PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Put a Doink On It. Nathan Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Wilkinson's chin.

Williams
vs
Wilkinson

200 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

197 cm
19
290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Wilkinson wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkinson.

Wilkinson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Williams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson with a poor takedown

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nathan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Wilkinson.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.

Wilkinson is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilkinson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Wilkinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
Wilkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Wilkinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.

Wilkinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Danny Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Wilkinson counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Wilkinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wilkinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilkinson throws a combination that misses

and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Wilkinson didn't expect that.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilkinson has wrist control.

Wilkinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Wilkinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Williams seems to have locked his on tight now - Wilkinson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Williams, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nathan Williams!