PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Franco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marmaduke Chuffnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuffnell has chosen Lady of Spain as his entrance music. 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.

Williams
vs
Chuffnell

197 cm
21
161 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

187 cm
26
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marmaduke Chuffnell!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to clinch.
Chuffnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chuffnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chuffnell slips under a jab.
Chuffnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Chuffnell throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Chuffnell.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams wants to slow Chuffnell down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Chuffnell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Chuffnell settles back down.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chuffnell checks it well.
Chuffnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Chuffnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuffnell digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuffnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Chuffnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams is looking to slow Chuffnell down with leg kicks.
Chuffnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuffnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chuffnell throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Chuffnell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from Chuffnell misses its intended target.
Chuffnell scores with a jab.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuffnell scores with a nice head shot.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Chuffnell moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chuffnell throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams cracks the inside of Chuffnell's front leg.
Chuffnell lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chuffnell swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Chuffnell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams throws a right hand that Chuffnell ducks under and follows up with a left that Chuffnell also avoids with ease.
Chuffnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chuffnell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chuffnell throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Chuffnell connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chuffnell misses the target.
Chuffnell throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a head kick but Chuffnell moves out of range.
Chuffnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chuffnell is out of range.
Williams slips a jab from Chuffnell.
A bone on bone clash there as Chuffnell blocks the leg kick.
Chuffnell cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Chuffnell pushes him off.
Chuffnell misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Chuffnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams slips under a jab from Chuffnell.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chuffnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chuffnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chuffnell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams is looking to wear down Chuffnell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A cross from Chuffnell lands.

It looks like Franco Williams has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chuffnell misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Chuffnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chuffnell.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chuffnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marmaduke Chuffnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chuffnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuffnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Jab, jab by Chuffnell - just one landing.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Chuffnell's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Chuffnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Chuffnell misses.
Chuffnell ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Chuffnell misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuffnell throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chuffnell.
Williams is looking to chop away at Chuffnell's legs.
Chuffnell misses with a wild body shot.
Chuffnell misses with a looping left.
Marmaduke Chuffnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chuffnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams wants to slow Chuffnell down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Chuffnell.
Williams lands a head kick!
Chuffnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Chuffnell's knee but Chuffnell avoids it well.
Williams is looking to slow Chuffnell down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Chuffnell stalling the fight.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chuffnell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuffnell is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.

Williams breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chuffnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Chuffnell tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chuffnell blocks a leg kick.
Chuffnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Chuffnell scores with a shot to the body.
Chuffnell takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chuffnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chuffnell.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuffnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuffnell scores with a shot to the body.
Chuffnell swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Chuffnell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chuffnell throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Chuffnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Williams avoids the body shot from Chuffnell.
Chuffnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by Chuffnell.
Williams thumps Chuffnell with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams throws a low kick but Chuffnell moves out of range easily.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chuffnell.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Chuffnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chuffnell is able to avoid easily.
Chuffnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chuffnell checks it well.
Chuffnell throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chuffnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuffnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Franco Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chuffnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chuffnell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chuffnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuffnell swings widly with a right hand

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Chuffnell gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chuffnell fails to land.
Chuffnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Chuffnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chuffnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chuffnell has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuffnell has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chuffnell tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Chuffnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Chuffnell has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Chuffnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams wants to break free but Chuffnell has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Chuffnell thumps Williams with a low kick.
Chuffnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chuffnell looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Chuffnell lands a jab.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams thows a leg kick but Chuffnell checks it
and Chuffnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuffnell works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Chuffnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Chuffnell finds it's target.
Williams misses with a low kick as Chuffnell jumps back.
Chuffnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams jabs at Chuffnell's body.
Chuffnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chuffnell's knee momentarily.
Williams is looking to clinch but Chuffnell is avoiding it.
Chuffnell missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chuffnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuffnell. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Chuffnell.
Williams lands a high kick!
Chuffnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Chuffnell misses.
Chuffnell swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Chuffnell is out of range.
Chuffnell misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Chuffnell.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Chuffnell misses with a jab to the body

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuffnell tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuffnell misses with some punches.
Chuffnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marmaduke Chuffnell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chuffnell needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams with a jab.
Chuffnell swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chuffnell's knee momentarily.
Chuffnell scores with a jab to the head.
Williams wants to slow Chuffnell down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chuffnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chuffnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chuffnell is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuffnell's calf.
Williams misses with a low kick as Chuffnell jumps back.
Chuffnell misses the shot to the body.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuffnell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chuffnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams lands a front kick.
Chuffnell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chuffnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chuffnell's knee momentarily.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuffnell's calf.
Chuffnell misses with a straight right.
Williams feints and then cracks Chuffnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chuffnell down.
Chuffnell cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chuffnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Chuffnell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Chuffnell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick but Chuffnell moved away.
Chuffnell looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Chuffnell throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chuffnell's knee momentarily.
Chuffnell throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Chuffnell misses.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chuffnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuffnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Chuffnell tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Chuffnell improves position.
Chuffnell misses with a punch to the body.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Chuffnell blocks it.
Chuffnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Chuffnell.
Chuffnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuffnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Chuffnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Chuffnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chuffnell lands a nice uppercut.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Chuffnell moves out of range easily.
Chuffnell throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Chuffnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Chuffnell's knee but Chuffnell avoids it well.
Chuffnell throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Chuffnell moves his leg out of the way.
Chuffnell throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Chuffnell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Franco Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chuffnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams slips under a jab from Chuffnell.
Williams works Chuffnell's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams throws a leg kick but Chuffnell checks it.
Chuffnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chuffnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Chuffnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Chuffnell misses.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chuffnell's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuffnell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Chuffnell's front leg but catches the back leg as Chuffnell tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Chuffnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Chuffnell off balance momentarily.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chuffnell scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Chuffnell misses with a kick to the body.
Chuffnell looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
A swing and a miss from Chuffnell.
Williams avoids the body shot from Chuffnell.
Chuffnell is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuffnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chuffnell looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Chuffnell lands a slapping body shot.
Chuffnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chuffnell throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Chuffnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chuffnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chuffnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chuffnell if he has to take too many more of those.
Chuffnell looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Chuffnell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams thumps Chuffnell with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Marmaduke Chuffnell has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuffnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chuffnell throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Chuffnell.
Williams lands a front kick.
Chuffnell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A low kick from Chuffnell misses
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Chuffnell is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Chuffnell.
Williams slips a straight right by Chuffnell.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chuffnell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Chuffnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chuffnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chuffnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chuffnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Chuffnell.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Chuffnell checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuffnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuffnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Chuffnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuffnell throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chuffnell checks it well.
Chuffnell keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Franco Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47

The fight is ruled a draw!