PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 4341 p4p, 5715 weight class) and Kelsey Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

William
vs
Wright

182 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
140
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelsey Wright!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

William breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but William gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
William drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wright sprawls and moves away.
William really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wright but Wright pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from William.
William avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wright looking to score a takedown here. William is defending well but Wright drives through and ends up in William's guard.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. William swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William looking to control.

William looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
William wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
William trying to control the position.
William keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.

Wright dives in and scores a takedown into William's guard.

Wright gets to his feet. William looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Wright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wright takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
William is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
William misses with some strikes from the bottom.
William has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wright is working for a kimura but William is defending it quite comfortably.
William trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright wants to control but William is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
William is trying is best to control the position here.
Wright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of William's head.
William is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into William's guard.
William wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
William is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wright wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William is pressing down on Wright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wright is holding on for now.
Wright is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws a strike but Wright avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
William in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
William slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

William decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Wright tries to clinch but William is having none of it.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

William throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wright is looking to land body kicks.

Wright has closed the distance and engaged William in a clinch.
William connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wright's face.
Wright tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Wright tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

William breaks from the clinch.

Wright clinches.

Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but William swivels and escapes.
James William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelsey Wright.
Wright is breathing heavily.
William fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wright avoids it really well and circles away.
William shoots in for a double leg but Wright sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
William darts in looking for a takedown but Wright gets double underhooks and turns William into the cage.
Wright looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
William lands a nice elbow.
Wright is trying to pull guard but William turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.

William breaks from the clinch.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but William swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around William's waist but William gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
William tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wright manages to circle out of the way.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? William is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, William circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from William, before circling back to the center of the mat.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright moves to clinch but William breaks away
enabling William to counter with a crisp jab.

William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wright trying to control the position but instead, William has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wright into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James William dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but William has double underhooks.

William breaks from the clinch.
William closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. William pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wright as he avoids it easily.
William misses with a takedown attempt - Wright sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but William manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
William misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

William darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Wright tries to pull guard but William won't allow it.
Wright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but William is defending well.
Wright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.

William pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
Wright tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.

William breaks the clinch.

Wright gets the takedown into side control.

William throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
James William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright wants to slow William down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelsey Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
William shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
William goes for a double leg but Wright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wright continues to drive forward.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but William has double underhooks.
William is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. William is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. William fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from William.
William closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. William pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

William closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wright tries to pull guard but William won't allow it.
William is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wright is defending well.
Wright is trying to pull guard but William has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a knee to the head but misses.
James William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
William manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
William effectively controlling the action here.

William gets control of Wright's arms and successfully pulls guard. William will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William is looking to stand back up but Wright counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by William.

Wright decides to return to a standing position.

And that's the end of the fight!
James William showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

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