PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Williams

175 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhys Williams!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Williams gets a clinch.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

Williams scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Williams trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rhys Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson tries to hold on but Williams postures up.

Williams is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Johnson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Williams is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.

Williams pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.

Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Williams shoots in.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Rusty Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Williams feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Williams wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhys Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Williams stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rusty Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Williams.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Johnson catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Williams.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Rusty Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rusty Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhys Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rusty Johnson.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhys Williams!