PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Inflikted. This should be a great matchup!

Andrews
vs
Willis

183 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Willis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.

Willis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Andrews sprawls well initially but Willis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Andrews is trying to stand back up but Willis is controlling him

Andrews is defending against the submission attempts here by Willis.
Andrews is trying to maintain the position but Willis is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis prevents Andrews from improving his position.
Willis lands strikes from half guard.
Willis working Andrews over with strikes.
Andrews is looking to escape.

Andrews actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis stops Andrews from getting back to his feet.
Willis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Andrews trying to control here.

Andrews actively working from the bottom here.
Willis slows the pace down in half guard.

Willis is trying to work for a kimura but Andrews is defending well.
Andrews is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Andrews actively working from the bottom here.
Willis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Andrews is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willis pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Willis slips a nice elbow through Andrews's hands, connecting with Andrews's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis lands strikes from half guard.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andrews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrews keeps working.
Andrews tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
Willis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrews taking some punishment here, with Willis in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andrews is trying to keep Willis in close.
Willis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrews's head.

Andrews is looking for a triangle but Willis pushes his legs off easily.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Andrews looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Willis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Willis works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willis works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis chips away with some ground and pound.
Willis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis stands up over Andrews, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Andrews looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis looking to pass the guard.

Andrews is looking for a triangle but Willis pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Willis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Willis with a poor takedown
and Andrews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willis is defended easily by Andrews.
Andrews fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrews counters with a straight right hand.
BJ Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Willis.
Willis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrews pinned against the cage. Andrews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Willis tries for a takedown but Andrews sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andrews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andrews sprawls well. Andrews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
Willis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andrews swivels and escapes.
Willis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Willis persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing.

Andrews closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Willis did well to prevent Andrews getting side control.

Andrews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Andrews seems to be looking for submissions.
Andrews not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willis keeps working.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andrews.
Andrews is keen to just control but Willis is a slippery customer.

Andrews postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Willis to stand up.
Willis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrews counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Andrews gets a double leg takedown into Willis's guard.

Willis is working an open guard so Andrews takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willis.

Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Andrews has his foot on Willis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Willis works his way back into a safe position though.

Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Willis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Willis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andrews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Willis has managed to get both his arms back between Andrews's legs - danger averted.
Andrews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is working Andrews over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andrews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Andrews had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willis defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrews's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Andrews 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!

Andrews thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews misses with a wild body shot.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
Willis shoots and misses
and Andrews counters with a nice body shot.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Andrews fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Willis sprawls well initially but Andrews persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andrews.
Andrews wants to take a breather but Willis is having none of it.
Andrews not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrews trying to control from half guard but Willis is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Andrews seems to be working for a kimura but Willis defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Willis is defending against the submission attempts here by Andrews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Andrews is working for a submission of some sort.

Andrews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping control of the position.

Andrews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Willis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrews.
Willis is staying active underneath Andrews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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.

Andrews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Willis is just riding it out for now. Andrews eventually gives up the hold.
Willis is looking to control Andrews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willis avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrews 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Andrews!
BJ Andrews very nearly forgot to thank Kobra Clothing Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.