PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and derek Sherinian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

William
vs
Sherinian

162 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

153 cm
23
134 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, derek Sherinian!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherinian tries to score a power double leg takedown but William sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherinian somewhat.
Sherinian misses with a takedown attempt - William sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sherinian.
Damien William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of derek Sherinian.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sherinian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sherinian drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherinian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

William looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sherinian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now William is on top in guard.
Sherinian looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
Sherinian trying to strike off his back.
William passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sherinian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Sherinian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Sherinian keeping full guard, as William tries to pass.
William controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherinian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. William manages to get himself to full guard.
Sherinian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sherinian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sherinian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sherinian is looking to work some ground and pound but William has wrist control.
Sherinian preventing the sweep.
Sherinian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sherinian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but William manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Sherinian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sherinian looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
William displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sherinian.
William misses with a low kick.
derek Sherinian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sherinian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
William stands and throws Sherinian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sherinian wants to control but William postures up.
Sherinian throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sherinian keeps working.
Sherinian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but William wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
William trying to control the position but Sherinian is working away.
Sherinian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but William wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
William blocks the strikes from Sherinian.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sherinian misses with a takedown

and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien William 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.

Sherinian with a lazy takedown attempt

and William counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sherinian scores with a nice shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William connects with a couple of short punches.
Sherinian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sherinian tries to strike from the bottom.
Sherinian 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.
Sherinian trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
William landing some decent shots from guard.

William 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.
Sherinian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with William. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sherinian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as William controls the pace.
Sherinian wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherinian tries for a takedown but William circles away easily

and William counters with a shoot takedown. Sherinian fights it but they end up in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sherinian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sherinian tries to strike from the bottom.
Sherinian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

William drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and William jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sherinian striking off his back.
Sherinian wants to improve his position but instead William has moved into half guard.

Sherinian is defending against the submission attempts here by William.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian missing with punches from the bottom.
Sherinian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sherinian landing a few short strikes.
Sherinian misses with some strikes from the bottom.

William is trying to work for a kimura but Sherinian is defending well.
Sherinian flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Sherinian makes his way to full guard, as William worked for a kimura.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sherinian is on top in guard.
Sherinian with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sherinian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sherinian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Sherinian got a little sloppy there for a moment and William has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sherinian has managed to get both his arms back between William's legs - danger averted.
Sherinian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of William's head.
Sherinian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sherinian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sherinian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sherinian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherinian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sherinian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sherinian works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
William takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Sherinian's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sherinian scoring with punches and elbows.
William on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sherinian grinds an elbow into William's temple.
William defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on William's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sherinian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but William is avoiding damage well.
Sherinian working the body and head with strikes.
William manages to get back to half guard.
Sherinian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sherinian pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien William dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sherinian shoots and misses

and William counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sherinian's guard now.

William drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and William jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sherinian is trying to keep William in close.
Sherinian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sherinian looking to control.
Sherinian trying to strike off his back.
Sherinian throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherinian shoots in and drives through. William sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a wild combination.
Damien William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherinian misses with a takedown

and William counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sherinian!
Damien William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of derek Sherinian.
Sherinian is trying desperately to improve position.

William looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
William landing strikes from the mount.
Sherinian wants to control but William is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian is wriggling around trying to escape.
William fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sherinian working to try and regain half guard.

William is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sherinian has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sherinian working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William is working for a guillotine from mount but Sherinian frees his head quite easily.
Sherinian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sherinian is desperately trying to improve his position but William has a good base and remains in mount.
William wants to control the pace but Sherinian is squirming around nicely.
Sherinian is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
William trying to control but Sherinian is having none of it.
Sherinian working to try and regain half guard.

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.

William looking for a guillotine from mount but Sherinian is having none of it.
Sherinian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sherinian manages to regain half guard. Good work.
William thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sherinian's head.
Sherinian is looking for a sweep. William is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
William is looking to take a break and control but Sherinian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

William is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well William 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien William!