PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Willie Nelson - Whiskey River blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Williams
vs
Lansing

174 cm
21
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lansing misses the target.
Lansing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams is looking to chop away at Lansing's legs.
Lansing checks a leg kick.
Lansing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lansing.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Lansing slips the punch.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Lansing looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lansing avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Lansing scores with a punch to the head.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Lansing moved away.
Lansing thows a body shot but no joy.
Lansing avoids the body shot from Williams.
Evan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab.
Lansing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lansing bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Lansing is just out of range.
Lansing throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lansing doesn't seem bothered though.
Lansing avoids the body shot from Williams.
Lansing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lansing slips under a jab from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Lansing.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Lansing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Lansing.
Lansing throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Lansing.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a head kick but Lansing moves out of range.
Williams stuns Lansing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lansing manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lansing scores with a shot to the body.
Lansing throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams throws a leg kick but Lansing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Lansing's defenses.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Lansing's knee but Lansing avoids it well.
Williams is looking to wear down Lansing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Lansing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lansing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams digs a good hook to Lansing's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Lansing finds it's target.
Lansing thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a leg kick but Lansing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Lansing's knee but Lansing avoids it well.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Lansing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lansing.
Williams misses with a right hand
letting Lansing counter with a right hand.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lansing takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansing slips a straight right by Williams.
Evan Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Lansing scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Lansing saw it coming and moves away.
Lansing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lansing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Lansing moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Lansing off balance momentarily.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Lansing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lansing fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lansing blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Lansing thows a body shot but no joy.
Lansing takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lansing checks the leg kick.
Lansing's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lansing misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lansing is able to avoid easily.
Lansing misses with a straight right.
Williams takes a swing at Lansing's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Williams dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lansing takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Lansing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Lansing.
Lansing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Lansing off the cage and back into rage.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lansing's head backwards.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Lansing is just out of range.
Lansing defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Lansing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
Lansing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lansing looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Lansing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook
and Lansing counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lansing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Lansing's shoulder, as Lansing tries to avoid the shot.
Lansing checks a leg kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Lansing is just out of range.
Williams throws a push kick but Lansing slaps the foot to one side.
Lansing misses the shot to the body.
Lansing moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Lansing misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Lansing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lansing blocks a low kick nicely.
Lansing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Lansing checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lansing lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lansing misses with an uppercut
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evan Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lansing misses the shot to the body.
Lansing throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lansing fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams defending well as Lansing loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander Lansing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lansing missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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