PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whonjon William has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

William
vs
Singh

170 cm
31
200 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

186 cm
25
204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vijay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Singh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh throws a head kick that misses

and William counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Singh tries to bench press William off him but William keeps the position.
Singh is not content to let William control the position.
Singh parries the strikes from William easily there. William is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Singh to escape.
William working the strikes but Singh uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is not content to let William control the position.
Singh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Singh keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William stops Singh from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William controlling from the top position.
William has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
William stops Singh from standing up.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singh keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
William fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
William throws a nice inside leg kick.
William slips a jab from Singh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh tries to keep at a distance but William has taken the fight into the clinch.
William takes a shot to the head.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
William tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from William on the inside.
Singh is trying to force a seperation but William has the dominant position.
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Singh misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, William scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick by William misses
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
William moves out of range of the body kick from Singh.
William lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh cracks William with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Singh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and William counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by William. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from William.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Singh misses.
William sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
William tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Singh.
William defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and William counters with a nice body shot.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whonjon William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
William throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

William closes the distance and clinches.
William tries to pull guard but Singh won't allow it.
Singh cracks William with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
Singh pushes William back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by William.

Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh but Singh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
William misses the shot to the body.

William dives in and scores a takedown into Singh's guard.
Singh being controlled here, momentarily.
Singh trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
William throwing strikes but missing.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vijay Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

William misses the jab.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh throws a hook but William blocks it.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh as he avoids it easily.
William lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh stuffs the takedown attempt from William. William gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William staying out of range there.
William tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whonjon William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William staying out of range there.
Singh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
William misses with a wild body shot.
William blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by William!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Singh misses with a straight right.
William tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vijay Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
William scores with a body shot.
William lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
William scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.
William misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. William is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
William misses with a body kick.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

William clinches with his opponent.
Singh is looking to control William's arms but William gets an underhook and turns him. Now Singh has his back to the cage.
Singh tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William is looking to land body kicks.
William scores with a shot to the body.
William dives in and grabs Singh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes down on William's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a nice head shot.
William fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from William is defended easily by Singh.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

William throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh throws a leg kick but William checks it.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. William moves away and avoids it.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
William misses with a wild body shot.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Singh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from William.
William throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Singh throws a series of punches but William avoids them all with ease.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.

William feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
William is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
William throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
William wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
William throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is pushing down on Singh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singh is fighting to maintain full guard but William has managed to sneak the leg through.

William seems to be working for a kimura but Singh defends the submission attempt.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Singh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from William.
William is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William thows a huge punch but Singh dodges it nicely.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
William wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

William is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singh is just riding it out for now. William eventually gives up the hold.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William had his way with Vijay Singh in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

William just misses with a punch to the body.
Whonjon William is winning the standup battle so far.
William throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
William misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by William as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from William, right into the meat.
Singh looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
William lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by William as he connects with a hook.

William is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singh's half guard.
Singh blocking the ground and pound attempt from William.
Singh trying to control but William postures up.
Vijay Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singh defending well though.

William is looking for a kimura here.
William tries to pass to full mount but Singh defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William is working for a kimura but Singh is defending it quite comfortably.
William is stalling here. Singh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! William seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Singh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
William tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Singh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Singh decides to stand back up.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
Singh looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.

William looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from William.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William showed his dominance in that final round.
I think William 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Whonjon William!

Whonjon William wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Whonjon William, 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.