PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Bregenzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bregenzer
vs
Williams

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

BADGER MILK!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Bregenzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a right hand that Bregenzer ducks under and follows up with a left that Bregenzer also avoids with ease.

Bregenzer closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the ropes.
Bregenzer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Bregenzer connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bregenzer.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams works on Bregenzer's body with a couple of short punches.
Bregenzer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Bregenzer has double underhooks.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Bregenzer won't allow it.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Bregenzer won't allow it.
Bregenzer is trying to break free.
Bregenzer scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Bregenzer can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bregenzer.
Bregenzer stalling against the ropes.
Williams prevents Bregenzer from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bregenzer.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Bregenzer keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is trying to break free.
Bregenzer scores a nice knee to the body.
Bregenzer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bregenzer lands a nice knee to the body.

Bregenzer breaks the clinch.

Bregenzer clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Bregenzer has him pressed against the ropes.
Bregenzer is struggling to control the position.

Bregenzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bregenzer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bregenzer lands a knee to the head.
Bregenzer taking a breather.
Bregenzer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Bregenzer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bregenzer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bregenzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bregenzer wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Bregenzer.
Bregenzer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the ropes.
Bregenzer scores with a knee to the head.
Bregenzer landing knees to the head.
Bregenzer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the ropes.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bregenzer has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bregenzer manages to break the clinch.
Bregenzer lands a head kick!

Bregenzer has managed to clinch.

Bregenzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bregenzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bregenzer closes the distance and clinches.

Bregenzer manages to break the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bregenzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derek Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bregenzer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.

Bregenzer moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Bregenzer won't allow it.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Bregenzer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bregenzer breaks from the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bregenzer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bregenzer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pete Bregenzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Williams.
Bregenzer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Bregenzer has managed to clinch.
Bregenzer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Bregenzer taking a breather.
Bregenzer lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bregenzer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bregenzer keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bregenzer lands a knee to the head.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Bregenzer is controlling the position.

Bregenzer has hold of one of Williams's legs. Williams is fighting the takedown attempt but Bregenzer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bregenzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Bregenzer is controlling the position.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Bregenzer is proving a slippery customer.
Bregenzer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bregenzer won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bregenzer wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Bregenzer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bregenzer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bregenzer staying out of range there.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bregenzer.

Bregenzer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bregenzer has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Bregenzer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bregenzer wants to stand but Williams is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Bregenzer maintains control.
Bregenzer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bregenzer avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Bregenzer wants to stand but Williams is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bregenzer tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bregenzer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Bregenzer wants to take Williams's back here but Williams is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Bregenzer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bregenzer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bregenzer lands a knee to the body.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Bregenzer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bregenzer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bregenzer connects with a knee to the head.
Bregenzer stalling in the clinch.

Bregenzer breaks from the clinch.
Bregenzer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bregenzer wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.

Bregenzer clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the ropes.

Bregenzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bregenzer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bregenzer.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Bregenzer saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bregenzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bregenzer lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bregenzer is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bregenzer instigates a clinch.
Bregenzer landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bregenzer pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Bregenzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bregenzer tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bregenzer wants to clinch.
Bregenzer cracks Williams with a good jab.

Bregenzer closes the distance and clinches.
Bregenzer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bregenzer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bregenzer has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Bregenzer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bregenzer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bregenzer pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Bregenzer won't allow it.
Bregenzer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the ropes.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bregenzer with a knee to the head.
Bregenzer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Bregenzer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bregenzer.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bregenzer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bregenzer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Bregenzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pete Bregenzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Bregenzer pushes Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Bregenzer has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bregenzer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants a takedown.
Pete Bregenzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Williams.

Bregenzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Bregenzer blocks the leg kick.
Williams motions for Bregenzer to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Bregenzer ducks down to avoid it.
Derek Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bregenzer takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bregenzer scores with a knee to the head.
Bregenzer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Bregenzer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bregenzer tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Bregenzer saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bregenzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bregenzer is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Bregenzer moved out of range nicely.
Bregenzer blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bregenzer gets a clinch.

Bregenzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bregenzer misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bregenzer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Derek Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bregenzer slowing the pace effectively.
Williams wants to break free but Bregenzer has control.
A knee to the head by Bregenzer.
Bregenzer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bregenzer lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bregenzer has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Bregenzer has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Bregenzer landing knees to the body.
Bregenzer prevents a body shot from Williams.

Bregenzer breaks from the clinch.
Bregenzer doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Pete Bregenzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bregenzer moves into range and clinches up with Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Bregenzer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bregenzer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Bregenzer!