PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph William (ranked 4913 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seemah Feet (ranked 4852 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

William
vs
Feet

185 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seemah Feet!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William fails to land the takedown.
Feet raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Feet tries to sprawl but William drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Feet defending well though.
William controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet is trying to stand up here but William is controlling him well.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
William wants to pass the guard but Feet is defending well.
William slows the pace down in half guard.

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

William closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Feet's guard.
Feet wants to stand but William is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

William gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
William fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
William dives in and grabs Feet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Feet pushes down on William's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Feet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Feet looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
William tries to clinch up.

William closes the distance and pushes Feet back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Feet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

William shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than William was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
William works to advance to full mount. Feet defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Feet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with William. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Feet can't escape the position.
Feet looks winded!
William with the ground and pound from mount.
William content just to control the position here.

William working for a submission but Feet is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

William looking to secure an arm triangle but Feet defends it well.
William takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
William's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

William throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Feet thinks about the counter body kick.
William is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feet can do to turn this around?

William forces Feet back against the cage and clinches.
William tries to circle away but Feet has him pinned against the cage.

Feet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
William shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFeet.
William fails with the takedown
and Feet counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William is looking to clinch but Feet is avoiding it.

William drives through and clinches with Feet against the cage.

William successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Feet's guard.

William sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Feet's guard.
William moves nicely into side control.
Feet being controlled for a moment.
Feet is breathing heavily.

William stands up and beckons Feet to his feet.
William changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Feet tries to avoid it but William manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Feet to the ground. Feet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Feet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph William. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

William throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Feet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. William is in Feet's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William 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 three minutes gone in the round.
William engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
William sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Feet's guard.
William performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joseph William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Feet blocking the ground and pound attempt from William.

That's four 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.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Feet defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
William looks for a takedown but Feet sprawls well.
Feet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

William shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Feet's guard.
Feet is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and William dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

William controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph William 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!

William throws the kick towards the body but Feet avoids it.
No luck for William with that takedown attempt.
William closes the distance looking to clinch
and Feet counters with a big head kick but William shrugs it off.
Joseph William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William misses with a takedown
and Feet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
William shoots and misses
and Feet counters with a big head kick but William shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William shoots in and drives through. Feet sprawls well.
William shoots in looking for a takedown. Feet tries to sprawl out of it but William keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Feet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
William moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFeet.
Joseph William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Feet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Feet wants it to stay on the feet.
As William backs off Feet throws a huge counter combo but William manages to avoid it all.

William closes the distance and clinches.
Feet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seemah Feet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feet is stalling here.
William is trying to break free.
Feet misses with a short punch on the inside.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
William fails to pull guard.
Feet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Feet misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William stalling in the clinch.
William prevents Feet from breaking the clinch.
Feet is looking to break free of the clinch but William has double underhooks.
William blocks an uppercut.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Feet's efforts to push away.
Feet scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
Feet has William pressed against the cage, preventing William from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Feet is trying to break free.
Feet tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.

Feet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Feet circles away.

Feet gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.
William looking for a takedown.

William ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. William no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
William bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Feet's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feet can't keep his opponent in guard - William advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
William keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seemah Feet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think William has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph William!