PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 47 p4p, 224 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 2 p4p, 14 weight class). Crawler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by World Ender. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Williams
vs
Crawler

175 cm
36
138
36 - 17 - 0

178 cm
31
146
17 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams cracks Crawler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Crawler ducks down to avoid it.
Williams lands a head shot.
Crawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawler misses the target.
Crawler moves away from the strike by Williams.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a nice body shot.
Crawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams misses with a hook.
Crawler needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Crawler moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Crawler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves away from the strike by Crawler.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams defending well as Crawler loads up on a big left hand.
Crawler slips under a jab.
A cross from Williams lands.
Crawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Crawler tries to counter by closing the distance.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawler.
Williams tests Crawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams sizes up Crawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawler is just out of range.
Crawler throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams stuns Crawler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawler tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
Crawler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crawler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawler's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crawler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Williams misses.
Crawler wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Williams with a jab.
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Crawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a left to the body.
Williams misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Crawler.
Williams cracks Crawler with a good jab.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Crawler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crawler ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Crawler should have avoided that one.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Crawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Crawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams moves out of range as Crawler strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Crawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawler slips under a jab.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crawler blocks a jab.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crawler misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams cracks Crawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawler! But no joy.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne 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 lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams lands a nice hook to Crawler's body. Crawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Crawler ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
Crawler tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Williams.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawler ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Crawler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawler manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawler misses.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Crawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crawler under the eye.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crawler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jab from Williams.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams jabs Crawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawler slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawler. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with a hook
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawler slips under a jab from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Crawler moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Crawler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses the jab.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crawler tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawler throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
Crawler wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Crawler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Crawler is out of range.
Williams scores with a jab. Crawler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Crawler ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawler! But no joy.
Crawler staying out of range there.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Crawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
Crawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Crawler defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Crawler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crawler slips under a jab from Williams.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawler can do to turn this around?
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawler counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawler.
A big left from Williams misses.
Crawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams misses the jab.
A nice side step and Crawler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws a hook but Crawler blocks it.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Williams misses with a left hand

and Crawler counters with a nice right hand that sends Williams toppling to the canvas! Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crawler finish him?!

Williams is rocked!
Wayne Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams works Crawler's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crawler moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Crawler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big right from Williams misses.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawler moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawler.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Crawler throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Crawler moves away and avoids it.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Crawler defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Crawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawler.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Crawler seems unphased.
Crawler works the jab nicely.
Crawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams lands with a straight right. Crawler didn't see that one coming.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Crawler.
Crawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawler's head backwards.
Crawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams avoids the body shot from Crawler.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
Night Crawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams misses with a hook
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws out a loose jab but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawler's head backwards.
Crawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Crawler wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawler.
Crawler misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
Crawler moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Crawler throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawler slips under a jab from Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawler! But no joy.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawler manages to avoid it.
Crawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Crawler throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Crawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crawler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Crawler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Crawler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams throws a hook but Crawler blocks it.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Crawler wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawler misses the target.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawler drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crawler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
After winning the bout, Wayne Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.