PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ting Humlae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Humlae
vs
Williams

175 cm
21
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ting Humlae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ravel Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Humlae. That's going to slow Williams down.
Humlae blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Humlae avoids the head kick by Williams.
Humlae misses with a few strikes there.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams jumps guard but Humlae stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams jumps guard but Humlae turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ting Humlae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravel Williams.
Williams avoiding damage as Humlae throws knees to the body.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Williams gets a clinch.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee calls for Humlae to work.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is working for takedown but Humlae is calmly controlling the position for now.
Humlae is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Humlae down to the mat. Humlae avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ting Humlae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Humlae.

Humlae manages to break the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Humlae tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Humlae.
Humlae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Humlae.
Humlae tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Humlae's waist but Humlae gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams checks a low kick from Humlae.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Humlae.
Humlae moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Humlae but Humlae pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Humlae, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humlae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Humlae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.

Humlae manages to break the clinch.
Ting Humlae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Humlae closes the distance and clinches.
Williams has Humlae pressed against the cage, preventing Humlae from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Humlae is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Humlae from breaking the clinch.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Humlae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Williams clinches.
Humlae is trying to stall.

Williams jumps guard and drags Humlae to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Humlae from controlling successfully.
Humlae throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Humlae is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humlae stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Humlae would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humlae preventing the sweep.

Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Humlae defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humlae looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ting Humlae will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Humlae connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Humlae in a clinch.
Humlae prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams taking a breather.
Humlae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Humlae walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Humlae tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Williams forces Humlae back against the cage and clinches.
Humlae tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Humlae displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams gets control of Humlae's arms and successfully pulls guard. Williams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Humlae has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Humlae from controlling successfully.
Humlae won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Humlae is having none of it.
Humlae missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Humlae from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ting Humlae wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Williams pushes Humlae up against the cage in a clinch.
Humlae pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Humlae is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Humlae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Humlae is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Humlae.
Humlae has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Humlae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Humlae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Humlae.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Humlae's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humlae manages to break the clinch.
Humlae stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Humlae wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Humlae as Williams shoots in.
Ting Humlae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravel Williams.
Humlae connects with a solid leg kick.
Humlae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Humlae lands the left hand.
Humlae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Humlae shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Humlae is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Humlae in a clinch.
Humlae wants to break free but Williams has control.
Humlae tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.

Humlae breaks the clinch.

Humlae darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humlae is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Humlae into the cage.
Ting Humlae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Humlae is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ting Humlae will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Williams moves into the clinch.
Humlae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams avoiding damage as Humlae throws knees to the body.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Humlae's knee but Humlae avoids it well.
Ting Humlae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Humlae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Humlae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Humlae leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Humlae clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humlae trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Williams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Humlae is looking for a sweep.
Humlae struggling a bit here.
Williams scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Williams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Humlae to his feet.
Humlae is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Humlae tries to clinch up.
Humlae tries to clinch up.
Ting Humlae is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Ting Humlae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravel Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humlae tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Humlae sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Humlae was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.

Williams instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humlae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Humlae gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.

Humlae breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a series of punches but Humlae moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Humlae as Williams shoots in.
Humlae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Humlae as he avoids it easily.
Humlae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Humlae tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Humlae tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humlae tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Humlae avoids it really well and circles away.
Humlae wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Humlae's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Humlae duly obliges.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Humlae.
Ting Humlae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Humlae tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Humlae both land. Nice combination.
Humlae tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Ravel Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams throws a series of punches but Humlae avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ravel Williams.
I think Humlae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ting Humlae!