PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bors De Camlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Camlan
vs
Williams

190 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA ANIMAL

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bors De Camlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Camlan manages to avoid it.
De Camlan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Camlan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams misses with a double jab
and De Camlan counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
De Camlan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Camlan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but De Camlan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
De Camlan throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
De Camlan shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams throws a jab when De Camlan was well out of range.
Williams shoots in and drives through. De Camlan sprawls well.
David Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams dodges the punch combination from De Camlan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Camlan lands the left hand.
A punch combination from De Camlan misses.
Williams tries to bum rush De Camlan with a series of wild strikes but De Camlan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Camlan throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but De Camlan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bors De Camlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Camlan. De Camlan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with De Camlan, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes De Camlan against the cage but De Camlan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Camlan takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
De Camlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from De Camlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Camlan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
De Camlan lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for De Camlan.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from De Camlan.

De Camlan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and De Camlan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

De Camlan stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
De Camlan tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams stalks De Camlan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Camlan's face. De Camlan staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Camlan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Camlan tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
De Camlan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Williams off and has taken his back!

Williams is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if De Camlan gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan not allowing Williams to control his hands.
De Camlan is hanging on to Williams's back as he tries to escape.

De Camlan looking for the choke from the back.
Williams trying to control the hands but De Camlan won't let him.

Williams showing good submission defense here.
Williams rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Camlan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Camlan's back!
Even with his hooks in, Williams manages to miss with strikes from the back.
De Camlan staying busy and making it hard for Williams to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bors De Camlan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Williams as De Camlan shoots in.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Camlan to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from De Camlan. Those never looked like landing.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Camlan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bors De Camlan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as De Camlan shoots in.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but De Camlan shows good takedown defense.
A jab from De Camlan finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
De Camlan has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings De Camlan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bors De Camlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Camlan counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but De Camlan is just out of range.
De Camlan cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
De Camlan dodges the punch combination from Williams.
De Camlan scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
De Camlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Camlan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick
and De Camlan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

De Camlan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Camlan trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Williams gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams keeping full guard, as De Camlan tries to pass.
De Camlan preventing the sweep.
Bors De Camlan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams pulls De Camlan in close to his closed guard and prevents De Camlan from doing any damage or advancing position.

Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Camlan throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Camlan wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Camlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
De Camlan wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
De Camlan cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Williams working for a triangle but De Camlan defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Camlan is working hard here to advance position.
De Camlan wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams keeping moving, preventing De Camlan from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bors De Camlan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams throws a low kick but De Camlan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bors De Camlan will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Camlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams looks to throw the jab but De Camlan is out of range.
De Camlan fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a low kick.
De Camlan looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Camlan is defended easily by Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bors De Camlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Camlan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Camlan scrambles back to his feet.

Williams rushes De Camlan and presses him up against the cage.

De Camlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Camlan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams avoids the head kick by De Camlan.
De Camlan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams scores with the left hand. De Camlan knows he should have avoided that one.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Camlan is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Camlan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Camlan regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Camlan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

De Camlan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Camlan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Camlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Camlan is keeping the position for now.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams throws a series of punches but De Camlan moves out of range.
De Camlan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and De Camlan counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Camlan misses with a low kick.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Camlan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams looks to land a left hand but De Camlan moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from De Camlan.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Camlan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Camlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Camlan gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Camlan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Camlan trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams wants to control from the top but De Camlan keeps moving.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Camlan looking for a sweep. Not yet De Camlan, not yet.
De Camlan wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bors De Camlan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
David Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Camlan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bors De Camlan!
A relieved looking Bors De Camlan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.