PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth for war. Williamson has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust For Life as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rickson Gracie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gracie
vs
Williamson

186 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 18 - 0

170 cm
46
185 lbs
31 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Williamson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williamson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Williamson's body. Williamson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Williamson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gracie throws a right hand that Williamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Williamson also avoids with ease.

Williamson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Williamson getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to roll over but Williamson keeps him under control.
Williamson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Williamson preventing the sweep.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Williamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Williamson controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Williamson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williamson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williamson is looking to escape.
Gracie working Williamson over with strikes here.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williamson?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Williamson to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Williamson is staying in there.
Williamson is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williamson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie working away.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williamson is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williamson keeps working.
Williamson taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williamson is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Williamson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking for a sweep.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie cracks Williamson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williamson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie cracks Williamson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Williamson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson is looking for a sweep.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williamson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Williamson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williamson controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williamson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Williamson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie misses with a combination
enabling Williamson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rickson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williamson's hands.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williamson circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williamson! But no joy.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Williamson looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Rickson Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.

Williamson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Williamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williamson's elbow.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Williamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Williamson tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williamson pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williamson misses with a knee to the head.
Williamson fails to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Williamson.
Williamson blocks an uppercut.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Williamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamsons head.
Williamson lands a body shot.
Williamson misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie pushes Williamson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Williamson avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Williamson blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williamson takes a shot to the head.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Gracie tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Williamson controls his hands.
Gracie pushes Williamson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williamson blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Williamson avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson blocking some punches.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williamson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Williamson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Williamson throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Williamson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a combination. Williamson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williamson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Williamson. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Donk. Gracie catches Williamson right on the button with a cross.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Williamson off balance momentarily.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williamson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
It looks like Gracie has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rickson Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williamson's head backwards.
Gracie misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Williamson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williamson scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Williamson throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.

Williamson closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williamson.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Williamson avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williamson.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Rickson Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Williamson controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws an elbow but it misses.
Williamson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
A short left from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simon Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.

Williamson is rocked!
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williamson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Williamson is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Rickson Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Williamson.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!
Post fight, Rickson Gracie took to the microphone: 'You do not deserve to watch me'.