PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 2729 p4p, 2080 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 157 p4p, 121 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Crab
vs
Williams

170 cm
33
140
26 - 17 - 0

170 cm
29
134
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Crab uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
The Crab tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
The Crab fails with the takedown.
The Crab looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Crab fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Williams.
A jab from Williams misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Crab is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Williams.
The Crab wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Crab misses with the head strike.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Crab gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has his hands on The Crab's head, controlling the position.
The Crab stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The Crab won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
My spies in Razor Sharp Training Systems inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Williams is thwarting The Crab's attempts to control the position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is continuing to stall.
The Crab is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Crab working for a choke but Williams is defending well.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling The Crab's hands.
Williams is trying to break free.
The Crab avoiding Williams 's attempts to control his hands.

Williams defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of The Crab's arms.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

The Crab working for a choke but Williams is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams breaks The Crab's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.

The Crab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Crab keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The Crab is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LA Vale Tudo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Crab wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Crab has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
The Crab looking to control.
Williams controlling from the top position.
The Crab keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The Crab looking for a sweep. Not yet The Crab, not yet.
The Crab is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends The Crab's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin 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.

A punch lands to the side of The Crab 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams lands with a straight right. The Crab didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Crab has time to react.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but The Crab has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but The Crab avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
The Crab is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from The Crab.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Crab manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by The Crab.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for The Crab on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crab fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from The Crab. The Crab gets slowly back to his feet.
The Crab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Crab dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Crab has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Crab fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crab manages to avoid it.
Williams catches The Crab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams lands a nice hook to The Crab's body. The Crab takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Williams catches The Crab right on the button with a cross.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
The Crab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but The Crab persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams connects with a body shot.
The Crab misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses

and The Crab counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The Crab wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.

The Crab actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The adventures of Williams the control monster continue. Boring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry The Crab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The Crab looking for submissions off his back.
Williams not doing much here.
The Crab wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams stalling.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab trying to control but Williams postures up.

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.
The Crab makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Crab.

The Crab working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.

The Crab has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Crab lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The Crab trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Williams leaves The Crab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams lands a nice hook to The Crab's body. The Crab takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Crab goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from The Crab, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The Crab closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams misses the jab.
It looked like The Crab wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Crab walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crab manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a series of punches but The Crab moves out of range.
Williams with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams swings for the body but The Crab moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Crab or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
The Crab takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of The Crab's head.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Williams misses.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as The Crab shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Williams dives in and scores a takedown into The Crab's guard.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Crab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Crab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henry The Crab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robin Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Williams 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.
Williams stands and throws The Crab's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Williams content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Williams trying to control the action but The Crab is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on The Crab's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Crab manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Crab is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Crab sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams wants to improve his position but The Crab is controlling well.
Williams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The Crab is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Crab slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping hold of The Crab's head, controlling as best he can.
Williams trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but The Crab manages to pass to mount!
Williams tries to hold on but The Crab postures up.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Crab.
Williams is looking to improve his position but The Crab isn't that keen on the idea.

Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Crab.
Williams regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Henry The Crab had this to say: 'Respect man, respect!'.