PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barret Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadillac Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wallace
vs
Williams

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barret Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cadillac Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
Wallace works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Wallace has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace slowing the pace effectively.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Wallace's ribcage.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace drops Williams with a nice combination! Wallace dives into Williams's guard, looking to finish!

Williams is rocked!
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.
Williams is keen to just control but Wallace is a slippery customer.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallace drops Williams with a beautiful combination! Williams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wallace is looking for the KO!
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.

Williams moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wallace stalling against the cage.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Williams looks gassed!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.

Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace drops Williams with a left right combo! Wallace follows him down to the ground into side control.
Williams is not content to let Wallace control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace wants to stand but Williams is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams tries to bench press Wallace off him but Wallace keeps the position.
Wallace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Williams regains half guard.
Wallace throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Wallace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wallace tries to stand but can't do so whilst Williams controls his leg.
Wallace is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wallace kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Wallace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadillac Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Williams looks to clinch
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Williams throws a hook but Wallace blocks it.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barret Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams tries to clinch
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Barret Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Wallace gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Wallace presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams is trying to drag Wallace to the mat but Wallace just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wallace breaks the clinch.
Williams wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wallace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace lands with a cross.
Williams looks to clinch

and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallace is working Williams over against the cage.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wallace into the cage.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Wallace stalls.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wallace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.

Wallace manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams tries to clinch
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Wallace.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Wallace.
Barret Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams wants to clinch
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams closes the distance but Wallace moves to the side
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Barret Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadillac Williams.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wallace tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Williams.

Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallace's defenses.
A short right from Wallace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Wallace wants to break free but Williams has control.
Wallace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barret Wallace dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.

Williams clinches.
Wallace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Williams prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
Williams wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wallace breaks the clinch.

Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barret Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadillac Williams.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Wallace presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
Williams letting Wallace take a breather here.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Wallace is working Williams over against the cage.
Wallace wants to break free but Williams has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is working Williams over against the cage.
Wallace has Williams pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Wallace lands a left hand.

Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wallace regains guard.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Williams distracts Wallace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Barret Wallace did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams advances position into side control!

Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace tries to escape but Williams is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
Williams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wallace is avoiding damage well.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams tries to clinch
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams takes one on the button.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.

Wallace darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wallace wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wallace avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Wallace.
Wallace gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Wallace.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Wallace lands a body punch.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Wallace - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Williams prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wallace blocks an uppercut.
Wallace stalling against the cage.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Wallace taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wallace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Wallace.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Wallace is working Williams over against the cage.
Wallace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams taking a breather.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Wallace has Williams pressed against the cage.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wallace gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barret Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadillac Williams.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wallace prevents it.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barret Wallace had his way with Cadillac Williams in that 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!

Wallace lands a jab to the head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Williams is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wallace misses with a combination

and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
Williams tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wallace scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Wallace avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
Wallace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Wallace gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
A body shot lands from Wallace.
Come on Wallace - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wallace lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two 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.
Williams keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Wallace to work.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Williams letting Wallace take a breather here.
Wallace avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wallace.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wallace is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallace down to the mat. Wallace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace scores with a three punch combo!
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Wallace backing up. Wallace nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallace lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wallace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Barret Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Williams tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Wallace lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Wallace lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Barret Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadillac Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wallace has Williams pressed against the cage.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams wants to stall.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Wallace lands a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to stall but Wallace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cadillac Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Wallace holding his opponent close, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barret Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallace, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barret Wallace!
Barret Wallace is the new welterweight champion!