PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frans Desmit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winjkin William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winjkin William has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Desmit
vs
William

150 cm
21
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frans Desmit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winjkin William!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Desmit moves into range and clinches up with William.
Desmit jumps guard but William stands there with Desmit around his waist. Desmit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Desmit is blocking nicely.
Desmit stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William digs a right hand into Desmit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Desmit's gas tank.
William lands a body shot in the clinch.
William unloads a knee to the mid-section.
William stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
William throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desmit avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Desmit drops back down to his feet.
William crunches a lovely knee into Desmit's ribcage.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
William pushes Desmit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desmit can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Desmit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmit can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Desmit working aggressively here.
William gets through Desmit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Desmit jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frans Desmit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desmit.
William using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
William lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desmit backwards.
William cracks Desmit with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from William.
Desmit dodges an elbow strike from William.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William won't allow it.
Desmit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Desmit misses with a hook from the clinch.
William stalling the fight.
Desmit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Desmit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as William walks away with a smile on his face. Desmit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desmit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
William throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Desmit pushes William up against the cage in a clinch.
William lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Desmit takes a shot to the head.
William lands a body shot.
A short right from William on the inside.
Desmit looking to stall.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Desmit is blocking nicely.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
Desmit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William lands a body shot.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desmit.
Desmit is trying to stall.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for William.
William stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
William lands an uppercut.
Desmit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desmit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Desmit fails to pull guard.
William scores with a shot to the side of Desmit's head.
Desmit has William pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. William manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from William.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
William dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
William connects with a knee to the head.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desmit is defending well for now.
Desmit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William lands a hook that snaps the head of Desmit backwards.
Desmit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmit tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Desmit back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desmit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the cage.
Desmit blocks an elbow strike.
Desmit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desmit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desmit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from William.
Desmit misses with a short punch on the inside.
William lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
William prevents a body shot from Desmit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desmit can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William lands a left hand.
Desmit is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by William.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Desmit drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winjkin William dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

William rushes Desmit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desmit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
William takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Desmit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and William counters by clinching up.
William avoiding damage.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frans Desmit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but William has him pressed against the cage.
William just leaning against Desmit, taking a breather.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
Desmit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desmit avoids a wild elbow strike from William.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Desmit misses with some punches.
Desmit fails to pull guard.
William blocking some punches.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from William.
William makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Desmit drops back down to his feet.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
William lands a good knee to the midsection. Desmit won't want to take too many of those.
Winjkin William seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Desmit managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmit wants to stall.
William unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but William turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
William lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Desmit takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desmit misses with a short punch on the inside.
William working some nice short punches in the clinch.
William leaning against his opponent.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
William gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
William lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desmit backwards.
Desmit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William lands a nice elbow.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William cracks Desmit with a nice body shot.
Desmit managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William works on Desmit's body with a couple of short punches.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but William turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from William.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Desmit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Desmit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as William walks away with a smile on his face. Desmit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

William gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, William creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William misses with a knee strike.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from William.
William lands a nice uppercut.

Desmit is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from William.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but William has him pressed against the cage.
William gets underhooks to prevent Desmit's takedown attempt.
Desmit takes a shot to the head.
Oh Desmit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Desmit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desmit seems to have got his legs back now.
William lands a body punch.
William gets through Desmit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Desmit avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Desmit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
William stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desmit is trying to pull guard but William has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from William.
William digs a right hand underneath Desmit's ribcage. Desmit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
William crunches a lovely knee into Desmit's ribcage.
William lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winjkin William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

William feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Desmits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

William forces Desmit back against the cage and clinches.
William lands a good knee to the midsection. Desmit won't want to take too many of those.
William creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Desmit's defenses.
Desmit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
William lands with a left to the head.
William landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
William softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
William misses with a knee strike.
Desmit jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desmit.
Desmit avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
William lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
William lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desmit backwards.
Desmit has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Desmit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frans Desmit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William pushes Desmit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
William stops a takedown attempt from Desmit.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from William.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desmit.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Desmit avoids the damage to the body.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Desmit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
Desmit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William lands a shot to the body.
A short left from William.
William with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desmit tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Desmits head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.

William fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Desmit, pushing him back against the cage.
Desmit can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Desmit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desmit tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Desmit back against the cage.
William lands a nice uppercut.
William stalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desmit taking a breather.
The referee calls for William to work.
William works on Desmit's body with a couple of short punches.
William avoiding damage.
William lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desmit working aggressively here.
Desmit jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
William tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Desmit tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Desmit back against the cage.
William leaning against his opponent.
William stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
William comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
William creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Desmit's defenses.
William lands a good knee to the midsection. Desmit won't want to take too many of those.
William working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Desmit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Desmit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
Desmit misses with a punch to the body.
Desmit looking to stall.
William lands a right hand.
Frans Desmit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desmit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
William pushes Desmit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desmit tries for a takedown but William manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desmit is defending well for now.
William stalling in the clinch.
William lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from William.
William stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Desmit tries to tie him up.
Desmit fails to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desmit avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Desmit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
Winjkin William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Desmit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winjkin William comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well William has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winjkin William!
Winjkin William decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.