PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orin Niswender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by No More Mr. Nice Guy. Ray Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Williams
vs
Niswender

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

174 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orin Niswender!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niswender chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Niswender scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a right hand that Niswender ducks under and follows up with a left that Niswender also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a hook. Niswender ducked under it nicely.
Williams cracks the inside of Niswender's front leg.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Niswender looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niswender.
Niswender ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a low kick as Niswender jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Niswender throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Niswender sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Niswender moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a leg kick but Niswender checks it.
Niswender takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams swings for the body but Niswender moves out of range.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Niswender on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niswender drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Niswender is out of range.
Niswender dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams lands a jab to Niswender's midsection.
Niswender throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niswender takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Niswender's shoulder, as Niswender tries to avoid the shot.
Niswender looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams thumps Niswender with a low kick.
Niswender looks gassed!
Niswender checks the leg kick.
Niswender checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Niswender takes one to the side of the head.
Williams connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niswender.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams tries to work over Niswender's front leg with a kick but Niswender checks it.
Niswender ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Williams misses.
Niswender takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Niswender seems unphased.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams blocks a jab.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ray Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a leg kick but Niswender sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams is looking to chop away at Niswender's legs.
Niswender uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Niswender just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niswender.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Niswender might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Williams misses.
Ray Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Niswender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niswender is breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Niswender counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Niswender bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Niswender moves away and avoids it.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Niswender's head but Niswender sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niswender moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Niswender's knee but Niswender avoids it well.
Niswender's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niswender moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niswender gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niswender avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Niswender's head but Niswender sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Niswender is out of range.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Niswender slips the punch.
Niswender blocks the body kick.
Niswender takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a left to the body.
Niswender ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams wants to slow Niswender down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Williams misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Niswender off balance momentarily.
Niswender throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams cracks Niswender with a good jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niswender can do to turn this around?
Niswender bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams thows a leg kick but Niswender checks it
and Niswender counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niswender is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Niswender throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niswender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niswender slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niswender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niswender counters with a nice uppercut.
Niswender throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niswender counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Niswender ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Niswender counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niswender slips a straight right by Williams.
Niswender clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams misses with a hook.
Niswender takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Niswender scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Niswender gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams takes a swing at Niswender's ribcage but misses.
Williams with a hook.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Niswender counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niswender has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams throws a leg kick but Niswender sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams misses with the body kick
and Niswender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Niswender there.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams is looking to chop away at Niswender's legs.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niswender ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Niswender counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a hook. Niswender ducked under it nicely.
Niswender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niswender checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niswender's corner calls for a 1-2. Niswender obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niswender.
Niswender paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Niswender scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Niswender throws a big shot that misses.
Niswender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Niswender was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a hook but Niswender blocks it.
Niswender moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a left to the body.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Niswender counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams thows a leg kick but Niswender checks it
and Niswender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Niswender counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niswender sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams thows a leg kick but Niswender checks it
and Niswender counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niswender counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Niswender moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Niswender counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Niswender's front leg but catches the back leg as Niswender tries to avoid it.
Williams thows a leg kick but Niswender checks it
and Niswender counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Ray Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Niswender counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Niswender counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Niswender takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams looks to land a combination but Niswender avoids it well.
Niswender walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Niswender uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niswender throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Niswender ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Niswender throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Orin Niswender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niswender uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Williams.
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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

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