PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iron Chancellor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chancellor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Tobin / El Cargo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chancellor
vs
Williams

176 cm
28
145 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

170 cm
22
147 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iron Chancellor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chancellor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Chancellor is out of range.
Chancellor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams connects with a jab.

Williams shoots in and bounces Chancellor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chancellor being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chancellor wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams wants to control from the top but Chancellor keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chancellor pulls Williams in to control the position.
Chancellor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams postures up in Chancellor's guard and throws a big left but Chancellor blocks it.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chancellor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chancellor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chancellor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Chancellor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams 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.
Williams trying to control but Chancellor is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.

Austin Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chancellor takes one on the button.
Williams throws the left hand but Chancellor avoids the punch easily.
Chancellor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chancellor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chancellor walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Chancellor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chancellor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chancellor scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Chancellor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chancellor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Chancellor.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Chancellor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chancellor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Chancellor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chancellor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams controlling from mount.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams lands a jab to Chancellor's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Chancellor ducks down to avoid it.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chancellor.
Chancellor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chancellor connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Chancellor slips a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams darts in and clinches Chancellor up against the cage.
Chancellor cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Chancellor blocking some punches.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams tries to work over Chancellor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chancellor looking to stall.
Williams avoiding damage.
Chancellor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chancellor prevents a body shot from Williams.
Nice body punch from Chancellor.
Nice body punch from Chancellor.
Chancellor lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Chancellor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Chancellor has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.

Williams gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chancellor is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chancellor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chancellor's head.
Chancellor is not content to let Williams control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Chancellor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Austin Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chancellor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams lands a jab to Chancellor's midsection.
Williams misses with a hook. Chancellor ducked under it nicely.
Chancellor throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chancellor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams digs a good body shot into Chancellor's ribs.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chancellor is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Chancellor circles away and we're back to standing.
Iron Chancellor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chancellor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Chancellor back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Chancellor misses with a punch on the inside.
Chancellor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Chancellor prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chancellor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chancellor throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chancellor misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chancellor checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chancellor looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Chancellor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chancellor slips under a jab from Williams.
Chancellor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chancellor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chancellor. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chancellor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Chancellor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.

Williams darts in and clinches Chancellor up against the cage.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chancellor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chancellor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chancellor swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Chancellor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chancellor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Chancellor throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Williams misses.
Chancellor lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chancellor was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chancellor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Chancellor is just out of range.
Williams throws a jab when Chancellor was well out of range.
Chancellor throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Chancellor.
Chancellor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chancellor.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Chancellor connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Chancellor in a clinch.
Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chancellor struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Good body shot from Williams.
Williams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chancellor up against the cage.
Chancellor pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Chancellor blocks with his arms.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chancellor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Chancellor connects with a single shot there.
Chancellor tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Chancellor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chancellor sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chancellor cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chancellor on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams avoids the head kick by Chancellor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Chancellor counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Williams!

Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Chancellor is going to stand back up.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Chancellor finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chancellor is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams tries to roll over but Chancellor keeps him under control.
Chancellor is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iron Chancellor clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams jabs Chancellor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chancellor defends it nicely.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chancellor but Chancellor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chancellor.
Chancellor stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Iron Chancellor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Chancellor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chancellors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chancellor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams misses with a straight left.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chancellor on his heels. He'll look to pass Chancellor's guard now, I'm sure.
Chancellor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams trying to control but Chancellor is working from the bottom.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chancellor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Williams managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Iron Chancellor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chancellor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chancellor misses with a wild body shot.
Chancellor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iron Chancellor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Chancellor as Williams shoots in.
Chancellor ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor throws a one two combo.
Williams catches Chancellor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Chancellor.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams tries to bum rush Chancellor with a series of wild strikes but Chancellor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Chancellor sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chancellor momentarily.
Chancellor tries to clinch up.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chancellor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chancellor feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Chancellor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams throws a jab when Chancellor was well out of range.
Chancellor tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Williams with a jab.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chancellor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!

Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chancellor has Williams pushed against the cage.
Chancellor tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Chancellor back against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Chancellor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Williams checks a leg kick.
Chancellor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Chancellor.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Chancellor throws a leg kick that is checked

and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chancellor's guard.
Chancellor trying to control the position.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Chancellor keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chancellor keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Austin Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chancellor connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chancellor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Chancellor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Chancellor missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Chancellor.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Chancellor's head.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chancellor on the side of the head.
Chancellor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chancellor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Chancellor.
Williams tries to bum rush Chancellor with a series of wild strikes but Chancellor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chancellor.
Chancellor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chancellor misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Williams tenderised Chancellor's leg. Chancellor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Chancellor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Chancellor's shoulder, as Chancellor tries to avoid the shot.
Iron Chancellor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.

Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Chancellor taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chancellor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chancellor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Austin Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chancellor is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
Austin Williams is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Austin Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.