PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hermiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hermiston might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rusty Cage. Williams has chosen Final Countdown by Europe as his entrance music. Wade Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hermiston
vs
Williams

180 cm
21
152 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Hermiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Williams!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick but Hermiston moves out of range.
Hermiston keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Hermiston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hermiston swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Hermiston misses.

Hermiston closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Hermiston lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Hermiston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hermiston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
A short right from Hermiston.

Hermiston manages to break the clinch.
Hermiston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Hermiston sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams slips under a jab from Hermiston.
Hermiston misses with a series of wild punches.

Hermiston closes the distance and clinches.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermiston.
Hermiston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hermiston scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Hermiston misses with a few strikes there.
Hermiston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hermiston lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Andrew Hermiston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Hermiston finds it's target.
Hermiston is looking to clinch.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermiston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.

Hermiston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hermiston lands in his opponent's guard.

Williams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hermiston stacks Williams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hermiston!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Hermiston is staying tight to Williams's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams tries to bench press Hermiston off him but Hermiston keeps the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Hermiston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hermiston blocks a head kick by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Hermiston tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hermiston misses with a low kick.
Hermiston connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hermiston.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hermiston turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hermiston manages to end up in side control.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Williams is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hermiston is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hermiston content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hermiston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Hermiston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Andrew Hermiston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hermiston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hermiston!
Hermiston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermiston lands a jab to the nose.
Hermiston throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hermiston has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Hermiston managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Hermiston lands a right hand.
Hermiston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hermiston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hermiston wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Hermiston kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermiston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hermiston lands a nice uppercut.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermiston avoids the damage to the body.
Hermiston avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.

Hermiston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermiston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams lands a head kick!
Hermiston moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.

Hermiston closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Hermiston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hermiston scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Hermiston has double underhooks.
Hermiston lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston lands a nice uppercut.
Hermiston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.

Hermiston lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hermiston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to roll over but Hermiston keeps him under control.
Hermiston content to control rather than advance.
Williams is looking to control Hermiston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hermiston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams wants to improve his position but Hermiston is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hermiston gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hermiston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hermiston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Williams.

Hermiston closes the distance and clinches.
Hermiston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermiston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams missing with knees to the body.

Hermiston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermiston throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Hermiston fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hermiston. Hermiston obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Hermiston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams tries to clinch but Hermiston is having none of it.
Hermiston misses with a two punch combination.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hermiston takes a step back to recover.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hermiston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Hermiston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hermiston dominated that second round.
That's time! Hermiston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Williams blocks a head kick by Hermiston.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Hermiston moves out of range easily.
Hermiston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Hermiston looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermiston slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Hermiston shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hermiston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Hermiston sees coming a mile off.

Hermiston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hermiston showed some decent athleticism there.

Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hermiston is working away from the top position though.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard but Hermiston has mounted him!
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wade Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hermiston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hermiston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hermiston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Hermiston controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Andrew Hermiston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hermiston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams wants to control but Hermiston is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hermiston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermiston 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Andrew Hermiston!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Andrew Hermiston!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Andrew Hermiston!

Andrew Hermiston wins by unanimous decision!