PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christoffer Widda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zyan Till (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Widda
vs
Till

175 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christoffer Widda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zyan Till!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Widda drives through and clinches with Till against the cage.
Widda stops a takedown attempt from Till.
Widda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Till backwards.
Till is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Widda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Widda stops a takedown attempt from Till.
Christoffer Widda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zyan Till.

Widda jumps into guard, dragging Till to the mat.
Till wants to control from the top but Widda keeps moving.
Till trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Widda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till throws a strike but Widda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Widda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Till is trying to control the position but Widda postures up.
Widda throws a big elbow that misses.
Widda's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Widda gets to his feet. Till looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Till swats away the attempt to clinch by Widda.
Widda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Till throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Widda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Till is in Widda's guard.

Widda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widda seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Till keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Widda's head.
Widda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Till looking to sit in guard and control but Widda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Widda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widda trying to move into half guard but instead Till has managed to sweep!

Widda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Widda has control of Till's left arm, preventing Till from doing any damage.
Widda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Till manages to get himself to full guard.

Widda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Till looking to hit a scissor sweep but Widda is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widda lands a couple of elbows.
Till trying to keep a closed guard but Widda is proving a slippery customer.
Widda preventing the sweep.

Till working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Widda has passed into half guard!
Till flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widda controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christoffer Widda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Widda clinches.
Till drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Widda misses with a knee to the head.
Widda throws an elbow that misses.
Till gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Widda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Widda is working for takedown but Till is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christoffer Widda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Widda walks away with a smile on his face. Till gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Till tries to score a power double leg takedown but Widda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Till somewhat.
Widda tries to clinch up.
Widda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Till can do to turn this around?
Till looks for a takedown but Widda sprawls well.
Till leaves Widda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Widda closes the distance but Till moves to the side
and Till counters with a three punch combo that has Widda backing up. Widda nods at Till to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till tries to score a power double leg takedown but Widda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Till somewhat.
Widda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Till manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till dives in for a single leg takedown but Widda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Till shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Widda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christoffer Widda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Till is breathing heavily.
Widda tries a head kick but it misses.
Widda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Till sprawls well. Till wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Widda gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Widda has knocked Till down with a huge combo! Widda steps away and waves a wobbly Till back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Widda takes the fight into the clinch.

Widda gets control of Till's arms and successfully pulls guard. Widda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Widda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Till has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Widda is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Widda in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to improve his position but Widda is controlling well.
Till is still trying to improve position.
Widda is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christoffer Widda dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Widda misses with a takedown attempt - Till sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Till darts in looking for a takedown but Widda gets double underhooks and turns Till into the cage.
Widda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Till throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Widda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Till is defended easily by Widda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Widda!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Widda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Till is looking to take this one to the mat.
Christoffer Widda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zyan Till.
Till changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Widda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Widda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Widda moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTill.
Widda has his takedown stuffed
and Till counters with a one-two to the body.
Till takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Till. No joy for Widda on that attempt.
Till shoots in looking for a takedown. Widda tries to sprawl out of it but Till keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Widda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Till but Till pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Widda. No joy for Till on that attempt.
Widda fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Till.
Widda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Till sprawls well. Till wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Widda gets slowly back to his feet.
As Widda backs off Till throws a huge counter combo but Widda manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widda cracks Till with a right hand to the side of the head.
Till moves out of range of the body kick from Widda.
Widda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Till counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Widda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Till's waist but Till gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Widda off to one side.
Till only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Widda misses with a takedown attempt
and Till counters with a straight right hand.
Till fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Widda coming out on top.
Widda jabs at Till's body.

Widda has Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Till is looking to take this one to the mat.
Widda looking for a takedown.
Till jumps guard but Widda turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Widda pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Widda is on top in guard.

Zyan Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christoffer Widda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Widda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christoffer Widda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Widda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christoffer Widda!