PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 359 p4p, 52 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 341 p4p, 48 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains. Musashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Obama Sings. Stanly Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Musashi

178 cm
42
180 lbs
43 - 26 - 1

179 cm
33
172 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Aspire Clothing

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 43 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi blocks a jab.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Musashi with a hook.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams slips under a jab from Musashi.
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.
Musashi connects with a jab.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musashi blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Musashi finds it's target.
Jab by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Williams misses.
A shot to the liver by Musashi. Beautiful body shot.
Musashi jabs at Williams 's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a hook.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams blocks a head kick by Musashi.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams .
Musashi cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Musashi swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Musashi tenderised Williams 's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Musashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Musashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Musashi scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Musashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams 's hands.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Musashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Musashi scores with a hook.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Musashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Musashi tries to avoid it.
Musashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Musashi walks into a straight right hand from Williams .
Williams slips a straight right by Musashi.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Musashi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Williams .
Williams swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Musashi dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi lands a jab to the nose.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Musashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Musashi.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Musashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Musashi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Musashi tenderised Williams 's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Williams misses.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Musashi coming out on top.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Musashi sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Musashi checks a low kick from Williams .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams wants to slow Musashi down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Musashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Musashi counter with a right hand.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Musashi throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
Musashi lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Musashi digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Musashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Williams might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Musashi cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
Musashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams 's hands.
Musashi scores with a nice strike.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Musashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams works Musashi's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams .
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musashi can pounce on him.
Musashi with a hook.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
letting Musashi counter with a right hand.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Musashi throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Williams .
Williams misses the jab.
Musashi throws a leg kick which misses Williams 's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
A nice side step and Musashi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams .
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Musashi's head.

Musashi is rocked!
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Musashi - just one landing.
Williams steps in with a hook that catches Musashi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Williams follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Musashi looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanly Williams !
Stanly Williams very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Ryu Musashi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bastard needs to wash his clothes....I gagged when he clinched me and almost vomited when we was on the ground....good GOD he stinks...should be a rule on clean clothes....nasty bastard.'.