PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hartlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hartlock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC. Ravel Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Hartlock's chin.

Hartlock
vs
Williams

186 cm
26
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Untouchable Fight Gear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hartlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ravel Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hartlock trying to control but Williams postures up.
Hartlock is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hartlock gets full guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hartlock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartlock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hartlock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hartlock postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Hartlock trying to move into half guard but instead Williams has managed to sweep!
Williams stays in close to Hartlock's body and controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartlock keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Hartlock.
Hartlock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hartlock thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.

Williams makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hartlock.

Hartlock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hartlock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hartlock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hartlock not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hartlock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hartlock.
Williams is doing well to control the position and prevent Hartlock from advancing to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hartlock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hartlock trying to advance position but Williams counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hartlock is controlling him.
Hartlock tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Hartlock trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Hartlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartlock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Hartlock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartlock swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartlock circles away.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Hartlock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Hartlock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hartlock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Hartlock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ravel Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartlock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartlock has his takedown stuffed

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Hartlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartlock tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Hartlock backwards.
Williams jumps guard but Hartlock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hartlock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hartlock throws an elbow that misses.

Williams gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hartlock tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hartlock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hartlock moves into full guard.
Williams trying to control but Hartlock is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up in Hartlock's guard and throws a big left but Hartlock blocks it.
Hartlock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chris Hartlock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams trying to control but Hartlock is working from the bottom.

Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Hartlock sprawls well.
Williams with a poor takedown

so Hartlock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Hartlock sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Hartlock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Hartlock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!

Hartlock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hartlock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Hartlock goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Hartlock keeps moving.

Hartlock looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.

Hartlock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams wanted to stand there but Hartlock had control of the position.
Williams is in close to Hartlock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hartlock working a defensive guard here.
Hartlock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartlock is working hard here to advance position.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Hartlock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hartlock dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hartlock fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Hartlock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws a right hand that Hartlock ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartlock also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hartlock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hartlock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams trying to control but Hartlock postures up.

Hartlock in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Williams tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hartlock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Hartlock!
Chris Hartlock really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.