PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daytona Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is River Below by Billy Talent. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Williams
vs
Fernandez

173 cm
22
153 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

160 cm
23
149 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daytona Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Fernandez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernandez.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fernandez 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.
Fernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams looking to control.

Fernandez drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Fernandez off! Fernandez jumps back into Williams's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams misses with a takedown
letting Fernandez counter with a right hand.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandez counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Fernandez misses.
Fernandez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams shoots and misses
and Fernandez counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fernandez.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Fernandez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Fernandez finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Fernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Fernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams trying to hold on to Fernandez's head to control him but Fernandez postures up.

Fernandez is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernandez works his way into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Williams wants to control but Fernandez postures up.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Fernandez.
Fernandez landing strikes.
Williams wants to control but Fernandez postures up.
Williams is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Fernandez both land. Nice combination.
Fernandez is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandez's shoulder, as Fernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fernandez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Fernandez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams fails with the takedown

and Fernandez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fernandez.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandez wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Fernandez is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daytona Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
Fernandez is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Fernandez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.

Fernandez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams wants to improve his position but Fernandez is controlling well.

Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fernandez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fernandez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Fernandez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fernandez.
Williams manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams wants to improve his position but instead Fernandez has moved into half guard.
Fernandez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams trying to control here.
Williams is in trouble now - Fernandez has advanced to mount!

Fernandez looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
Fernandez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.

Fernandez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Fernandez maintains control.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.

Fernandez working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.

Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fernandez.

That's four 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.

Fernandez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!
Williams wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.

Fernandez has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daytona Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Fernandez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Fernandez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fernandez connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Fernandez throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernandez.
Fernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams wants to improve his position but Fernandez is controlling well.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is controlling Fernandez's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez prevents Williams from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Fernandez wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams trying to control but Fernandez postures up.
Fernandez is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.

Fernandez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Fernandez eventually gives up the hold.

Fernandez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into full guard.
Fernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.

Fernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Williams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fernandez, into his guard.
Williams trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.

Fernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Fernandez is striking from the bottom but Williams uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fernandez defending well though.
Williams is trying to control. Fernandez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Fernandez defends it.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams is really struggling to control Fernandez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fernandez throws a one two combo.
Fernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams tries to clinch up

and Fernandez counters with a takedown into side control.

Fernandez tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joseph Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Fernandez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daytona Fernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daytona Fernandez!