PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Williams (ranked 5168 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabor Boraros (ranked 5075 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.

Williams
vs
Boraros

187 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darnell Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabor Boraros!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boraros throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.

Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boraros did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Boraros defending well.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boraros is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boraros avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boraros regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boraros trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williams prevents Boraros from getting back to his feet.
Boraros working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boraros napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boraros is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams working away.
Williams tries to stand but Boraros is controlling his head.
Boraros is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from Boraros's half guard. Boraros has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boraros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boraros looking to control.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Boraros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boraros tries to clinch
letting Williams counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boraros wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Boraros moves out of range easily.
Boraros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Boraros.
Boraros fails with a takedown attempt.
Boraros tries to clinch up

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boraros trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Boraros missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Boraros.
Boraros looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Boraros shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Boraros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boraros fails with the takedown

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Darnell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabor Boraros.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boraros is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Williams postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boraros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Boraros has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Boraros preventing the sweep.
Boraros trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Williams here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boraros trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boraros moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boraros can do to turn this around?
Boraros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boraros off to one side.
Boraros shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Boraros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams motions for Boraros to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boraros shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams tried to counter with a leg kick but Boraros avoided it.
Williams works Boraros's body with a nice hook.
Boraros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Darnell Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boraros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boraros tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams clinches.
Boraros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Boraros successfully pulls guard.

Boraros is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boraros misses with a body kick.
Williams throws a leg kick but Boraros sees it coming and moves out of range.

Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Boraros is trying to get back to half guard.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Boraros's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Boraros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boraros wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams wants to stand but Boraros is controlling his arm.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boraros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.
Boraros shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Williams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boraros tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Williams is in Boraros's guard.
Boraros is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Williams dives into side control.

Boraros struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boraros wants to get back to his feet but Williams drags him back down.
Williams wants to stand but Boraros has his arm trapped.
Boraros trying to remain calm as Williams controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams throwing strikes but Boraros manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boraros is aware though and is defending well.
Boraros is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Boraros from controlling successfully.
Boraros passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams wants to improve his position but Boraros is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Darnell Williams!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Darnell Williams!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Darnell Williams!

Darnell Williams wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Darnell Williams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.