PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weston Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weston Remington will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Williamson
vs
Remington

164 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, William Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Weston Remington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington shoots in looking for a takedown but Williamson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Remington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Remington tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
Remington takes one to the side of the head.
Williamson blocks a head kick by Remington.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remington is defended easily by Williamson.
Williamson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Weston Remington has been cut.
Williamson throws a big shot that misses.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice cross by Williamson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Remington.
Williamson shoots in but no luck this time.
Remington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Remington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williamson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williamson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Remington somewhat.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson throws a right hand that Remington ducks under and follows up with a left that Remington also avoids with ease.

Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Remington has taken the fight into the clinch.

Remington manages to break the clinch.
Williamson throws a series of punches but Remington avoids them all with ease.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williamson throws a jab but it's blocked by Remington.
Williamson throws a right hand that Remington ducks under and follows up with a left that Remington also avoids with ease.
Remington shoots in for a double leg but Williamson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williamson misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weston Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remington fails to land the takedown.

Remington clinches with his opponent.
Remington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Remington is controlling the position.
Remington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Remington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Remington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Remington lands a knee to the head.
Remington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williamson dodges an elbow strike from Remington.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Remington is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to push Remington away but Remington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Remington keeps him there for the moment.
Remington crunches a lovely knee into Williamson's ribcage.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Williamson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Remington is defending well.
Nice elbow from Remington.
Remington lands an elbow inside.

Remington breaks the clinch.
Remington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Remington instigates a clinch.
Remington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Remington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williamson tries to break free but Remington pushes him back against the cage.
Remington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Remington lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remington scores a nice knee to the body.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Remington has double underhooks.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Remington keeps him there for the moment.
Remington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williamson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Remington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Remington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Remington landing knees to the head.
Remington connects with a knee to the head.
Remington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Remington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Remington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson wants to break free but Remington has control.
Knees to the body from Remington.
Remington landing knees to the head.
Remington scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weston Remington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Weston Remington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Remington fails to land with a series of punches.

Williamson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Williamson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Remington is just riding it out for now. Williamson eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williamson prevents Remington from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Williamson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Williamson stands up out of the half guard.
Remington scores with a head kick.
Remington tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Remington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williamson.
Remington tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a combination. Remington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
William Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remington tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Remington tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williamson counters with a series of strikes that sends Remington to the canvas! Williamson follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Remington is rocked!
Williamson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williamson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Remington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a big elbow that misses.

Williamson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Remington is looking to stand up but Williamson isn't so interested in that idea.
Williamson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because William Williamson just wasn't active enough.
Williamson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Remington moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remington.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remington misses with a short punch on the inside.

Remington breaks the clinch.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Remington wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Williamson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Weston Remington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Remington closes the distance and clinches up with Williamson, looking for a takedown. Remington pushes Williamson against the cage but Williamson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Remington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williamson defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Williamson as Remington shoots in.
William Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weston Remington.
Williamson works the jab nicely.
Remington wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Remington 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Williamson gets tackled into the cage by Remington. Remington maintains the clinch.
Remington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Williamson tries to score a body lock takedown but Remington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Remington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Remington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williamson is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remington manages to break the clinch.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Williamson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Remington is in trouble now - Williamson has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williamson won't let Remington get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Williamson controlling from mount.
Remington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williamson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Remington is in a horrible position here. Williamson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington wants to get back to his feet.
Williamson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williamson tries to control but Remington wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Williamson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williamson working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Williamson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williamson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Williamson!
After the big win, William Williamson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors L.A. Elite Clothing Co and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.