PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Mendez

193 cm
32
263 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

200 cm
37
268 lbs
42 - 19 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Williams cracks Mendez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mendez to stand back up!

Mendez is rocked!
Mendez avoids the body shot from Williams.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.

Mendez dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mendez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep here but Mendez controlling him for the moment.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez postures up.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mendez content to stall in guard here.

Simon Williams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Williams slips under a jab from Mendez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Mendez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Mendez settles back down.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams leaves Mendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simon Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Mendez.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Williams cracks Mendez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mendez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williams finish him?

It looks like Tony Mendez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.

Mendez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Mendez looks winded!
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendez.
Williams keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.
Williams is controlling Mendez's trapped leg to prevent Mendez from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Mendez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams looks for the body kick but Mendez saw that one coming.

Mendez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Mendez won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Mendez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams has his hands on Mendez's head, controlling the position.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Tony Mendez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendez off to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Mendez shrugs it off though.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.

Williams cracks Mendez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mendez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williams finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.

Mendez feints and as Williams raises his hands in defense, Mendez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams controlling Mendez's posture.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendez's guard.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendez's head.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.
Williams lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

Mendez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendez's guard.
Mendez taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez wants to get back to full guard.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams wants to take a breather but Mendez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Mendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Mendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tony Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.

Williams cracks Mendez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mendez to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws an overhand right that drops Mendez like a sack of potatoes! Williams dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williams!
Simon Williams retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Simon Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.