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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lee Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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174 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Radar Black! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing. Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily. Williams throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Radar Black has been cut. Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams. Williams moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off. Williams is looking to clinch. Williams moves into the clinch. Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Lee Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radar Black. Black lands a takedown into guard.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Williams wants to stand but Black is controlling the position. Black works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard. Black prevents Williams from getting back to his feet. Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Black thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black lands a couple of decent looking shots. Black postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow. Williams wants to stand up but Black is controlling him. Black postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Black prevents Williams from getting back to his feet. Black throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Black lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Williams preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Black shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Williams tries to clinch up. Williams leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Williams. Black looks gassed! Black tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice sprawl there from Williams as Black shoots in. Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Williams wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom. Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Black scoring with some ground and pound. Black looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
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. Black trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth. Williams stands and steps away. Black gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination! Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Williams dominated that round. The cut man is working on Radar Black's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Williams is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though. Black stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Black working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Black trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom. Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Black. Black trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Black is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Black is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black scoring with punches and elbows. Black is chipping away with strikes.
Black lands a decent elbow from side control. Black working the ground and pound from side control. Williams is trying to escape the position but Black is controlling the position. Black is putting a hurting on Williams here, landing some big shots from side control. Williams is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Radar Black has got the better of the ground game so far. Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes. Black working the head with strikes. Black scores with punches from side control. Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Check out the look on Black's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Black working the head with strikes. Williams is trying to buck Black off. Black cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Black cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Black working the head with strikes. Black working the head with strikes. Black working the head and body with strikes. Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Black connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black working the ground and pound. Williams pushes Black away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Black gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Black working the head with strikes. Black lands a few punches from side control. Black has knee on belly and moves into mount. Williams squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black raining down shots from the mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radar Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Radar Black's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head. Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Williams is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Black is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Black lands with a punch from half guard. Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily. Black trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away. Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer. Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Williams is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well. Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Ground and pound from Black.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard. Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Black is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows. Black trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black cracks Williams with a solid left hand. Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Black prevents Williams from getting back to his feet. Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Williams tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance. Williams tries to clinch but Black moves out of range. Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet. Black shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well. Black closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Lee Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radar Black. Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily. Black tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Williams with a hook. Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side. Williams throws a nice head kick!
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there. Williams is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Williams is trying to stand.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Black winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Williams is trying to stand.
Williams trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Black throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely. Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow. Williams has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Black is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage. Williams taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Radar Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Black 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:29 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radar Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
64% |
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