PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Deanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Safety Dance by Men Without Hats. Rob Deanaro struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Wally Williams had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Williams
vs
Deanaro

160 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Deanaro!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deanaro misses with a wild combination.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tries to clinch up but Deanaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Deanaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Deanaro avoids it.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deanaro's head.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams wants to clinch.
Deanaro moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Deanaro moved away.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Deanaro in the body.
Deanaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Deanaro in the body.
Deanaro looks gassed!
Deanaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Wally Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deanaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Deanaro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deanaro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deanaro throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Williams lands a big head kick that sends Deanaro tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Deanaro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Deanaro is rocked!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deanaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deanaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams wants to clinch.
Deanaro seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deanaro to the mat! Deanaro manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deanaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Deanaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deanaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deanaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Deanaro walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Deanaro moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Deanaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to clinch there but Deanaro circles away.
Deanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally 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.

Williams throws a front kick that sends Deanaro stumbling back into the cage.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deanaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deanaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deanaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deanaro counters with a one-two to the body.
Deanaro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deanaro's calf.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deanaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deanaro is breathing heavily.

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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 wants to control from the top but Deanaro keeps moving.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deanaro's head.

Williams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Deanaro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Williams has Deanaro in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has control of Deanaro's left arm, preventing Deanaro from doing any damage.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Deanaro!
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Deanaro has worked his arm free - good work by Deanaro!
Deanaro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Deanaro struggling a bit here.
Deanaro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Williams off and has taken his back!
Williams trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams breaks Deanaro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Deanaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deanaro can do to turn this around?
Williams trying to control but Deanaro is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up in Deanaro's guard and throws a big left but Deanaro blocks it.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to control from the top but Deanaro keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Deanaro throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Deanaro blocks the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Deanaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Williams.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a jab to Deanaro's midsection.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deanaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deanaro. That did some damage!
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Deanaro takes a step back to recover.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Deanaro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wally Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deanaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Deanaro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that Deanaro semi-blocks.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Deanaro's torso.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Deanaro!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Deanaro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
Deanaro blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Williams throwing strikes here but Deanaro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Williams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Deanaro turns into him and now he's in Williams's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Deanaro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deanaro has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Deanaro won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Deanaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Deanaro trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Williams clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams throws a head kick that Deanaro semi-blocks.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deanaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Williams pushes Deanaro away with a front kick.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Williams misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deanaro throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams tries to clinch up but Deanaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Deanaro counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Deanaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Deanaro's side.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams wants to clinch.
Deanaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Deanaro is out of range.
Williams throws a push kick but Deanaro slaps the foot to one side.
Williams misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Deanaro's torso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Deanaro.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wally Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Deanaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deanaro slips a straight right by Williams.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Deanaro's torso.
A solid body kick from Williams.
A solid body kick from Williams.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams connects with a high kick.
Deanaro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Deanaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Deanaro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Deanaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deanaro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deanaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Williams had his way with Rob Deanaro in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Deanaro avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams wants to clinch up but Deanaro keeps it at a distance.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a front kick.

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deanaro's guard.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams passes Deanaro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Deanaro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Deanaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Deanaro wants to get back to full guard but Williams has mounted him!
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Williams dominating with strikes here.

Williams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Deanaro turns into him and now he's in Williams's guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Deanaro controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Deanaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Deanaro prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams punching from the bottom.

Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Deanaro.
Williams is pressing down on Deanaro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

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 looking for a guillotine here but Deanaro defends easily.
Deanaro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wally Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deanaro avoids the strikes from the bottom by Williams.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Rob Deanaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wally 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:43
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:43
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Williams!
Wally Williams retains his lightweight title!