PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walt William has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perciwall
vs
William

185 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

160 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Perciwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by William.
Perciwall is letting William control him for a moment.
The ground and pound from William seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

William is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perciwall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Perciwall pushes William away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, William gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
William tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
William has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
William in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Perciwall parries the strikes from William easily there. William is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perciwall to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries to score with some ground and pound. Perciwall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
William working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
William working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perciwall is trying to escape the position but William is controlling the position.
William should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
William throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Perciwall works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William working Perciwall over with strikes.
William with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Perciwall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for William on the ground.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
William is taking a breather. Perciwall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall tries to kick William off but William keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
William throws a sloppy head kick
and Perciwall counters with a big head kick but William shrugs it off.
Perciwall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Perciwall moves into the clinch.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perciwall lands a right hand.
William stalling against the cage.
William continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.

William clinches with his opponent.
William drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Perciwall lands a high kick!

It looks like Walt William has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perciwall takes the fight into the clinch.
William slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Perciwall.
Perciwall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
William stalling.
William tries a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks it.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perciwall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - William has eaten all the pies!
Perciwall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William stalling the fight.
Perciwall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perciwall is trying to break free.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perciwall's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Perciwall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walt William's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab-cross combination lands for Perciwall and sends William crashing to the mat! Perciwall follows him down to the mat - William regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

William is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if William can do anything to dispel that myth.
William blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perciwall.
Perciwall is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
William tries to get to full guard but Perciwall has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Johan Perciwall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

William closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perciwall quickly recovers to half guard.
William wants to take a breather but Perciwall is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with William in particular looking to stall.
Perciwall tries to kick William off but William keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
William is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, William seems content to control.
Perciwall is trying to stand up here but William is controlling him well.
William is controlling the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Walt William wasn't active enough on the ground.

Perciwall darts in and clinches William up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from William.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
Perciwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perciwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.

Perciwall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perciwall digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
William dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Perciwall lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is struggling to control the position.
Perciwall avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
The crowd are getting on William's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Perciwall cracks William with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
William is breathing heavily.

William gets a double leg takedown into Perciwall's guard.
William working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
William wants to control from the top but Perciwall keeps moving.
William prevents Perciwall from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Perciwall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walt William's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perciwall clinches up against the cage.
William stalling the fight.
Perciwall is pressed up against the cage. William has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perciwall down to the mat. Perciwall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Perciwall takes the fight into the clinch.
Perciwall landing knees to the head.
Perciwall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perciwall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perciwall avoids it.
Perciwall connects with a nasty looking knee right to William's face.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Perciwall throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh William colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Perciwall as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and William is left battered and dazed whilst Perciwall and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Perciwall!