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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 1031 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 156 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 cm 28 270 18 - 4 - 0 |
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210 cm 39 275 35 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Great elbows Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams defending well as Nekele loads up on a big left hand. Williams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head. Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nekele swings and misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut. Williams throws a nice looking combination but Nekele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nekele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react. A big left from Nekele misses. Nekele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Nekele throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Nekele loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch. It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nekele throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Williams throws a leg kick which misses Nekele's front leg but catches the back leg as Nekele tries to avoid it. Williams blocks a head kick by Nekele.
Nekele avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nekele looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Nekele misses with a body shot.
Billy Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele. Nekele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout. Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams is looking to slow Nekele down with leg kicks. Williams avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Williams with a jab. Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nekele throws out the jab. Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Williams throws a head kick that misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Nekele has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Nice cross by Williams. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Williams stalks Nekele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nekele's face. Nekele staggers backwards, shaken. Nekele loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Nekele shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard. Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nekele.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Nekele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Nekele throws a big elbow that misses. Nekele wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving. Nekele tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard. Nekele trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nekele wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position. Nekele stops Williams from standing up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Nekele misses with a kick to the body.
Nekele throws a half hearted mid kick. Nekele slips under a jab from Williams. Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A combination from Nekele does no damage. As Nekele tries to get set, Williams tries to push him back and clinch up but Nekele manages to avoid the attempt.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Donk. Williams catches Nekele right on the button with a cross. Nekele misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a head kick but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nekele checks it well. Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Nekele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Nekele as he checks the leg kick. Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Williams slips a straight right by Nekele. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nekele, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nekele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nekele's head backwards. Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nekele's head backwards. Williams scores with a jab to the jaw. Nekele wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range. Williams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Nekele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Nekele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Nekele takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses. Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Williams throws a leg kick but Nekele sees it coming and moves out of range. Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Nekele drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nekele prevents Williams from escaping the position. Nekele wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Williams dominated that round. The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams scores with a body shot.
Billy Williams is winning the standup battle so far. A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Nekele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nekele. Nekele takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses. Donk. Nekele catches Williams right on the button with a cross. Williams avoids the head kick by Nekele.
Nekele throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Naiki Nekele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nekele throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Williams lands with a good body shot. Williams avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Nekele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Nekele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Williams throws a nice outside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Nekele on that attempt. Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nekele misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) That has opened up Naiki Nekele's cut even more. Nekele is breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Nekele. Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nekele. Nekele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams cracks Nekele with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nekele to stand back up! Nekele walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Williams swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Williams! An out of breath and clearly excited Billy Williams thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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