|
|
RS 172 Power Slam PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heart.
Heart cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heart scores with a nice strike.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Heart takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Heart 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.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Heart duly obliges.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Heart moves away and avoids it.
Heart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heart is able to avoid easily.
Heart seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Heart counters by clinching up.
Heart wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Heart persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams wants to sweep here but Heart controlling him for the moment.
Heart working some strikes from top position.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams stalling.
Heart is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Heart's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Williams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Heart is doing well to control the position and prevent Williams from advancing to side control.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on Heart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heart is holding on for now.
Williams trying to control the pace.
That's four 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.
Heart desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Heart counters with a nice uppercut.
Heart rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Heart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Heart avoids it.
Heart throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Heart.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Heart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Heart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heart doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Heart lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it.
Heart pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart lands a left hand.
Williams prevents a body shot from Heart.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Heart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Heart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Heart working the head and body with strikes.
Heart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peter Heart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Heart.
Heart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Heart is chipping away with strikes.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Heart landing strikes.
Heart is trying to ground and pound but Williams uses the momentary lack of control by Heart to regain half guard.
Heart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heart slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heart throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heart lands a nice short elbow.
Heart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is looking to control Heart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Heart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heart misses with a head shot. Williams uses the momentum to regain guard.
Heart is stalling in the full guard.
Heart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heart 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heart trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Heart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heart looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Heart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Heart throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Heart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams misses with a double jab.
Heart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peter Heart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heart lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heart. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heart wants to clinch.
Heart avoids the body shot from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Heart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heart tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Heart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Heart's ribcage but misses.
Heart throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a push kick but Heart slaps the foot to one side.
Heart blocks a head kick by Williams.
Heart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heart 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.
Heart looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Heart manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Williams keeping moving, preventing Heart from controlling successfully.
Heart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
D'Wayne Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heart throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heart's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Heart has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Heart keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Peter Heart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heart pulls Williams in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams pushes down on Heart's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Heart takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to D'Wayne Williams.
Well Heart 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Heart!
After the fight, Peter Heart was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
