PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafin Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williamson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williamson
vs
Cuevas

170 cm
37
185 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

180 cm
35
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Serafin Cuevas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Williamson does no damage.
Williamson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Serafin Cuevas has been cut.
Williamson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuevas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson misses with a combination
and Cuevas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Williamson gets a clinch.
Cuevas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuevas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuevas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuevas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuevas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuevas tries to break the clinch but Williamson is controlling the position.
Williamson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuevas's efforts to push away.
Cuevas is trying to break the clinch but Williamson is controlling him.
Cuevas is trying to break free.
Cuevas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuevas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Williamson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Williamson misses with an elbow strike.
Williamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuevas prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuevas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cuevas fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Williamson.
Williamson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Williamson decides to pull guard.
Cuevas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson pulls Cuevas in to control the position.

Williamson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cuevas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williamson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cuevas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Cuevas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williamson landing punches.
Williamson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williamson trying to control but Cuevas is having none of it.
Cuevas really wants to buck Williamson off and get back to his feet.
Williamson controlling from the full mount.
Cuevas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson dominating with strikes here.
Cuevas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cuevas is in a horrible position here. Williamson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williamson landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuevas is trying to stand.
Cuevas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Williamson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williamson looking to finish Cuevas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cuevas!
Williamson controlling the position easily from mount.
Cuevas wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williamson won't let Cuevas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Williamson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Cuevas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cuevas looks winded!
Williamson landing shots from mount.
Williamson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williamson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cuevas wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williamson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williamson landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson scoring with strikes but Cuevas is staying in there.
Williamson with good strikes from the mount here!
Williamson landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williamson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serafin Cuevas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williamson looks to land a right hand but Cuevas moved out of range.
Williamson takes one to the side of the head.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuevas manages to avoid it.
Williamson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williamson throws a lazy right hand but Cuevas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Williamson closes the distance and clinches.
Cuevas wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
Williamson blocks an uppercut.
Williamson is leaning against Cuevas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuevas misses with the head strike.
Cuevas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Williamson digs a right hand underneath Cuevas's ribcage. Cuevas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuevas lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuevas can't break the clinch.
Williamson works on Cuevas's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cuevas fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cuevas fails to land.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Williamson.
Cuevas misses with a hook from the clinch.

Williamson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cuevas can't fight it off and eventually Williamson manages to take the fight to the floor. Cuevas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cuevas keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Cuevas is looking to stand up but Williamson isn't so interested in that idea.
Williamson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Simon Williamson just wasn't active enough.
Cuevas thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Cuevas. Beautiful body shot.
Cuevas dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuevas.
Cuevas works Williamson's body with a nice hook.
Cuevas scores with a jab. Williamson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuevas is just out of range.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Serafin Cuevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williamson throws a body punch but Cuevas moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas scores with a hook to the body. Williamson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williamson misses with a double jab.
Williamson misses with an uppercut.
Williamson misses with an uppercut. Cuevas saw that one coming.
Cuevas scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cuevas. That snapped Williamson's head back.
Williamson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williamson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuevas at a distance.
Simon Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cuevas misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Cuevas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serafin Cuevas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuevas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Serafin Cuevas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a body punch but Cuevas moves out of range.
Cuevas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuevas cracks Williamson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williamson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Williamson is rocked!
Williamson slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Williamson.
Williamson misses with an uppercut
and Cuevas counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuevas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuevas manages to avoid it.
Cuevas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cuevas throws a lazy right hand but Williamson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serafin Cuevas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Serafin Cuevas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Williamson does no damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Cuevas can't break the clinch.
Williamson lands with a short shot to the head.
Williamson has Cuevas pressed against the cage, preventing Cuevas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cuevas swings wildly with an uppercut but Williamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williamson controlling the action here for a moment.
Cuevas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williamson prevents Cuevas from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cuevas tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Cuevas is trying to break the clinch but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Simon Williamson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuevas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cuevas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuevas.
A shot in the inside from Williamson.
Cuevas working aggressively here.
Williamson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuevas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cuevas is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williamson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cuevas backwards.
Cuevas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williamson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuevas prevents a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson keeps control of Cuevas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuevas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williamson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cuevas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cuevas lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuevas.
Williamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuevas wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
Cuevas wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
Cuevas is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Williamson keeps control of Cuevas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williamson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Cuevas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuevas wants to break free but Williamson has control.
Cuevas avoids the elbow strike from Williamson, against the cage.
Williamson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuevas blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuevas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cuevas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuevas is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Williamson blocks an uppercut.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuevass head.
Cuevas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williamson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Williamson.
Williamson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cuevas.
Williamson lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cuevas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williamson throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williamson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cuevas can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuevas.
Williamson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuevas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuevas blocks a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Williamson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuevas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson has Cuevas pressed against the cage, preventing Cuevas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williamson lands an uppercut.

Williamson has clasped his hands together around Cuevas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuevas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williamson asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Williamson.
I think Williamson 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Williamson!
Simon Williamson made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
The defeated Serafin Cuevas had this to say: 'There is something to celebrate with every victory and something to learn from every loss. I salute my opponent for a job well done. I wish him well in his future fights.'.