PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Williams
vs
Pierre

183 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierre, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Pierre has the dominant position.
Williams tries to circle away but Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Pierre has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierre won't allow it.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierre won't allow it.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling the position.

Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brayden Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pierre looks gassed!

Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Williams.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams tries to bum rush Pierre with a series of wild strikes but Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Williams rushes Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brayden Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Williams leaves Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams throws a series of punches but Pierre moves out of range.
Williams throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four 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.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Williams.
Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling the position.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierre has double underhooks.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierre or not.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pierre keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brayden Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Williams is looking to wear down Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Pierre has the dominant position.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierre has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to circle away but Pierre has him pinned against the cage.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with a wild combination.

Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams is not content to let Pierre control the position.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams tries to buck Pierre off but Pierre is having none of it.
A control attempt from Williams but he's now mounted!
Pierre avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Pierre wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams tries to hold on but Pierre postures up.
Pierre tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

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.
Pierre throws some wild stikes that Williams manages to avoid easily.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Pierre maintains control.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pierre wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierre.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brayden Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.

Pierre has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Pierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Williams trying to hold on to Pierre's head to control him but Pierre postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pierre working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.
Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Pierre sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Williams tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Georges Pierre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with the combination.
Brayden Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brayden Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams tries to bum rush Pierre with a series of wild strikes but Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

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