PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Summer Song. Tyler Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Li
vs
Williams

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Li rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Li moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Li.
Li prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.

Li drags the fight down to the ground.

Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Li backing up. Li nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyler Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Li tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Li counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Li lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams really wants to buck Li off and get back to his feet.
Williams looks gassed!
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li content just to control the position here.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Li controlling his opponent.
Li trying to control but Williams is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Li moves to the back.
Li lands strikes to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li controlling the position well here. Williams rolled but Li kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chong Li 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.

Li shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Li showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.

Williams kicks Li off and gets back to his feet.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Li shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch

and Li counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Li stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
Williams scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Li.
Williams is trying to buck Li off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li landing a few strikes.
Li trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Li asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet here but Li is keeping cool and he's managed to take Williams's back.

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.
Williams holding both Li 's hands and preventing any damage.

Williams manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Chong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Li is predictable there
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li.
Li with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Li throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Donk. Williams catches Li right on the button with a cross.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Williams clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Li tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Williams throws and low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Li drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chong Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Li asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Li decides to stand back up.
Williams scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a good, hard body kick but Li shrugs it off.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li blocks the body kick.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tyler Williams!