PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Em Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williamson's choice of entrance music: Kings and Queesn - Aerosmith. Liu Williamson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cee
vs
Williamson

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Em Cee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liu Williamson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cee postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Cee from controlling successfully.
Williamson controls Cee momentarily but Cee frees himself.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Cee postures up.
Cee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cee trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williamson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cee counters with a single leg into guard. Williamson didn't expect that.
Williamson looks gassed!
Cee preventing the sweep.
Cee works over Williamson with some ground and pound from guard.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Cee tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Cee tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Williamson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williamson's head.

Cee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williamson, up you get!

Cee feints and as Williamson raises his hands in defense, Cee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cee is looking to work some ground and pound but Williamson has wrist control.
Cee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williamson's guard.
Cee landing with the ground and pound.
Cee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williamson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cee trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cee throws a sloppy head kick and Williamson moves out of range easily.

Cee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cee is trying to control the action in half guard but Williamson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to maintain the position but Cee is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cee working over Williamson with some ground and pound. Williamson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Cee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cee is nestled in close to Williamson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cee is looking to take a break and control but Williamson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williamson punching from the bottom.
Williamson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williamson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cee is trying to control. Williamson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williamson taking some punishment here, with Cee in his half guard.
Williamson punching from the bottom.
Cee stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cee lands a nice short elbow.
Williamson wants to improve his position but Cee is controlling well.
Cee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williamson tries to roll over but Cee keeps him under control.
Cee wants to take a breather but Williamson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Em Cee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cee is trying to control. Williamson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williamson won't allow Cee to pass to mount.
Cee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Cee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williamson is trying to maintain the position but Cee is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee winds up and cracks Williamson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cee lands strikes from half guard.
Cee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cee wants to pass the guard but Williamson is defending well.
Williamson wants to get back to full guard.
Cee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williamson tries to hold on but Cee pushes him away.
Cee controlling from the full mount.
Cee working the ground and pound effectively.
Cee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Cee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Em Cee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cee landing strikes from the mount and Williamson is in trouble!
Cee trying to control but Williamson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to improve his position but Cee isn't that keen on the idea.
Cee working Williamson over with strikes here.
Cee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cee landing strikes from the mount.
Cee lands a big elbow.
Cee lands a nice shot to the head.
Cee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williamson hang on?
Cee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cee looking to finish Williamson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williamson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson working to try and regain half guard.
Cee tries to control but Williamson wriggling away.
Cee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williamson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Williamson wants to hold on but Cee pushes him away.
Cee working Williamson over with strikes here.
Cee controlling the pace for now.
Cee dominating with strikes here.
Cee lands a big shot there that rocks Williamson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Em Cee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williamson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williamson looking for a sweep. Not yet Williamson, not yet.
Cee looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cee tries to stand but Williamson is controlling from the bottom.
Cee scoring with some ground and pound.

Cee stands up from Williamson's guard - Cee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williamson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
Cee is working hard here to advance position.
Williamson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williamson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cee controls the pace.
Williamson is looking to stand up but Cee isn't so interested in that idea.
Williamson has momentary wrist control but Cee slips an elbow through the middle.
Williamson controls Cee momentarily but Cee frees himself.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cee feints and as Williamson raises his hands in defense, Cee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williamson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cee has managed to get both his arms back between Williamson's legs - danger averted.
Williamson is trying to keep Cee in close.
Cee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williamson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
Williamson controls Cee momentarily but Cee frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee lands a couple of elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williamson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cee connects with a decent elbow.
Williamson is trying to get back to his feet.
Williamson tries to bench press Cee off him but Cee keeps the position.
Cee working the head with strikes.
Cee working away.
Williamson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Williamson is looking to reverse the position.
Cee staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liu Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Em Cee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Williamson actively working from the bottom here.
Cee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williamson is looking to improve his position.
Cee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Em Cee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cee 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Em Cee!