PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Wilson

186 cm
21
189 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
198 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Williams thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Wilson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilson is in Williams's guard.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Owen Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.

Wilson scores with a takedown into Williams's guard.
My spies in Ground Zero, London inform me that Wilson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Williams!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams is fighting to break Wilson's control of his arms but Wilson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Williams wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Owen Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson checks a low kick from Williams.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick from Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wilson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Williams is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson 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.
Shane Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Wilson's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Wilson darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Wilson into the cage.
Owen Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Wilson has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Wilson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilson.
Wilson in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Wilson working away.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Williams stops Wilson from passing to mount.
Wilson controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wilson tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face as Wilson controls the position.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Williams.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Owen Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Wilson drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Wilson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Wilson.
I think Wilson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Wilson!