PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Chojacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Chojacki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Williamson's chin.

Chojacki
vs
Williamson

185 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

164 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shane Chojacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chojacki catches Williamson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chojacki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shane Chojacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chojacki dodges the punch combination from Williamson.

Williamson moves into the clinch.
Chojacki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williamson prevents it.
Williamson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chojacki keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chojacki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williamson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Chojacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chojacki falls off balance throwing a combination

and Williamson counters with a crisp one two that drops Chojacki! Williamson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chojacki to his feet! Chojacki is in big trouble!

Chojacki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chojacki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williamson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williamson wants to stand and escape but Chojacki is having none of it.
Chojacki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williamson wants to stand but Chojacki is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Chojacki just wasn't active enough.
Chojacki fails with a takedown attempt.
Williamson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chojacki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chojacki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Chojacki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chojacki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williamson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chojacki controlling from mount.
Chojacki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chojacki content just to control the position here.
Williamson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Williamson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chojacki controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chojacki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williamson for as long as he can get away with.

Williamson bucks Chojacki off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Williamson enables Chojacki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williamson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chojacki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chojacki prevents Williamson from getting back to his feet.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chojacki manages to pass to side control.
Chojacki is taking a breather. Williamson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Chojacki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Chojacki just wasn't active enough.

Chojacki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chojacki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chojacki content just to control the position here.
Williamson tries to buck Chojacki off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki controlling from mount.
Williamson really wants to buck Chojacki off and get back to his feet.
Chojacki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williamson really wants to buck Chojacki off and get back to his feet.
Chojacki controlling the position easily from mount.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Chojacki controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williamson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Chojacki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williamson is trying to stand up.
Shane Chojacki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chojacki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williamson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chojacki controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Chojacki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Chojacki rushes Williamson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Chojacki manages to break the clinch.
Williamson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Chojacki gets a clinch.
Williamson tries to break free but Chojacki pushes him back against the cage.

Chojacki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williamson regains guard.
Chojacki sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chojacki stops Williamson from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Chojacki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williamson is looking to clinch.
Williamson lands a jab.

Chojacki instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki avoiding damage as Williamson throws knees to the body.
Williamson misses with some punches.
Williamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Chojacki lands a takedown into guard.
Chojacki tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Chojacki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chojackiis looking to pass into half guard but Williamson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williamson is in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chojacki wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson tries to stand but Chojacki is controlling from the bottom.
Chojacki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williamson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chojacki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chojacki shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chojacki misses with a takedown attempt - Williamson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Chojacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson tries to clinch up.
Williamson stuns Chojacki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williamson slaps away a takedown attempt from Chojacki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chojacki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Chojacki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chojacki 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Chojacki!
Shane Chojacki gave a mention to Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).