PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Kenny Loggins - I'm free as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Charles
vs
Williams

182 cm
34
185 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

178 cm
32
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Charles throws a shot to the body.
Williams blocks a head kick by Charles.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Charles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Charles's knee but Charles avoids it well.
Charles appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Charles on his heels. He'll look to pass Charles's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Charles has wrist control.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.

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.
Jab from Charles.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Williams throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charles, as that shot connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Charles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a nice looking body shot.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Charles has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles misses with a hook.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams misses with a hook. Charles ducked under it nicely.
Charles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Williams misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Charles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Charles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Charles.
David Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams thuds his right hand into Charles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Charles defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charles working aggressively here.
Williams tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
Charles tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a body shot from Charles.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams is trying to drag Charles to the mat but Charles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams 's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
Charles lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Williams misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams .
Charles is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams feints the counter takedown.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
David Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Charles misses with the body kick

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Charles keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams .

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Charles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams won't allow Charles to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Charles thuds his shin into the meat of Williams 's side.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles scores with a jab to the head.
Charles throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Charles's guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Charles pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charles's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a huge punch but Charles dodges it nicely.
Williams is trying to control. Charles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Charles's head.
Williams is looking to stall here but Charles recovers full guard.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles throws a nice head kick!

Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Charles sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Charles defending well though.
Williams with the ground and pound but Charles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
David Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Williams looks to move away, Charles throws a big counter combo bu Williams just gets out of the way.
David Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Charles.

Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Charles's guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Charles's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanly Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stanly Williams waved his t-shirt featuring Network Clothing (everything $9.99)'s logo in front of the cameras.