PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Barlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barlow comes to the cage accompanied by The Gary Barlow Song. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Noise Won't Stop. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barlow
vs
Williams

190 cm
29
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

225 cm
36
195 lbs
26 - 26 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Barlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barlow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Barlow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barlow moves away.
Williams jabs Barlow right on the nose. Barlow blinks but takes it well.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barlow.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Gary Barlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barlow looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Barlow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams lands a jab.
Williams swings for the body but Barlow moves out of range.
Barlow misses with a wild body shot.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barlow moves away.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Barlow off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barlow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barlow throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Barlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barlow throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Barlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Barlow throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Barlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams lands a nice hook to Barlow's body. Barlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barlow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams avoids the body shot from Barlow.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams works Barlow's body with a nice hook.
Barlow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Barlow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Barlow is now in Williams's guard.
Barlow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barlow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Barlow from controlling successfully.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peekay Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barlow misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barlow throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Barlow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.

Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barlow trying to control here.
Barlow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is controlling the pace.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barlow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Peekay Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Barlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Barlow.
A big right from Barlow misses.
Williams scores with a jab.

Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barlow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barlow is trying to work for a sweep but Williams has mounted him!
Williams avoids the attempt from Barlow to control.

Williams swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barlow is now in Williams's guard. A big mistake from Williams there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barlow looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekay Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Barlow misses.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Barlow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Barlow.
Barlow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barlow throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barlow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams avoids the body shot from Barlow.

Barlow gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Barlow manages to retain guard.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barlow is keeping the position for now.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Barlow keeps moving.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barlow is keeping the position for now.
Williams is looking to advance position but Barlow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Barlow wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barlow.
Barlow wants to take Williams's back but he can't do it this time.
Williams gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barlow 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 reverse the position but Barlow maintains control.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
Barlow trying to control from the bottom.
Barlow is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Williams there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barlow is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barlow is trying to control but can't.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Barlow defends it.

Barlow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Barlow still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Barlow has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekay Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barlow moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Barlow.
Barlow loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Barlow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barlow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Barlow throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barlow.
Barlow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Barlow.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams defending well as Barlow loads up on a big left hand.
Barlow swinging wildly here.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barlow on his heels. He'll look to pass Barlow's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Barlow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barlow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Barlow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gary Barlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barlow looking to control.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barlow is trying to keep Williams in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gary Barlow just wasn't active enough.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barlow throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barlow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Williams catches Barlow right on the button with a cross.
Barlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barlow avoids the head kick by Williams.
Barlow misses with a straight left.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Barlow scores with a punch to the head.
Williams swings for the body but Barlow moves out of range.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barlow on his heels. He'll look to pass Barlow's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams trying to control but Barlow is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams distracts Barlow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barlow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barlow keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Peekay Williams.
Williams catches Barlow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barlow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peekay Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

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