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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 651 p4p, 1217 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 97 p4p, 167 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands the left hand.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Zinsou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Zinsou shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zinsou.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Zinsou scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams tries to escape but Zinsou is in control.
Williams is not content to let Zinsou control the position.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zinsou throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zinsou scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams pushes Zinsou away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zinsou gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zinsou tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zinsou throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams seems a little lost for a moment, as Zinsou dominates the positioning.
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.
Zinsou prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Zinsou lands some shots froms side control.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Zinsou drags him back down.
Williams is not content to let Zinsou control the position.
Zinsou is trying to ground and pound but Williams uses the momentary lack of control by Zinsou to regain half guard.
Zinsou sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zinsou prevents Williams from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zinsou 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.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Zinsou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Zinsou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zinsou slows the pace down in half guard.
Zinsou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zinsou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams pushes Zinsou off looking to stand but Zinsou dives back in and keeps control.
Zinsou looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zinsou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Zinsou not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Zinsou in his half guard.
Zinsou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams is trying to stand.
Zinsou trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zinsou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zinsou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zinsou.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Zinsou from controlling successfully.
Zinsou stops Williams from standing up.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams wants to stand up but Zinsou is controlling him.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zinsou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zinsou prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Zinsou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Zinsou slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zinsou doesn't seem bothered though.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zinsou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Zinsou off balance momentarily.
Zinsou misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zinsou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Zinsou wants to clinch.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams tests Zinsou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Zinsou tries to clinch up.
Zinsou shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zinsou dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Zinsou's head and hops out.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Zinsou digs a good hook to Williams's body.
A jab from Williams misses.
Zinsou is looking to clinch.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Williams misses.
Zinsou darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Zinsou into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Zinsou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Zinsou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Zinsou moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zinsou is defended easily by Williams.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zinsou gets slowly back to his feet.
Zinsou manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zinsou is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zinsou won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Zinsou sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zinsou has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zinsou is controlling him.
Zinsou trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams kicks Zinsou off and gets to his feet.
Billy Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams gets caught napping as Zinsou dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Zinsou looking to pass the guard.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zinsou is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Zinsou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zinsou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zinsou has time to react.
Zinsou takes the fight into the clinch.
Zinsou tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams wants to break free but Zinsou has control.
Zinsou tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Zinsou scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.
Zinsou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams kicks off Zinsou and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zinsou tries to clinch up.
Williams lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Zinsou as he connects with a hook.
Zinsou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zinsou closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Billy Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zinsou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Zinsou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zinsou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zinsou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Zinsou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Zinsou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zinsou moves away.
Zinsou tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Zinsou ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billy Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinsou defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zinsou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Zinsou with an uppercut!
Yayi Zinsou's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams goes for a small jab and connects. Now Williams goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Zinsou stumbles back but Williams runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Zinsou to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Zinsou will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Williams!
After the big win, Billy Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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