PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Masters
vs
Williams

175 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ultra Fight Gear
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Williams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masters closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams is trying to control the position but Masters postures up.
Masters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Masters is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.

Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Masters is aware though and is defending well.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Masters from standing up.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masters is one step ahead there.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams controls Masters momentarily but Masters frees himself.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Franco Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams cracks the inside of Masters's front leg.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Masters clinches up against the cage.
Masters connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Masters landing knees to the body.
Williams tries to circle away but Masters has him pinned against the cage.
Masters lands a knee to the head.

Masters pulls guard successfully.
Williams stops Masters from standing up.

Masters pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Williams looks winded!

Masters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Masters from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to keep Masters in close.
Masters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
Masters trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franco Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Masters closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Masters lands in his opponent's guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Masters stands up from Williams's guard - Masters perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Masters trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Masters from standing up.

Masters stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Mikey Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Masters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Masters throwing strikes but missing.
Masters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Masters controls the pace.
Masters wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Masters avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Masters. Masters maintains the clinch.
Masters unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Masters jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Masters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Masters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Masters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Masters is having none of it.
Masters postures up.

Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Masters defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masters wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Masters looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Masters drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masters trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Masters trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Mikey Masters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikey Masters wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Masters fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Masters is now in Williams's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters throwing strikes but missing.

Masters stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Masters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.

Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikey Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.

Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Masters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free but Masters has control.
Masters lands a nice elbow.
Williams is trying to break free.
Masters manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

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

Williams clinches.
Masters putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.

It looks like Franco Williams has been cut.

Masters pulls guard effortlessly.
Williams wants to control from the top but Masters keeps moving.
Masters working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams wants to stand but Masters is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masters doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Williams won't allow Masters to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Masters changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Masters stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Masters shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Masters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Masters works the jab nicely.

Williams has Masters up against the cage in a clinch.

Masters wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Masters persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Masters wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Masters looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams is thwarting Masters's attempts to control the position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Masters is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Masters is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masters lands a jab to the nose.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Masters gets a clinch.

Masters turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Masters manages to end up in side control.
Williams is pushing Masters's head away, looking to escape. Masters manages to hold on to the position though.
Masters tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Masters are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Masters wants to stand but Williams has his arm trapped.
Masters sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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!
Masters wants to stand but Williams has his arm trapped.

Masters decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.

Masters drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Masters postures up.

Masters gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Masters has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

Masters gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Masters will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Masters holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams prevents Masters from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Masters's brow.
Williams prevents Masters from getting back to his feet.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Mikey Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Masters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masters scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Masters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Masters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masters has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Masters!