PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Stark (ranked 3953 p4p, 3681 weight class) and Heath Williamson (ranked 345 p4p, 328 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stark
vs
Williamson

185 cm
22
155
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heath Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a jab when Williamson was well out of range.
We've been told by Stark's head coaches at Punchin N\' Chockin that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Stark.

Stark clinches up against the cage.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stark slowing the pace effectively.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Williamson avoids the damage to the body.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Stark.
Stark presses Williamson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stark is pressed up against the cage. Williamson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stark down to the mat. Stark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Stark catches Williamson right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Williamson fails to land the takedown.
Timmy Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Williamson.
Williamson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Williamson looks winded!
Stark tries for a takedown but Williamson circles away easily

and Williamson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williamson.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Williamson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williamson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stark.
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Stark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Williamson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark throws a combination. Williamson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses.
Stark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stark swinging wildly here.

Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Williamson breaks the clinch.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williamson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williamson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Timmy Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark misses with a kick to the body

and Williamson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williamson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williamson prevents Stark from getting back to his feet.
Williamson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williamson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but Williamson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williamson forces his way into half guard.
Williamson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williamson thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Williamson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williamson, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Stark manages to break the clinch.

Stark rushes Williamson and presses him up against the cage.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Williamson has double underhooks.
Stark with a knee to the head.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark throws a jab when Williamson was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Williamson shoots in.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williamson counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stark wants it to stay on the feet.
Stark misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
No luck for Williamson with that takedown attempt.
Stark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Timmy Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Williamson.
Stark goes for a double leg but Williamson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williamson continues to drive forward.
Williamson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A short right from Williamson on the inside.

Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williamson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Williamson's head.
Timmy Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Stark throws a hook but Williamson avoids it easily.
Williamson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stark throws a right hand that Williamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Williamson also avoids with ease.
Stark is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark misses with a body kick.

Williamson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stark on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Williamson lands a few punches from side control.
Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stark to see if he's OK.
Williamson trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stark to see if he's OK.
Williamson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Williamson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stark is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
Williamson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Heath Williamson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williamson is putting a hurting on Stark here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson cracks Stark with a big right hand but Stark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stark is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stark tries to get out of the position.
Williamson drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Williamson working over Stark with some ground and pound. Stark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williamson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williamson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williamson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williamson moves into full mount! Stark won't be happy about that!
Williamson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stark?
Williamson landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Williamson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williamson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williamson lands a heavy elbow.
Williamson dominating with strikes here.
Williamson dominating with strikes here.
Williamson lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williamson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williamson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williamson scoring with strikes but Stark is staying in there.
Williamson lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heath Williamson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williamson.

Stark gets a clinch.
Williamson lands an uppercut.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Stark.
Stark can't break the clinch.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Stark.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williamson lands a nice uppercut.
Williamson blocks a body shot from Stark.
Williamson is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williamson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark throws a right hand that Williamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Williamson also avoids with ease.
Williamson misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williamson is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Williamson tries to clinch up.
Williamson dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Despite the aggression on Williamson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stark misses with a kick to the body

and Williamson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stark's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Stark seems keen to control Williamson's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to stand back up but Williamson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stark.
Williamson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williamson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williamson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williamson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williamson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williamson connects with a nice short shot to Stark's temple.
Williamson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williamson is taking a breather. Stark says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williamson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williamson thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williamson.
Stark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williamson lands strikes from half guard.
Williamson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williamson thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Williamson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williamson moves out of range of the body kick.
Williamson fails with a takedown attempt.
Timmy Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Williamson.

Williamson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williamson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heath Williamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williamson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heath Williamson!