PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into the arena with Last of my kind blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wayne
vs
Williams

182 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Wayne is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.

Wayne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne controls the position from side control.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wayne is staying active.

Wayne stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Christopher Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.

Wayne takes the fight into the clinch.

Wayne gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Wayne is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams is doing well to control the position and prevent Wayne from advancing to side control.
Wayne stalling.

Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Wayne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Williams looking for subs from the bottom but Wayne mounts him!
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wayne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Williams tries to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
Wayne landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
Wayne in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Wayne working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne unloading with bombs!
Wayne with a couple of short strikes.
Williams wants to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
Wayne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams wants to control but Wayne is having none of it.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wayne kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wayne landing shots from mount.
Williams wants to control but Wayne is having none of it.
Williams looks gassed!

Wayne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling Wayne's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wayne working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Wayne raining down shots from the mount!
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Wayne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jermaine Williams just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wayne moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Wayne dominated that round.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wayne.

Wayne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Wayne decides to stand back up. Wayne steps back and let's Williams get back to his feet.
Christopher Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Wayne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Wayne is very close to passing his half guard.
Wayne works his way into full mount!
Wayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams wants to control but Wayne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams wants to control but Wayne passes into side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not content to let Wayne control the position.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Wayne wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.

Wayne decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Wayne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Wayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt

and Wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
Wayne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wayne postures up.
Wayne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams is pulling down on Wayne's head. It's preventing any offense from Wayne, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Wayne postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams looking to control.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Wayne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Wayne trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams wants to control but Wayne is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Wayne is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wayne to get the leverage.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wayne is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayne which made him look bad.
Wayne wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne is struggling to control the position.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.
Christopher Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine Williams.

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.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.

Wayne pulls guard.
Wayne pulls Williams in to control the position.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Christopher Wayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wayne scores with a nice shot.
Jermaine Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wayne is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wayne has escaped and now he's on top!

Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wayne 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Wayne!