PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deshaun Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Black Street - No Diggity. Deshaun Williams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Justice
vs
Williams

190 cm
21
203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deshaun Williams!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
Justice misses with a knee strike.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Justice pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams tries to pull guard but Justice won't allow it.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Blake Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deshaun Williams.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams blocking some punches.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Justice misses with an elbow strike.
Justice tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.

Williams pulls Justice into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Justice's guard.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Justice's legs - danger averted.
Justice seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Williams stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Justice to get to his feet.
Williams looks for a takedown but Justice sprawls well.
As Williams tries to get set, Justice tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Justice.
Knees to the body from Justice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Justice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Justice misses with some punches.

Williams jumps into guard, dragging Justice to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Justice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.

Justice 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 trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Justice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Deshaun Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Williams looks for a takedown but Justice sprawls well.

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

Williams wants the takedown. Justice is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Justice's guard against the cage.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Justice has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams won't allow Justice to sweep him here.

Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Justice is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justice defends well.
Justice postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice advances to half guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams wants to control but Justice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Justice is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Justice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Justice is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Justice to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Williams is looking to control Justice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Justice is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Justice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Williams wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Justice is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Justice prevents Williams from improving his position.
Justice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams trying to hold on to Justice's head to control him but Justice postures up.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Williams postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Justice 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 clinches up with Justice and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Justice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams has Justice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Justice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Justice blocks the elbow strike.
Justice avoiding damage.

Justice is fighting off a takedown attempt but Williams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Justice to the mat. Justice regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams postures up.
Deshaun Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.

Justice lands a couple of digs.
Justice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams tries to bench press Justice off him but Justice keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Justice wants to take a breather but Williams manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Justice.
Williams is looking to stand up but Justice isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Justice is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Justice throwing strikes but missing.
Justice throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Williams!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Justice has wrist control.

Justice has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard.

Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams has Justice pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice landing some decent shots from guard.
Justice wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
Justice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justice 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 has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.
Justice working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Justice thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams looking to control.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justice manages to get himself to full guard.

Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Justice is looking to cinch up a triangle. Williams throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Justice's body to avoid the submission. Justice has instead reached around Williams's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Justice arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blake Justice!
Deshaun Williams spoke after the fight, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.