PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Quincy

176 cm
23
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
189 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Smash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Quincy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Quincy quickly recovers to half guard.
Quincy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Williams has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Quincy wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.

Williams jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Quincy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Quincy and Williams has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've been hearing that Williams has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quincy keeps working.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams is working Quincy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Williams 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.
Quincy regains half guard.
Quincy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quincy is controlling Williams's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is thwarting Quincy's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is keen to just control but Quincy is a slippery customer.
Quincy manages to get to full guard.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quincy is keeping the position for now.
Quincy has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quincy keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Quincy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is pushing down on Quincy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quincy is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quincy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams works his way into full mount!
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smash Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Quincy thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Quincy lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.
Quincy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quincy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quincy looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Quincy just misses with a punch to the body.
Quincy throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Quincy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.

Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quincy can do to turn this around?
Quincy is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quincy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams postures up.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quincy has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two 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.
Quincy trying to control the position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Quincy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams postures up in Quincy's guard and throws a big left but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Quincy's half guard.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quincy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quincy wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Quincy is defending the position.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quincy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is stalling here. Quincy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Quincy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quincy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy working away.
Williams tries to buck Quincy off but Quincy is having none of it.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Quincy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Quincy is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Quincy sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smash Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quincy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quincy struggling a bit here.
Quincy is looking for a sweep.
Quincy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Quincy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Quincy is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams is looking to stall here but Quincy recovers full guard.
Williams postures up in Quincy's guard and throws a big left but Quincy blocks it.
Smash 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Quincy blocks nicely.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Quincy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Quincy is keeping the position.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Igor Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quincy pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quincy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams throws a strike but Quincy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Williams looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quincy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quincy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Quincy's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quincy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.

Quincy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Quincy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Quincy striking off his back but it's not causing Williams any problems.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Smash Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Smash Williams!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Smash Williams!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Smash Williams!

Smash Williams wins by unanimous decision!
Smash Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.