PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Williams
vs
Piper

179 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Hulk Supplementz

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Williams!
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, Kris Piper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper tries to clinch up.
Williams looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Piper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piper throws a body kick that misses.
Piper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piper is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kris Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.

Piper breaks the clinch.
Piper looks to clinch

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Piper breaks from the clinch.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piper. That one must have hurt.
Piper throws a leg kick

and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Piper!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Piper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Piper is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control the pace but Piper is squirming around nicely.

Williams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Piper is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Williams fails to move to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Piper wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Piper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piper is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Piper tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes Piper's back.
Piper is trying to get back to his feet but Williams has full control of the position and if anything, Piper has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Piper looks gassed!
Williams avoiding Piper 's attempts to control his hands.
Piper is trying to break free.
Piper just trying to survive but Williams is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Williams missing with strikes from the back.
Piper wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piper showing good submission defense here.

Williams looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Piper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams looks for a takedown but Piper sprawls well.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Piper wants to clinch

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Piper throws Williams to one side and escapes!
Piper wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper managing to control the position.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Piper.

Williams is trying for a kimura here. Piper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Williams wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Williams!