PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Arroyo
vs
Carter Williams

188 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
286 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Nations Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arroyo clinches.
Arroyo has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Arroyo tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Arroyo drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Arroyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Arroyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Arroyo has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

Arroyo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Williams regains guard immediately.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Arroyo is having none of it.
Arroyo throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arroyo.
Arroyo working Williams over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to escape.
Arroyo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams trying to control but Arroyo postures up.
Williams won't allow Arroyo to pass to mount.
Arroyo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Arroyo gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.

Arroyo darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
A short left from Williams.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arroyos head.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Arroyo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.

Arroyo moves into the clinch.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arroyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo tries to clinch up.

Arroyo moves into the clinch.
Arroyo blocks a body shot from Williams.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Arroyo rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Arroyo digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Arroyo clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arroyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Arroyo 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.
Arroyo tries to clinch
and Arroyo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arroyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Arroyo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arroyo backing away here, and Williams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Arroyo. Arroyo maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Arroyo lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo lands a right hand.
Javier Arroyo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arroyo.
Arroyo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Arroyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Arroyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams feints a counter leg kick.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.

Arroyo instigates a clinch.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arroyo scores with a shoulder strike.
Arroyo jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.

Arroyo pulls guard.
Arroyo is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams gets to his feet. Arroyo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Arroyo tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.

Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Arroyo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Arroyo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo is looking to clinch.
Williams throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Arroyo tries to clinch up.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo is looking to clinch.
Williams throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Arroyo.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Arroyo moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Arroyo was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arroyo tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a fast counter high kick but Arroyo manages to duck under it in time.

Arroyo clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Arroyo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Arroyo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by Williams.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.

Arroyo is rocked!
Williams sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Arroyo's defenses. It connects perfectly with Arroyo's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.