PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yutaka Kanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Williams
vs
Kanda

186 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yutaka Kanda!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up but Kanda circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanda misses with a body kick.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanda manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams throws a jab when Kanda was well out of range.
Kanda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kanda throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at The Meat Market that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Kanda moved out of range nicely.
Kanda tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kanda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kanda slips the punch.
Kanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams tries to clinch up
letting Kanda counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Kanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanda punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Kanda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kanda throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Williams sizes up Kanda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kanda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanda.
Williams scores with a one two! Kanda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanda lands a head shot.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Kanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Kanda as he checks the leg kick.
Kanda works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a right hand

and Kanda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kanda.
Williams keeping full guard, as Kanda tries to pass.
Kanda wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yutaka Kanda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kanda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Kanda.
Kanda is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Kanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Kanda lands an uppercut.
Kanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kanda fails to land.
Kanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yutaka Kanda will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kanda tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Kanda. Beautiful body shot.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams throws a hook but Kanda blocks it.
Kanda misses with a head kick.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kanda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Kanda tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocks a body shot from Kanda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Kanda throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanda working aggressively here.
Kanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kanda fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kanda.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanda backwards.
Kanda tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Kanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams just leaning against Kanda, taking a breather.
Kanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Kanda blocks a body shot from Williams.
Kanda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams blocking some punches.
Kanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Kanda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Yutaka Kanda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Kanda.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams tries to work over Kanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kandas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanda.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kanda fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanda pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanda has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanda.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kanda jumps guard and drags Williams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Kanda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.

Kanda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kanda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kanda working a defensive guard but Williams manages to pass into side control anyway.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kanda throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook but Kanda avoids it easily.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kanda tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Kanda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Kanda ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Kanda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a hook but Kanda blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanda slips a jab from Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a jab when Kanda was well out of range.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanda.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kanda checks a leg kick.
Kanda throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanda's head.
Kanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!

Williams drives through and clinches with Kanda against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanda scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kanda jumps guard.

Kanda has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Kanda working a defensive guard here.
Kanda has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams stands up from Kanda's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kanda misses with a body kick.
Kanda tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Kanda moved away.
Kanda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanda.
Kanda takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanda is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanda in the body.
Kanda slips a straight right by Williams.

Williams forces Kanda back against the cage and clinches.
Kanda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kanda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is working Kanda over against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Kanda.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanda misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams prevents a body shot from Kanda.
Kanda blocks an uppercut.
Kanda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kanda backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Williams!