PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 2266 p4p, 3497 weight class) and Hatake Kakashi (ranked 229 p4p, 328 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Williams
vs
Kakashi

172 cm
28
140
10 - 4 - 0

181 cm
25
156
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Suit Up!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hatake Kakashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams digs a good hook to Kakashi's body.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kakashi.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kakashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams lands a jab to Kakashi's midsection.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Kakashi, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Kakashi against the cage but Kakashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams looks to land a combination but Kakashi avoids it well.
Kakashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kakashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kakashi scores with a nice strike.
Kakashi throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Kakashi's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Kakashi controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Kakashi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi controlling Williams's posture.
Kakashi looking to control.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kakashi's guard.
Kakashi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kakashi.
Williams is working Kakashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Kakashi.

Kakashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kakashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Kakashi's legs - danger averted.
Kakashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Kakashi is keeping the position.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Kakashi with a good jab.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Kakashi lands with a nice body punch.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Kakashi backs away looking to recover.
Kakashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kakashi leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams shoots and misses
and Kakashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Kakashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Kakashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Kakashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kakashi misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Kakashi.
Kakashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakashi.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Kakashi swings widly with a right hand
and Kakashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kakashi is rocked!
Kakashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Kakashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Kakashi.

Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kakashi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Williams does no damage.
Kakashi throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams throws the left hand but Kakashi avoids the punch easily.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Kakashi 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 lands with an overhand left.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams lands with a hook. Kakashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kakashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Kakashi shows good takedown defense.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Kakashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Kakashi's leg but Kakashi calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakashi. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Kakashi manages to avoid it.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakashi is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kakashi finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Kakashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Williams has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kakashi! But no joy.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Kakashi moves away and avoids it.
Kakashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Kakashi.
Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams thuds a left hand into Kakashi's body.
Kakashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kakashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kakashi misses with a hook.
Williams lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakashi can do to turn this around?

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kakashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kakashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some strikes from top position.

Kakashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Kakashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kakashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Williams distracts Kakashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams pushing down on Kakashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams passes to full mount!
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kakashi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A left lands for Kakashi.
Kakashi cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kakashi.
Kakashi throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams connects with a single shot there.

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kakashi quickly recovers to half guard.

Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Spencer Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kakashi trying to control from the bottom.
Williams is taking a breather. Kakashi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Kakashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Kakashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kakashi has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Williams is looking for a kimura here.
Williams stalling.
Kakashi wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Williams is working for a kimura but Kakashi is defending it quite comfortably.
Kakashi is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Kakashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kakashi trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Kakashi trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams is keen to just control but Kakashi is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kakashi throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams slips under a jab from Kakashi.
Williams throws a series of punches but Kakashi avoids them all with ease.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakashi.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kakashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Hatake Kakashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Kakashi looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Kakashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kakashi looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A jab from Kakashi finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Kakashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kakashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Spencer Williams!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Spencer Williams!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Spencer Williams!

Spencer Williams wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Spencer Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.