PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cray Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Willams
vs
Chang

185 cm
32
182 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

182 cm
31
179 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cray Willams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Willams to the ground. Chang is now in Willams's guard.
Willams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Chang is looking to work some ground and pound but Willams has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang wants to pass the guard but Willams is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Willams blocks nicely.
Chang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Willams wants to get back to his feet but Chang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Willams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Willams blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willams keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Chang cracks Willams with a solid left hand.
Willams working a defensive guard here.

Willams has his feet on Chang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chang stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chang lands in his opponent's guard.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chang stops Willams from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a strike but Willams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Willams!
Chang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang lands with some strikes.
Chang is landing with some decent strikes but Willams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Willams because Chang loaded up on that one.
Willams blocking the ground and pound.
Chang tries to control but Willams wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Willams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chang throws a lazy right hand but Willams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willams avoids the body shot from Chang.
Chang throws a right and a left that Willams avoids nicely.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Willams saw that one coming.
Willams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cray Willams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willams.
Willams lands with a straight right. Chang didn't see that one coming.

Chang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Willams pushes Chang off looking to stand but Chang dives back in and keeps control.
Chang tries to pass to full mount but Willams defends it.
Chang content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chang is nestled in close to Willams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pumola Chang has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Willams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chang won't allow Willams to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willams pulls Chang in close to prevent any damage.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Chang lands a couple of elbows.
Willams keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Willams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willams keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Willams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Chang wants to control from the top but Willams keeps moving.
Willams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Chang prevents Willams from getting back to his feet.
Chang passes into half guard.
Chang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Willams defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chang misses with a body shot.
Chang scores with a body shot.
Willams ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.

Chang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Willams quickly recovers to half guard.
Chang working over Willams with some ground and pound. Willams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willams has hold of Chang's hands but Chang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chang is keen to just control but Willams is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang is controlling the pace.
Chang working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chang wants to control but Willams is keeping him busy.
Chang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Willams's head.
Chang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Willams defending well though.
Chang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chang wants to free his trapped foot but Willams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cray Willams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a strike but Willams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Willams's head.
Chang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willams keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Chang postures up in Willams's guard and throws a big left but Willams blocks it.
Pumola Chang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Willams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chang looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chang trying to control but Willams is working from the bottom.
Chang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Pumola Chang has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Chang there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab from Chang.
Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willams.

Chang scores with a takedown into Willams's guard.
Willams working a defensive guard but Chang passes into half guard.
Willams missing with punches from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pumola Chang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumola Chang!
Pumola Chang thanked the fans post fight for their support.