PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hype Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Boom. Ninja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hype Williams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Williams
vs
Ninja

166 cm
23
141 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

150 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

Unique Wear and Custom Design

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hype Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ninja dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams scores with a hook.
Ninja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ninja.
Ninja shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams scores with a head kick. Ninja tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ninja shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Ninja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams cracks Ninja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Ninja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ninja's head.
Williams lands a nice hook to Ninja's body. Ninja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ninja back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ninja shoots in but no luck this time.
Ninja misses with a takedown
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ninja's calf.
Ninja needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hype Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams looks to land a combination. Ninja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ninja.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Ninja shoots in.
Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thuds his right hand into Ninja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Ninja backs away looking to recover.
Williams throws a combination. Ninja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ninja takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ninja is rocked!
Ninja is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ninja.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams clobbers Ninja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Ninja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja has a takedown stuffed.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Ninja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ninja can do to turn this around?
Ninja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hype Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hype Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ninja is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ninja fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hype Williams dominated that second 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.

Williams cracks Ninja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ninja might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ninja shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Ninja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams tries to bum rush Ninja with a series of wild strikes but Ninja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ninja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ninja is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ninja seems to have recovered his senses.
No luck for Ninja with that takedown attempt.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
Ninja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ninja scrambles back to his feet.
Ninja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ninja backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Ninja backpedaling.
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lunges at Ninja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ninja's hand.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hype Williams clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ninja walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Ninja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ninja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams leaves Ninja with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hype Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
Williams lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a one two! Ninja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ninja is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ninja dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Ninja is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams pulls Ninja in close to prevent any damage.
Ninja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ninja drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!

Williams stands up and beckons Ninja to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hype Williams had his way with Test Ninja in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ninja shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Ninja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams works over Ninja's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ninja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ninja is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams throws a combination. Ninja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams Rushes Ninja and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ninja is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Williams Piles on the pressure and Ninja crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hype Williams!
Hype Williams retains his bantamweight title!
Hype Williams spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.