkov throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Koreshkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koreshkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Koreshkov cracks Williams with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Williams looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Koreshkov finish him?

Williams is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Williams has been cut.
Koreshkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koreshkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Koreshkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Koreshkov manages to avoid it.
Williams moves away from the strike by Koreshkov.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koreshkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koreshkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Koreshkov misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Koreshkov shrugs it off.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koreshkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Koreshkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Koreshkov throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koreshkov's head backwards.
Koreshkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams takes a swing at Koreshkov's ribcage but misses.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Koreshkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koreshkov can do to turn this around?
Koreshkov missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Koreshkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Koreshkov misses.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Koreshkov backs away looking to recover.
Koreshkov misses the jab.
Koreshkov throws a right hand that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koreshkov tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Koreshkov misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Koreshkov misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koreshkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Williams catches Koreshkov right on the button with a cross.
Williams digs a good hook to Koreshkov's body.
Koreshkov swings widly with a right hand
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Koreshkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams misses with a head kick.

Koreshkov pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koreshkov misses with an uppercut.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Koreshkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koreshkov tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Koreshkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koreshkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koreshkov scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koreshkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Koreshkov tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a series of punches but Koreshkov avoids them all with ease.
Koreshkov throws a big shot that misses.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koreshkov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koreshkov.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
It seemed like Koreshkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams moves out of range as Koreshkov strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Koreshkov as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Koreshkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Williams has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Koreshkov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Williams pushes Koreshkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Koreshkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koreshkov throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Koreshkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams avoids the body shot from Koreshkov.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koreshkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Koreshkov.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koreshkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Koreshkov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Koreshkov moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Koreshkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a swing at Koreshkov's ribcage but misses.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Koreshkov throws a head kick that misses.
Koreshkov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Koreshkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniel Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams thuds a left hand into Koreshkov's body.
A jab from Koreshkov misses.
Williams throws a series of punches but Koreshkov moves out of range.
Koreshkov tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koreshkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koreshkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koreshkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Koreshkov tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koreshkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Koreshkov misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams cracks Koreshkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koreshkov throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koreshkov ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Koreshkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Koreshkov.
A swing and a miss from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams lands with a hook. Koreshkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koreshkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koreshkov takes a step back to recover.
Koreshkov throws a shot to the body.
Williams slips a straight right by Koreshkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koreshkov thinking.
Koreshkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Koreshkov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Williams throws a combination. Koreshkov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Koreshkov gets the takedown into side control.

Williams throws Koreshkov to one side and escapes!
Koreshkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a head kick but Koreshkov moves out of range.
Koreshkov with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Koreshkov.
Koreshkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koreshkov is defended easily by Williams.
Williams lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koreshkov throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams cracks Koreshkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koreshkov misses with a hook
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexander Koreshkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Koreshkov.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Koreshkov manages to avoid it.
Koreshkov throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Koreshkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Koreshkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koreshkov misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koreshkov misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Koreshkov shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koreshkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Koreshkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniel Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koreshkov misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Williams!
Our winner, Daniel Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.