PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Willie Nelson - Whiskey River as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

OLeary
vs
Williams

155 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

174 cm
21
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny OLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OLeary looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
OLeary avoids the head kick by Williams.
OLeary shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny OLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OLeary tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.

OLeary closes the distance and clinches.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OLeary is defending well for now.
OLeary jumps guard but Williams stands there with OLeary around his waist. OLeary gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
OLeary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Williams.
OLeary wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
OLeary tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually OLeary drops back down to his feet.
OLeary tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OLeary takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OLeary's defenses.
OLeary goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams scores with a head kick.
OLeary wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
OLeary closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams leaves OLeary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for OLeary with that takedown attempt.
OLeary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OLeary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
OLeary shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but OLeary keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danny OLeary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by OLeary or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
OLeary is breathing heavily.
OLeary shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
OLeary blocks a head kick by Williams.
A head kick from Williams lands but OLeary takes it in his stride.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from OLeary. OLeary gets slowly back to his feet.
OLeary dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on OLeary's head and hops out.

Williams gets a clinch.
OLeary fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary trying to land knees to the body.
OLeary has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams lands an elbow inside that OLeary shrugs off.
OLeary tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OLeary's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands an elbow inside that OLeary shrugs off.
OLeary tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
OLeary fails to pull guard.
OLeary takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. OLeary won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OLeary takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into OLeary's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into OLeary's ribcage.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
OLeary takes an elbow to the temple.
OLeary takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams darts in and clinches OLeary up against the cage.
OLeary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OLeary backwards.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
OLeary is trying to stall.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.

OLeary has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Williams is trying to keep an underhook but OLeary manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Williams gets full guard.
OLeary being controlled here momentarily.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but OLeary is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams pulls OLeary in close to prevent any damage.
OLeary might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams is pulling down on OLeary's head. It's preventing any offense from OLeary, at least for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
OLeary shoots in but no luck this time.
OLeary wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with OLeary, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OLeary breaks the clinch.
OLeary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Evan Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OLeary tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OLeary tries to clinch up

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
OLeary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
OLeary fails to pull the fight into his guard.
OLeary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OLeary tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually OLeary drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny OLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
OLeary is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
OLeary is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now OLeary has his back to the cage.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of OLeary's head.
OLeary can't get the takedown.
OLeary lands a body shot.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
OLeary can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
OLeary missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has OLeary in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
OLeary avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Williams.
OLeary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evan Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down OLeary.
Williams has OLeary pressed against the cage.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
OLeary slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on OLeary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Williams.
OLeary managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped OLeary in his tracks for a moment.
Williams working OLeary over with knees to the body.
OLeary takes a shot to the head.
OLeary tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually OLeary drops back down to his feet.

OLeary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
OLeary has a takedown stuffed.
OLeary tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

OLeary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing OLeary off to one side.
OLeary shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow OLeary down.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
OLeary fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny OLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OLeary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams has OLeary pushed against the cage.
Williams has OLeary pressed against the cage, preventing OLeary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
OLeary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. OLeary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OLeary is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
OLeary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
OLeary throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. OLeary is lucky that one didn't land flush.
OLeary throws a lazy body kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OLeary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
OLeary closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Evan Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OLeary takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing OLeary up against the cage.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. OLeary won't want to take too many of those.
Williams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning OLeary up against the cage.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OLeary's defenses.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. OLeary 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danny OLeary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OLeary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing OLeary off to one side.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by OLeary.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OLeary has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams pushes OLeary away with a front kick.
Williams leaves OLeary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams cracks OLeary with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Williams has OLeary up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Danny OLeary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Evan Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams lands a body punch.
Williams lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands an elbow just above OLeary 's eye.
Williams avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

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