PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keno Mellberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Williams
vs
Mellberg

180 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keno Mellberg!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Kenny Williams has been cut.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mellberg.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mellberg throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Mellberg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Mellberg blocks a body shot from Williams.
Mellberg tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.

Mellberg is fighting off a takedown attempt but Williams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mellberg to the mat. Mellberg regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mellberg wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Mellberg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Mellberg is retaining full guard.

Mellberg kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mellberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mellberg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mellberg controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.

Mellberg wriggles free and stands up.
Mellberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mellberg lands with a cross.
Mellberg lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
A combination from Mellberg does no damage.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mellberg as he avoids it easily.
Mellberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mellberg lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Mellberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mellberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams avoids the head kick by Mellberg.
Mellberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mellberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Mellberg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Mellberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Mellberg shoots and misses

and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mellberg's guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Mellberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mellberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams postures up.

Mellberg 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.
Mellberg wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Mellberg is pulling down on Williams's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams, at least for the moment.
Williams wanted to stand there but Mellberg had control of the position.

That's four 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.
Williams wants to control from the top but Mellberg keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mellberg dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Mellberg wants to clinch

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mellberg won't be happy with that.
Mellberg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williams is controlling him well.
Mellberg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Williams's best efforts.
Mellberg pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams wants to control but Mellberg is keeping him busy.
Mellberg is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keno Mellberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mellberg thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Mellberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mellberg connects with a single shot there.
Keno Mellberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellberg misses with a wild combination.
Mellberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mellberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Mellberg defends it.
Mellberg is trying is best to control the position here.
Mellberg wants to get back to his feet.
Mellberg gets back to full guard.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mellberg wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mellberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Mellberg closes the distance and clinches.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mellberg lands with a nice body punch.
Mellberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mellberg scores with a hook.
Mellberg lands with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Mellberg.
Mellberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams trying to control but Mellberg is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to stand but Mellberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mellberg keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Kenny Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mellberg kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.
Mellberg misses with a takedown

and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenny Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keno Mellberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mellberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mellberg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Williams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Williams looks for a takedown but Mellberg sprawls well.

Mellberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mellberg breaks the clinch.

Mellberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mellberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mellberg tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Mellberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mellberg lands with some strikes.
Mellberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mellberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mellberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mellberg thowing shots but they're missing.
Mellberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keno Mellberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mellberg lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Mellberg thumps Williams with a low kick.

Mellberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mellberg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mellberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mellberg misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenny Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams trying to control the action but Mellberg is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams is looking for a kimura but Mellberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.

Mellberg has one foot on Williams's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mellberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Mellberg shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Mellberg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mellberg jabs at Williams's body.
Mellberg lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mellberg swivels and escapes.
Danga de danga de dang - Mellberg scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg lands a slapping body shot.
Mellberg tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mellberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mellberg breaks the clinch.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Mellberg tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Mellberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams keeps control of Mellberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mellberg working hard to break the clinch.
Mellberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mellberg prevents the takedown attempt.

Mellberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mellberg tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mellberg wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Mellberg.
Mellberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Kenny Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keno Mellberg.
Mellberg misses with a few strikes there.
Mellberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Mellberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Mellberg is defending the position.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Mellberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mellberg manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamsis looking to pass into half guard but Mellberg pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mellberg is in guard.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mellberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mellberg wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keno Mellberg really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mellberg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mellberg's guard.
Mellberg is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mellberg is keeping the position for now.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mellberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mellberg punching from the bottom - just letting Williams know he's still in a fight.
Mellberg wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.

Mellberg kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donk. Mellberg catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mellberg!
Mellberg thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mellberg throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Mellberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mellberg lands a head shot.

Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mellberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.

Mellberg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mellberg is keeping the position for now.
Mellberg wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Mellberg keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Mellberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Williams trying to control but Mellberg is working from the bottom.
Mellberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Mellberg is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kenny Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keno Mellberg.
Williams wants to clinch.
Mellberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mellberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mellberg throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Mellberg misses with a looping right.
Mellberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mellberg!
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mellberg tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Mellberg is trying to stand.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mellberg is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Williams had his way with Keno Mellberg in that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mellberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mellberg digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.

Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams prevents Mellberg from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mellberg is on top in guard.
Williams pulls Mellberg in close to prevent any damage.
Mellberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellberg wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams working a defensive guard here.

Mellberg gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mellberg.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mellberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Mellberg. That snapped Williams's head back.
Mellberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Mellberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mellberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Mellberg thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
A combination from Mellberg does no damage.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Mellberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mellberg throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.

Williams clinches up with Mellberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams has Mellberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mellberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellberg tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.

Mellberg jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.

Mellberg pushes Williams off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mellberg has his takedown stuffed

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mellberg won't be happy with that.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Mellberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mellberg is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
Mellberg regains half guard there - taking advantage of Williams's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Mellberg kicks Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Kenny Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mellberg with that takedown attempt.
Kenny Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keno Mellberg.

Williams pushes Mellberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Mellberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Williams is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mellberg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Williams to the mat. Williams regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Keno Mellberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mellberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Mellberg gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.
Mellberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Mellberg stuffs the takedown.

Mellberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Mellberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keno Mellberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mellberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keno Mellberg!
Keno Mellberg is the new welterweight champion!