PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Digital Summer - Just Run. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Centura
vs
Williams

180 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Williams drives through and clinches with Centura against the cage.
Centura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Centura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Centura misses with some punches.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Centura misses with some punches.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Centura is blocking nicely.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Centura blocks it with crossed arms.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Centura blocks with his arms.
Centura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Centura blocks with his arms.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Centura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Centura blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Centura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Centura misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Centura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Williams told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Centura misses with some punches.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Centura blocks it.
Williams blocking some punches.
Centura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams blocking some punches.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow just above Centura 's eye.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Centura avoids the damage to the body.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Centura avoids the damage to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Centura blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Centura throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Centura is blocking nicely.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Centura lands a left hand.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Centura avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Centura scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Centura's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Centura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams looks winded!
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Centura blocks with his arms.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Centura's face.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Centura blocks it with crossed arms.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Centura working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Williams lands an elbow just above Centura 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocking some punches.
Centura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Centura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Centura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A short right from Centura.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Centura blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Centura working aggressively here.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Centura lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Centura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Williams is rocked!
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Centura finish him?
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura working aggressively here.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ace Centura will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Centura throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Centura creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Williams's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Williams drops to his knees and Centura pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Centura!
Ace Centura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.