PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capes Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stricken. This should be a great matchup!

Bing
vs
Williams

185 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Capes Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bing shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is controlling Bing's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bing controlling the action here.
Williams tries to roll over but Bing keeps him under control.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams has hold of Bing's hands but Bing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bing 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. Bing eventually gives up the hold.
Bing prevents Williams from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bing.
Bing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams fails with the takedown

and Bing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bing trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bing landing some decent shots from guard.
Bing scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bing content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Bing working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bing passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Williams!
Williams looks gassed!
Bing dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bing controlling his opponent.
Bing landing strikes from the mount.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Bing with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams tries to hold on but Bing pushes him away.
Bing trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Bing controlling the pace for now.

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.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bing content just to control the position here.
Bing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Bing lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bing is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Bing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bada Bing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bing counter with a right hand.

Bing closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Bing trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bing controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bing landing with the ground and pound.
Bing pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Bing is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing with the ground and pound but Williams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bing trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bing has passed into side control.
Williams is trying to control Bing's posture but Bing avoids it.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Williams is tying to control. Bing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bing manages to get to full guard.
Bing will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bing throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Williams won't allow Bing to sweep him here.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Bing's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams shoots and misses
and Bing counters with a stiff right hand.

Bing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bing prevents Williams from standing back up.
Bing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams trying to control but Bing is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams advances to half guard.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams is keen to just control but Bing is a slippery customer.

Bing is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams thows a huge punch but Bing dodges it nicely.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Bing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bing wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams is nestled in close to Bing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bing tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Williams feints and as Bing raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Bing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams is trying to control the position but Bing postures up.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Bing on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bing tries to get out of the position.
Bing will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Capes Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bing is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Bing.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Bing has control of the leg.
Bing is tying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Bing is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bing is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Bing sits in half guard.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bing is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams darts in trying to clinch

and Bing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bing.
Bing stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bing is stalling in the full guard.
Bing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bing wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Bing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bing sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.

Bing is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bing's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bing's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing breaks Williams's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.

Bing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bing controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Bing 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.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Bing is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bada Bing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams wants to get back to full guard but Bing has mounted him!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams tries to buck Bing off but he can't manage it.
Bing looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bing lands with some strikes.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bada Bing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bing 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bada Bing!