PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Paint it black . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trout
vs
Williams

181 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Trout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trout takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams wants to clinch.
Trout misses the shot to the body.
Trout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Trout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trout on the side of the head.
Trout misses with a series of wild punches.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Williams.
Trout is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Trout takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trout takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.

Williams lands a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Trout looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Williams wanted to stand there but Trout had control of the position.
Trout being controlled here, momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trout tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Williams is looking to clinch but Trout is avoiding it.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Trout back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Trout is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams stalling.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trout throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Trout looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Trout swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Trout pushes him off.
Trout misses with a body shot.
Trout walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trout misses with a jab to the body

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trout.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trout.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Trout is blocking nicely.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Trout won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trout drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Trout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trout throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams wants to clinch up but Trout keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Trout is avoiding it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Trout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trout keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams avoids the body shot from Trout.

Williams rushes Trout and presses him up against the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Trout blocks with his arms.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trout misses with a few strikes there.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trout lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Trout drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Trout won't want to take too many of those.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trout in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trout's calf.

Williams rushes Trout and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trout's face.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trout's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams pushes Trout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams working Trout over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Trout's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trout backwards.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams is stalling here.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Trout won't want to take too many of those.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trout.

Williams has picked Trout up - he's going for a ride! Williams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Williams is controlling the pace.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams wants to stand up but Trout is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trout. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Trout is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Williams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Trout.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Trout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Williams is looking to clinch but Trout is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Trout is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trout circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Trout lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Trout pushes him off.
Trout misses with a body shot.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams is looking to clinch but Trout is avoiding it.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trout throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trout thows a body shot but no joy.
Trout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Trout is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trout up against the cage.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trout drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Trout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trout goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Trout misses with a body shot.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams wants to clinch.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trout in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trout's face.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Trout's head.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trout in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Williams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Trout is trying to keep an underhook but Williams manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams trying to control the action but Trout is working from the bottom.

Trout actively working from the bottom here.
Williams not doing much here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Trout pushes him off.
Trout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams avoids the body shot from Trout.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frank Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams tries to clinch but Trout moves out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trout swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Williams pushes Trout up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trout blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trout lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams stalls.
Mick Trout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Trout tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Williams!
After the big win, Frank Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MMA ANIMAL and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.