PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Moneybags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Willie Nelson - Whiskey River . Evan Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Moneybags's chin.

Moneybags
vs
Williams

150 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Moneybags!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moneybags. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moneybags throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moneybags misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Moneybags throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick but Moneybags sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Moneybags's torso.
Moneybags looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Moneybags throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moneybags misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moneybags crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Moneybags gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Moneybags manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moneybags's sensitive parts.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams defending well as Moneybags loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Moneybags's head back.
Moneybags blocks the body kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Moneybags moves out of range easily.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moneybags takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moneybags moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moneybags lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a head kick but Moneybags moves out of range.
Moneybags jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moneybags fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moneybags moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Moneybags takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Williams.
Williams continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams blocking some punches.
Moneybags swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moneybags takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moneybags wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Moneybags takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like John Moneybags has been cut.
Moneybags trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moneybags into the cage.
Moneybags is trying to break free.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Moneybags in his tracks for a moment.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.

Moneybags manages to break the clinch.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moneybags.
Moneybags throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Moneybags misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moneybags throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Moneybags tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moneybags stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.

Williams forces Moneybags back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moneybags is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moneybags misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moneybags blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Moneybags working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moneybags takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Moneybags lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moneybags swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moneybags wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Evan Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
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.

Moneybags with a jab.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams cracks Moneybags with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick but Moneybags sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Moneybags throws a shot to the body.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moneybags throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams tries to clinch but Moneybags is having none of it.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Moneybags fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Moneybags finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams defending well as Moneybags loads up on a big left hand.
Moneybags scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moneybags crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Moneybags gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Moneybags manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moneybags jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Williams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Moneybags goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Moneybags throws a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Moneybags fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moneybags misses with a body shot.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moneybags. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Moneybags wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moneybags throws an elbow that misses.
Moneybags wants to break free but Williams has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moneybags is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Moneybags tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Moneybags avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Moneybags controls the action.
Moneybags managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Moneybags tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Moneybags fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Moneybags would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moneybags's defenses.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Evan Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Moneybags breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams keeps Moneybags at a distance using the push kick.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Moneybags's front leg but catches the back leg as Moneybags tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moneybags - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moneybags. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moneybags cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moneybags lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Moneybags throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moneybags keeps the fight on the outside.
Moneybags throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Moneybags throws a body kick the misses
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moneybags takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moneybags throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams scores with a head kick.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moneybags throws out the jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Moneybags.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Evan Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Williams jabs Moneybags to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moneybags throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Moneybags will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams cracks the inside of Moneybags's front leg.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Moneybags lands a head shot.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Moneybags with a jab.
Moneybags is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moneybags cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Moneybags tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moneybags throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneybags waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Moneybags throws a big shot that misses.
Moneybags tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Moneybags looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams slips a straight right by Moneybags.
Moneybags misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Moneybags.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moneybags dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams misses with a looping right.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Moneybags in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Moneybags's ribcage.
Moneybags looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moneybags misses with some punches.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Moneybags in his tracks for a moment.
Moneybags has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Moneybags wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Moneybags is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Moneybags into the cage.
Moneybags takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moneybags letting Williams take a breather here.
Moneybags takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Williams working Moneybags over with knees to the body.
Moneybags swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moneybags takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams works on Moneybags's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moneybags takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Moneybags fails to land.
Moneybags swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moneybags misses with the head strike.
Moneybags is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Moneybags shrugs off.
Moneybags tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Moneybags looking to stall.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Williams.
Moneybags misses with a punch to the body.
Moneybags swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moneybags looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moneybags takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moneybags stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
John Moneybags has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moneybags tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Moneybags can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Evan Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Moneybags shrugs off.
Moneybags wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Moneybags tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moneybags takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moneybags has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Moneybags working aggressively here.
Williams stalling the fight.
Moneybags throws a head punch that misses.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moneybags struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.

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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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