PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong comes to the cage accompanied by I SHOT THE SHERIFF. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chong
vs
Williams

187 cm
23
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition
Convicted

Red Light Clothing ► Amsterdam!

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Chong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a head kick but Chong moves out of range.
Bob Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Chong misses.
Chong throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Chong throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chong lands a jab to the head.

Williams darts in and clinches Chong up against the cage.
Chong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams keeps control of Chong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chong blocks it with crossed arms.

Williams breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Chong sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Chong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a combination
and Chong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chong lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A bone on bone clash there as Chong blocks the leg kick.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams slips a straight right by Chong.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chong.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chong punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Chong just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams tries to clinch but Chong is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chong manages to avoid it.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Chong in a clinch.
Chong avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chong wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams keeps control of Chong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams keeps control of Chong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chong cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Chong is just out of range.
Chong throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Chong dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams moves out of range as Chong strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chong stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams throws a head kick but Chong moves out of range.
Chong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chong swinging wilding here.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chong throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Chong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chong.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chong dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Chong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams has Chong pushed against the cage.
Chong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chong can't break the clinch.
Chong lands with a short shot to the head.
Chong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chong avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Chong is breathing heavily.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Chong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chong's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Chong pushes him off.
Chong punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chong.
Chong connects with a looping right hand.
Chong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Jab, jab by Chong - just one landing.
Rick Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chong.
Chong lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Chong avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Chong pushes him off.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Chong misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch up but Chong keeps it at a distance.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Chong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chong swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams avoiding damage.
Chong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams stalls.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Chong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chong.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams closes the distance but Chong moves to the side
enabling Chong to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chong.

Williams is rocked!
Chong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Chong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chong throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chong.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Chong finish him?
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Chong had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong scores with a nice right hand.
Chong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chong lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Chong avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Chong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Chong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bob Chong is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chong is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chong with a hook.
Chong lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chong!
Some wild striking there from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong scores with a jab.
Chong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Chong.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chong keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to clinch but Chong is having none of it.
Chong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams tries to clinch there but Chong circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is looking to clinch.
Chong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chong swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Williams walks into a jab.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chong scores with a three punch combo!
Chong takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Williams gets a clinch.
Chong can't break the clinch.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.

Chong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chong manages to end up in side control.
Chong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Chong working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
Chong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chong asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chong.
Chong prevents Williams from escaping the position.

Chong tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Chong in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Chong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Chong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Williams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chong's guard! Nice work there by Williams!
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Williams is thwarting Chong's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Chong throwing strikes and Williams squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Chong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Chong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling Chong's body position as best he can.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chong wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Williams squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.

Chong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chong punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chong, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Chong!