PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Shuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Shuck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Shuck

190 cm
23
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sid Shuck!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams blocks a head kick by Shuck.

Williams forces Shuck back against the cage and clinches.
Shuck misses with some punches.
Shuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Shuck blocks with his arms.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shuck's efforts to push away.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shuck's defenses.
Shuck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams avoiding damage.
Shuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shuck.
Shuck takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sid Shuck has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Shuck is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Shuck looks gassed!
Shuck is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.

Shuck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams wants to clinch up but Shuck keeps it at a distance.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Shuck back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Shuck blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shuck tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Shuck drops back down to his feet.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shuck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shuck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Shuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Shuck is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Shuck shrugs off.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shuck's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shuck takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shuck's face.
Williams working Shuck over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Shuck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Shuck avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shuck is defending well for now.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Shuck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shuck tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Shuck misses with a knee to the head.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Shuck is blocking nicely.
Shuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shuck lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shuck.
Shuck throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Shuck tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Shuck drops back down to his feet.
Shuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shuck looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Shuck in his tracks for a moment.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shuck's face.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Shuck misses with a knee strike.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Shuck swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Shuck has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Shuck takes a knee right on the jaw!

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.
Shuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Shuck in his tracks for a moment.
Shuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Shuck fails to land.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Shuck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Shuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Shuck fails to pull guard.
Matt Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Shuck.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shuck's efforts to push away.
Williams just leaning against Shuck, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Shuck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shuck avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Shuck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Shuck's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shuck wants to stall.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams keeps control of Shuck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shuck obliges.
Shuck dodges an elbow strike from Williams.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Shuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Shuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shuck cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Shuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams avoids the head kick by Shuck.
Williams is looking to clinch but Shuck is avoiding it.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Shuck circles away.
Shuck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Sid Shuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams 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 closes the distance and pushes Shuck back into the cage.

Shuck manages to pull guard.
Shuck is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Shuck tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Shuck has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Williams is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shuck.
Williams is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shuck will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuck is looking for a sweep.
Williams in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Williams stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Shuck counters with a thumping low kick.

Williams rushes Shuck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shuck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shuck.
Shuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Shuck shrugs off.
Shuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Shuck wants to break free but Williams has control.
Shuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Shuck's ribcage.
Williams keeps control of Shuck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Shuck won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Williams rushes Shuck and presses him up against the cage.
Shuck is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shuck avoids it.
Shuck can't break the clinch.
Shuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Shuck managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Shuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shuck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Shuck misses with a knee to the head.
Williams has Shuck pressed against the cage, preventing Shuck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shuck's defenses.
Shuck gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Shuck's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shuck throws a big shot that misses.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shuck.
Shuck throws a head kick that misses.
Shuck throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shuck.
Shuck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
A head kick by Shuck misses
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Shuck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shuck misses with a few strikes there.
Shuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Shuck misses with a head kick.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Shuck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shuck throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuck tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shuck's efforts to push away.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Matt Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Shuck's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Shuck throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Shuck throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Shuck misses

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Shuck can't get the takedown.
Shuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shuck dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Shuck looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shuck misses with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams has Shuck pressed against the cage, preventing Shuck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams lands a knee to the body.

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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shuck up against the cage.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Shuck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Williams misses
enabling Shuck to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Shuck circles away.
Matt Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to clinch but Shuck moves out of range.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shuck.
Williams is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Shuck finds it's target.
Shuck looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shuck.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shuck.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Shuck.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shuck looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Shuck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a head kick.
A jab from Shuck finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Shuck wants to clinch.
Williams avoids the head kick by Shuck.
Williams is looking to clinch but Shuck is avoiding it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shuck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shuck can do to turn this around?
Williams is looking to clinch but Shuck is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Shuck counters with a straight right hand.
Shuck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Shuck moves out of range easily.
Shuck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shuck cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shuck throws out a powerful jab.
Williams tries to clinch but Shuck is having none of it.
Williams wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shuck.
Shuck throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Shuck throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Sid Shuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shuck misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Williams!