PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 4058 p4p, 3129 weight class) and No Way (ranked 461 p4p, 373 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wills
vs
Way

164 cm
32
162
11 - 4 - 0

183 cm
29
168
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way throws a right hand that Wills ducks under and follows up with a left that Wills also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Way. Wills does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wills gets tackled into the cage by Way. Way maintains the clinch.
Wills is stalling here.
Wills will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Way up against the cage.
Way tries to circle away but Wills has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wills manages to break the clinch.
Way throws a series of punches but Wills avoids them all with ease.

Wills feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Way utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Way has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Way wants to get back to his feet but Wills is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wills pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Way is keeping the position for now.
Wills has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Way works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wills throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wills's guard. Nice move by Way!

Wills wants to sweep here but Way controlling him for the moment.
Way throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Way is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Way has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Way's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wills 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.
Wills keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Way's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Way misses with a two punch combination.
Way looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Way moves out of range of the strikes.
Wills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Way moves away.
Way tries to clinch up.
A jab from Way misses.
Way misses with a double jab.
Wills ducks under a wild hook from Way.
Wills tries to counter with a takedown but Way is quick to defend against it.
Way throws a shot to the body.
Way wants to clinch up but Wills keeps it at a distance.
Way is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wills tries to counter with a takedown but Way is quick to defend against it.
Way throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Way delivers a nice body kick.
Way's corner calls for a 1-2. Way obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Way jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Way throws a combination that misses

and Wills counters with a single leg into guard. Way didn't expect that.

Way manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Way coming out on top.
Way connects with a single shot there.
Way misses with a double jab

so Wills counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Way pushes Wills off and scrambles back to his feet.
Way has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wills takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Wills bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wills trying to control the position but Way is working away.
Way tries to escape but Wills is in control.
Wills throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wills throwing strikes but Way manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

No Way dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Way swings for the body but Wills moves out of range.
Way has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Way throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wills counters with a takedown into side control.
No Way has got the better of the ground game so far.
Way regains half guard, as Wills was trying to land strikes.
Wills looks to land a strike but Way avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills throws a strike but Way rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wills looking to hit a scissor sweep but Way is one step ahead there.
Wills not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Way looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Wills wants to sweep here but Way controlling him for the moment.
Way wants to control from the top but Wills keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Way!
Way smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Way's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wills under the eye.

Wills is rocked!
Way lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Wills head around and knocks him out cold! Way hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). No Way!
Jumping up and down and very excited, No Way waved his t-shirt featuring MKFC 's logo in front of the cameras.