PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd has chosen The Hives - Tick Tick Boom as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Williams
vs
Lloyd

167 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lloyd thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
A head kick from Lloyd lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Lloyd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Williams decides to pull guard.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lloyd passes into side control.
Lloyd scoring with punches and elbows.

Lloyd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lloyd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd wants to stand but Williams has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Lloyd seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lloyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lloyd wants to stand but Williams has his arm trapped.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lloyd on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lloyd.
Lloyd lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into rage.
Williams tries to clinch up but Lloyd circles away and keeps his distance.
Lloyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lloyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Lloyd throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands with a shot to the body.
Tom Lloyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lloyd. That one must have hurt.
Lloyd scores with a leg kick.
Lloyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lloyd scores with a head kick.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lloyd cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lloyd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lloyd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab, jab by Lloyd - just one landing.
Tom Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lloyd cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Lloyd feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Lloyd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lloyd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lloyd connects with a high kick.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd scores with a kick to the body.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lloyd lands a head kick!

Williams is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lloyd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lloyd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lloyd scores with a jab to the head.
Williams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lloyd with a hook.
Lloyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Lloyd sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lloyd cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Lloyd lands a head kick!
Lloyd 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 takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lloyd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lloyd cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lloyd - that will leave a mark!
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lloyd works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Lloyd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Lloyd 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.

Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lloyd throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lloyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lloyd throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
Tom Lloyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lloyd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lloyd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lloyd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lloyd feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Lloyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lloyd scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Lloyd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams moves forwards but Lloyd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lloyd throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lloyd lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Lloyd takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nice body kick there by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands with a slapping head kick.

Lloyd throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Williams stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Lloyd follows into mount!

Lloyd has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Lloyd tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Lloyd punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lloyd looking to finish with strikes here!
Lloyd unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Lloyd looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Lloyd has isolated one of Williams's arms. Williams looking to fight him off but Lloyd twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Lloyd!