PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Sontag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Williams
vs
Sontag

223 cm
21
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Sinners Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Sontag!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up but Sontag circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Sontag circles away.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Sontag circles away and keeps his distance.

Sontag shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sontag lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sontag seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sontag is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams has hold of Sontag's hands but Sontag slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sontag looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sontag lands a nice short elbow.
Williams is in trouble now - Sontag has advanced to mount!
Sontag is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Sontag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Sontag landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sontag cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sontag lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sontag is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sontag lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Sontag is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sontag landing punches.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sontag looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Williams is trying to stand up.
Sontag lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sontag raining down shots from the mount!
Sontag landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Sontag smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sontag working the ground and pound effectively.
Sontag working away from the top, dropping strikes.Sontag landing shots from mount.
Sontag working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sontag lands with some strikes.
Sontag punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sontag landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
Sontag landing strikes from the mount.
Sontag landing shots from mount.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sontag on the ground.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sontag punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Sontag cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams pushes Sontag off looking to stand but Sontag dives back in and keeps control.
Sontag scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Sontag has control of the leg.
Sontag is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sontag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sontag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sontag shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams wants to stand but Sontag is controlling the position.
Sontag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sontag landing some decent shots from guard.
Sontag postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sontag is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sontag cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Sontag with a nice head shot there.
Sontag wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Sontag postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Sontag slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sontag working the ground and pound.
Sontag creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams bucks up and tries to throw Sontag off but instead Sontag has got his back!
Williams takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sontag softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sontag lands shots from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sontag lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Williams hold on?!
Sontag softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Williams covers up after that shot from Sontag.
Williams has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sontag tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Sontag shoots in.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Logan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Sontag.
Sontag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sontag is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sontag prevents it.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Sontag.

Sontag has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Williams is trying to keep an underhook but Sontag manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sontag is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sontag cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sontag landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Sontag isn't that keen on the idea.
Sontag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Williams gets back to half guard.
Williams is trying to stand.
Williams missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sontag is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Sontag passes to side control.
Sontag is putting a hurting on Williams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sontag creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sontag works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sontag lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sontag works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sontag cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams tries to reverse the position but Sontag maintains control.
Sontag scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Williams is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sontag in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sontag scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sontag working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams is trying to stand up.
Sontag is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sontag pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sontag has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Sontag smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Justin Sontag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sontag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Williams regains half guard.
Sontag looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Sontag works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams is trying to stand up.
Sontag is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sontag dominating with strikes here.
Sontag cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Sontag.
BOOM! Sontag connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Williams is rocked!
Sontag dominating with strikes here.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sontag dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Sontag connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sontag lands a heavy elbow.
Sontag lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sontag with the ground and pound from mount.
Sontag raining down shots from the mount!
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sontag lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Sontag cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sontag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sontag is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Sontag scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sontag with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sontag cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sontag with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sontag looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Sontag landing strikes from the mount.
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sontag lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sontag cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sontag fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sontag won't let Williams get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sontag connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sontag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Sontag prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Sontag raining down shots from the mount!
Sontag cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sontag punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sontag postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Williams regains half guard.
Sontag working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sontag missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sontag thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Sontag lands strikes from half guard.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Sontag in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Sontag.
Sontag seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Sontag 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Williams looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Sontag shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Sontag chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Sontag is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sontag is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sontag cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Sontag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sontag is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sontag content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sontag trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sontag is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams wants to stand up but Sontag is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Sontag scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sontag lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sontag cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sontag looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sontag smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sontag connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sontag lands a nice short elbow.
Williams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Sontag lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sontag trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Sontag has control of the leg.
Sontag uses his free foot to push down on Williams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williams.
Williams tries to hold on but Sontag pushes him away.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sontag pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sontag raining down shots from the mount!
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams pushes Sontag off looking to stand but Sontag dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Sontag there.
Williams is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sontag connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sontag with a nice head shot there.
Sontag keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Sontag landing with the ground and pound.
Sontag scoring with some ground and pound.
Sontag lands a couple of digs.
Sontag connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Sontag keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Sontag is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sontag slips nicely into half guard.
Sontag lands strikes from half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Sontag keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Sontag is controlling him
Logan Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sontag slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sontag is tying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams tries to kick Sontag off but Sontag keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sontag shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Sontag scoring with some ground and pound.
Sontag postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Sontag chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sontag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sontag working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Sontag slips an elbow through the middle.
Sontag scoring with some ground and pound.
Sontag passes into half guard.
Sontag prevents Williams from standing back up.
Sontag is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sontag working the head and body with strikes.
Sontag looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sontag lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sontag prevents Williams from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sontag lands a nice short elbow.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.

Williams working for a triangle but Sontag defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sontag postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams trying to strike off his back.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Williams had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sontag is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Williams Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sontag's back instead.
Williams doesn't have the hooks in and Sontag manages to turn into his guard.
Sontag working some strikes from top position.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sontag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sontag winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Sontag!