PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Man comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Eli Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Da Man
vs
Williams

201 cm
31
262 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

195 cm
28
276 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams blocks a head kick by Da Man.
Da Man misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Da Man tries to sprawl but Williams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams throwing shots but Da Man is blocking nicely.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams controlling the pace.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams is keen to just control but Da Man is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Da Man tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Da Man is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Da Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da Man's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Man keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Da Man blocks nicely.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Man wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Da Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Da Man kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Da Man wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Da Man is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eli Williams.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Da Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Da Man tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.

Da Man clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Da Man fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams misses with a looping left.
Da Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Man looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Da Man lands with a shot to the body.
Da Man takes one on the button.
Da Man lands a head shot.
Da Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Da Man misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Da Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Da Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Paco Da Man has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Man slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Da Man cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.

Da Man dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Man wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Williams has his foot on Da Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Da Man works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Man won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Da Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Man wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams is trying to control the position but Da Man postures up.
Da Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Da Man from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Da Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Da Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Da Man.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Da Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Da Man moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Da Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Man misses with a head kick.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Da Man misses the shot to the body.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Da Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Man lands with a good body shot.
Da Man lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Da Man takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a leg kick but Da Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Man is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams stuns Da Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams avoids the head kick by Da Man.
Williams avoids the head kick by Da Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Da Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Da Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Man throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Da Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams is looking to slow Da Man down with leg kicks.
Da Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Da Man thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Man. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a head shot.
Da Man scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Da Man tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Man misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Da Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paco Da Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Da Man with a nice cross.
Da Man takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Da Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Da Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Da Man looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Paco Da Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a jab to Da Man's midsection.
Williams avoids the head kick by Da Man.

Williams gets a double leg takedown into Da Man's guard.
Da Man keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up in Da Man's guard and throws a big left but Da Man blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Da Man is looking for a sweep.
Williams wants to control but Da Man is keeping him busy.
Da Man is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Da Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
Da Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Man defending well though.
Da Man tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Da Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Da Man has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Da Man defends it.
Williams with the ground and pound but Da Man uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Da Man is working from the bottom.
Da Man looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Da Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
Da Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams has hold of Da Man's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Da Man tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Williams cranks the arm and Da Man screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Da Man, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eli Williams!
After winning the bout, Eli Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.