PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Talib (ranked 8116 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Williams (ranked 23564 p4p, 769 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Talib
vs
Williams

175 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
26
213 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahmad Talib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Williams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talib tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Talib.
Williams leaves Talib with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talib.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talib takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams connects with the punch.
Talib is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talib is looking to clinch.
Talib moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Sam Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talib misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talib tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.

Talib is rocked!
Williams walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Talib drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Williams swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Talib's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Williams!
A very excited looking Sam Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.