PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelly William (ranked 2699 p4p, 312 weight class) and Rod Stickmann (ranked 3703 p4p, 390 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

William
vs
Stickmann

185 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Notorious

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Stickmann!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stickmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stickmann stuffs the takedown attempt from William. William gets slowly back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stickmann has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stickmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stickmann wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from William.
William throws a head kick but Stickmann moves out of range.
William is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stickmann.
William has been working on his balance at whitey's gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stickmann.
A head kick misses from William.
Stickmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
William throws a head kick that misses.
Stickmann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stickmann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
William throws a head kick but Stickmann moves out of range.
Stickmann throws out a counter right but William avoids it with no problem.
William moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Stickmann lands a jab to the nose.

William is rocked!
Stickmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stickmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
William throws a body kick that misses
and Stickmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh William is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
William throws a sloppy head kick and Stickmann moves out of range easily.
William steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stickmann.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
William takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stickmann.
William dodges the punch combination from Stickmann.
William lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.
Stickmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Stickmann works William's body with a nice hook.
William walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stickmann lands a jab to the nose.
William throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rod Stickmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stickmann cracks William with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
William tries to work over Stickmann's front leg with a kick but Stickmann checks it.

Stickmann drops William with a big left hand and mounts him. William is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stickmann unloads with some shots from mount but William bucks and avoids them well.
William is breathing heavily.
William wants to hold on but Stickmann pushes him away.
William blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickmann is landing with some decent strikes but William is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stickmann thowing shots but they're missing.
Stickmann throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for William because Stickmann loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Stickmann there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stickmann controlling his opponent.
Stickmann punching from mount but William doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stickmann tries to control but William wriggling away.
Stickmann lands a big shot there that rocks William but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Stickmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stickmann misses with a head shot. William uses the momentum to regain guard.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stickmann is one step ahead there.
Stickmann trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stickmann postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
Stickmann chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickmann throws an elbow that misses. William uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stickmann's guard. Nice move by William!

William sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stickmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Stickmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stickmann's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stickmann blocks a head kick by William.
William throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stickmann scores with a nice head shot.
Stickmann moves out of range as William throws a body kick.
Stickmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stickmann lands a nice shot that snaps William's head back.
William slips under a jab from Stickmann.
Stickmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Stickmann stuns William with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stickmann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stickmann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Stickmann.
William gets cracked there but stands up to it.
William takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stickmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Stickmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from William misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stickmann looks for the body kick but William saw that one coming.
William appears to be looking for a big counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stickmann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stickmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
William tries to land a body kick

and Stickmann counters with a beautiful punch that sends William to the canvas!
William is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stickmann postures up and lands a big shot to William's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stickmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stickmann is stalling in the full guard.
Stickmann throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Stickmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stickmann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stickmann wants to pass the guard but William is keeping the position.

Stickmann drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Stickmann as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! William screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Stickmann! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rod Stickmann!
Rod Stickmann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.