PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen William could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Fay's chin.

William
vs
Fay

185 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
28
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Owen William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Fay!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Fay counters with a left hand that sends William to the canvas!

William is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
William avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fay.

Fay goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, William has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fay but great work by William.
William wants to stand but Fay has his arm trapped.
Fay wants to control but William postures up.
William tries to stand but Fay is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Fay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fay struggling a bit here.

Fay throws William to one side and escapes!

Fay gets a takedown into half guard.
Fay misses with a head shot. William uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fay trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Fay is working William over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fay landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fay advances to half guard.
Fay is trying to control. William wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fay wants to free his trapped foot but William is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Fay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, William has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Fay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but William sees it coming and defends easily.
William knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fay on the ground.

Fay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
William is in trouble now - Fay has advanced to mount!

Fay goes for an armbar but William turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from William.
William is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William trying to control but Fay is working from the bottom.
Fay 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.

Fay kicks William off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William is looking to clinch.
William looks to land a combination but Fay avoids it well.

Fay drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fay looking to sit in guard and control but William gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Fay 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.

Fay forces William back against the cage and clinches.

Fay is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. William can't fight it off and eventually Fay manages to take the fight to the floor. William looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
William being controlled here, momentarily.

Fay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
William wants to stand but Fay is controlling the position.
Fay won't allow William to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fay trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Fay sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Fay has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fay passes William's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
William is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
William is trying to stand up here but Fay is controlling him well.

Fay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and William defends it well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fay trying to control the action but William is working from the bottom.

Fay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is not content to let Fay control the position.

Fay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fay is trying to control. William wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Fay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but William sees it coming and defends easily.
Fay seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but William sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fay throwing shots but William is blocking nicely.
William is trying to stand up here but Fay is controlling him well.
Fay passes to full mount!
Dean Fay has got the better of the ground game so far.
William tries to hold on but Fay pushes him away.
Fay controlling his opponent.

Fay working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. William looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fay! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dean Fay!