PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Williams (ranked 2906 p4p, 4630 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enigma - I love you, I'll kill you. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Williams
vs
Queen

180 cm
25
186
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enzo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Queen misses with a takedown

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Queen up against the cage.
Queen wants a takedown.
Enzo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Queen.
Williams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Queen up against the cage.

Williams pulls guard successfully.
Williams seems keen to control Queen's posture.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Queen is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams is controlling Queen's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.

Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Queen is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.

Queen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!

Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Queen is keeping the position for now.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Queen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Queen is retaining full guard.

Queen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Williams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Queen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Queen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Queen!

Queen swings around for an armbar but Williams sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Queen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Queen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Queen 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 passes Queen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Queen is trying to stand.

Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Queen defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Queen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Williams throws the left hand but Queen avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it.
Queen shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Queen shoots in.
Queen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Queen gets slowly back to his feet.
Queen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Queen gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Williams jumps guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Queen.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Queen avoids it well and moves away.
Queen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Queen somewhat.
Queen shoots in but no luck this time.
Enzo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Queen.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Queen up against the cage.

Williams manages to pull guard.

Queen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!

Queen is not content to let Williams control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen is letting Williams control him for a moment.
Queen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williams is controlling him well.
Enzo Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen dodges the ground and pound from Williams.
Queen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.

Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Queen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Queen wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Queen is defending well.
Queen is being controlled here.

Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Queen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Queen is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of Queen's head but Queen avoids it well.
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Queen seems a little lost for a moment, as Williams dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Queen is defending well.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Queen keeps working.
Queen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Williams moves into full guard.
Williams trying to control the position here.

Queen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.

Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Queen can't keep his opponent in guard - Williams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Queen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Queen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
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.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Queen defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams is looking to advance position but Queen won't allow it.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Queen has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo 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!

Queen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Queen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Queen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Williams looking for a submission but Queen manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams drops back looking for a leg! Queen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Queen manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Queen's guard.
Queen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Queen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.

Queen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams postures up in Queen's guard and throws a big left but Queen blocks it.
Williams trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Williams has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Williams content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Queen for as long as he can get away with.

Queen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into side control.

Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Queen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Queen!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Queen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.

Queen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.

Queen 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.
Queen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Queen wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams pushing down on Queen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams is nestled in close to Queen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Queen is defending well.

Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Queen is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Queen is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Queen defends it well.
Enzo Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams stops Queen from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Williams!
A less than humble Enzo Williams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.