PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Congo Ashanti. Congo Ashantie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Williams's chin.

Williams
vs
Ashantie

205 cm
38
273 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

189 cm
36
234 lbs
41 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Congo Ashantie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ashantie closes the distance and clinches.
Ashantie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ashantie trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashantie avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Ashantie blocking some punches.
Ashantie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ashantie lands a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Williams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ashantie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ashantie.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie takes a shot to the head.
Williams tries to work over Ashantie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ashantie is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Ashantie into the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ashantie blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie misses with a knee strike.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Williams.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ashantie tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ashantie.
Ashantie scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
We've been informed that Ashantie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams avoiding damage as Ashantie throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ashantie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ashantie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ashantie avoids it.

That's two 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!
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Ashantie looks winded!
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Ashantie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ashantie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Ashantie trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams works on Ashantie's body with a couple of short punches.
Ashantie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is leaning against Ashantie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams works on Ashantie's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ashantie blocks a body shot from Williams.
Ashantie tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Ashantie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams is working Ashantie over against the cage.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams presses Ashantie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashantie.
Williams gets through Ashantie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ashantie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Ashantie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ashantie backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ashantie backwards.

Ashantie is rocked!
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Ashantie is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ashantie's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ashantie drops to his knees and Williams pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Williams!
Josh Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.