PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promises Promises. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Williams
vs
Smith

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 Hilo, Rex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams staying calm.

Williams stands up.
Smith tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Smith tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily

and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Williams uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams taking a breather here.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williams asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Williams tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Williams trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams with a poor takedown

and Smith counters with a flying knee that drops Williams!

Williams is rocked!
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith passes into half guard.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams wants to control the action here but instead Smith manages to pass to full mount!
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith working a defensive guard here.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily

and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Smith wants to control but Williams passes easily into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams stops Smith from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Williams is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with a takedown

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Smith wants to stand but Williams is controlling his arm.
Williams tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Rex Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams wants to control but Smith postures up.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.

Smith successfully pulls guard.

Williams stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rex Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is trying to keep Smith in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rob Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Smith 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.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Williams!