PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earth Quake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quake
vs
Williams

210 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

KnockOut Wear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earth Quake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quake throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.

Quake has managed to clinch.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Quake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Earth Quake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Williams.

Quake has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Quake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quake content to control rather than advance.
Quake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quake wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

Quake wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quake.

Quake stands up and beckons Williams to join him on the feet.

Quake closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Quake connects with a knee to the head.
Quake connects with a knee to the head.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams looks gassed!
Quake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quake scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Quake gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake lands a knee to the head.
Quake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quake wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.

Quake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Quake landing knees to the body.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quake tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quake prevents it.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Quake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.

Williams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quake throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Quake wants to control but Williams postures up.
Quake is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Quake is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Quake is trying to get back to half guard.
Quake takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Quake wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Quake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quake tries to get out of the position.

Williams stands up.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quake fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Quake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Quake.
Quake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries to bum rush Quake with a series of wild strikes but Quake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams lands a body shot.
Quake wants to clinch.
Quake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Quake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quake closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quake controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Quake is looking to improve his position.
Quake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quake wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earth Quake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Williams wants the takedown. Quake is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Quake's guard against the cage.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.

Quake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Quake kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Quake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.

Quake drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quake misses with a knee to the head.
Quake looking for a takedown.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Quake trying to land knees to the body.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Quake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Earth Quake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Williams.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Quake sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Quake circles away.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quake tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams moves into the clinch.
Quake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quake landing knees to the body.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Quake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Quake crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Quake lands a knee to the head.
Williams working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quake trying to land knees to the body.
Quake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.

Quake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Quake wants to get back to his feet.
Quake prevents Williams from standing back up.
Quake slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Quake stops Williams from getting back to his feet.

Quake seems to be looking for submissions.
Quake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Williams.
Quake blocks the strikes from Williams.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Quake shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Quake sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Quake.
Quake looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Quake tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quake trying to control but Williams postures up.
Quake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Quake throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Quake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Quake wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Williams.
The referee warns Quake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quake tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Quake is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Quake tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quake hang on?
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Quake with that takedown attempt.

Quake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quake gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Quake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quake lands a knee to the head.
Quake throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Williams is trying to trip Quake. He has hold of a leg but Quake is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Quake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quake pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quake working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Quake 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.

Quake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Quake working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Quake is trying to keep Williams in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Quake lands a decent shot there.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Quake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quake tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quake circles away quickly and effectively.

Quake gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams punching from the bottom.
Quake wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams punching from the bottom.
Quake wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quake decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Earth Quake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Quake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quake as he jumps to the side.
Earth Quake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Williams.
Quake is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Quake tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Quake tries to clinch up

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Quake is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Williams working away.
Quake takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams is putting a hurting on Quake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Quake takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quake's waist but Quake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.

Quake instigates a clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown but Quake manages to get underhooks.
Quake trying to land knees to the body.
Quake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Quake is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quake down to the mat. Quake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quake keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quake landing knees to the body.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Quake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Williams!