PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Aleksandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Midwest Explosion by Stevie Stone and Tech N9ne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Aleksandrov

190 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

PWNAGE $19.50 Clothing NY - Over 150 Designs
Australian Xtreme - NEW 159 Energy!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrell Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Aleksandrov !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Aleksandrov shoots in.

Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aleksandrov is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Aleksandrov 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aleksandrov .

Williams gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Williams tries to clinch up but Aleksandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams tries for a takedown but Aleksandrov circles away easily

and Aleksandrov counters with a takedown into side control.

Aleksandrov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aleksandrov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Aleksandrov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aleksandrov is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksandrov is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Aleksandrov tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams is pushing Aleksandrov 's head away, looking to escape. Aleksandrov manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Aleksandrov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Aleksandrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksandrov misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Aleksandrov looks gassed!
Williams wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aleksandrov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aleksandrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams trying to control but Aleksandrov is working from the bottom.
Aleksandrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Aleksandrov , not yet.
Williams wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Aleksandrov circles away.
Aleksandrov slips a jab and a cross from Williams.

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.
Aleksandrov tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Aleksandrov .
Williams misses with a takedown

and Aleksandrov counters with a takedown into side control.
Aleksandrov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aleksandrov wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aleksandrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.

Aleksandrov swings around for an armbar but Williams sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aleksandrov 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrei Aleksandrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Aleksandrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aleksandrov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.

Aleksandrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aleksandrov has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aleksandrov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Aleksandrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aleksandrov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aleksandrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aleksandrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aleksandrov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

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.
Aleksandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to sweep here but Aleksandrov controlling him for the moment.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Aleksandrov is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrell Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aleksandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Aleksandrov .

Aleksandrov has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Aleksandrov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to improve his position but Aleksandrov is controlling well.
Aleksandrov wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams is controlling Aleksandrov 's trapped leg to prevent Aleksandrov from advancing to side control.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Aleksandrov is controlling him well.
Aleksandrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Aleksandrov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andrei Aleksandrov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aleksandrov pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aleksandrov wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aleksandrov on the side of the head.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Aleksandrov gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aleksandrov .

Aleksandrov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Williams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aleksandrov to the mat. Aleksandrov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aleksandrov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Williams dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Aleksandrov shoots and misses

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Aleksandrov fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aleksandrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams has hold of Aleksandrov 's hands but Aleksandrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aleksandrov is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Aleksandrov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Aleksandrov from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Aleksandrov is retaining full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aleksandrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aleksandrov , who protects the arm well.
Aleksandrov parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aleksandrov to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov is trying to get back to his feet.
Aleksandrov tries to improve position but can't.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aleksandrov is looking to reverse the position.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams wants to control but Aleksandrov is keeping him busy.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.

Williams decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch but Aleksandrov is avoiding it.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Aleksandrov fights it but they end up in guard.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Aleksandrov .

Aleksandrov is looking for a triangle here but Williams uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aleksandrov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aleksandrov is not content to let Williams control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrell Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrell Williams!