PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
War

190 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan War!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots and misses

and War counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
War is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
War trying to control from half guard but Li is working away.
War throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Li keeping hold of War's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
War displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Li.
Nice takedown defense from War. No joy for Li on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Li shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. War is trying to defend but Li finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
War trying to control but Li postures up.
War missing with punches from the bottom.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
War is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
War has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can War avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Li throwing strikes from guard but War blocks nicely.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but War has wrist control.
War working a defensive guard here.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of War's head.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
War is trying to keep Li in close.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
War wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing strikes from guard but War blocks nicely.
Li postures up in War's guard and throws a big left but War blocks it.
War avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

War working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Li lands a couple of digs.
War utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of War's head.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

War working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.

War working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
War looks gassed!
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li stands up over War, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li postures up in War's guard and throws a big left but War blocks it.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li postures up in War's guard and throws a big left but War blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Li dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Li fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. War sprawls well initially but Li persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
War has his hands clasped together around Li's back. He's all about the action.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
War has hold of Li's hands but Li slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Li working over War with some ground and pound. War looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Li sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. War defending well though.
War wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
War gets full guard.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but War is retaining full guard.
Li pushes down on War's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
War avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
William Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
War trying to control here.
War throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
War avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Ground and pound from Li.
Li throwing shots but War is blocking nicely.
War avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
War wants to get back to full guard.
War is breathing heavily.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li thows a huge punch but War dodges it nicely.
War is trying to control but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands with a punch from half guard.

War is rocked!
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
War is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Li scores with a big shot! War's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save War! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Li!
Our winner, William Li, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.