PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. Clint Fredriksson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

William
vs
Fredriksson

185 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

183 cm
32
176 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Owen William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
William swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fredriksson avoids it really well and circles away.
Fredriksson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a shot to the body.
Fredriksson digs a good hook to William's body.
Fredriksson leaves William with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fredriksson takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
William wants to clinch
and Fredriksson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. William doesn't seem bothered though.
William shoots in for a double leg but Fredriksson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Fredriksson does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Fredriksson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fredriksson.
Clint Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson lands with a straight right. William didn't see that one coming.
William shoots and misses
and Fredriksson counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick from William misses.
Fredriksson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping William at a distance.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William wants to clinch.
William is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

William closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fredriksson gets through William's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William takes a shot to the head.
William with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredriksson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fredriksson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. William gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fredriksson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William tries to break the clinch but Fredriksson is controlling the position.
Fredriksson lands with a left to the head.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Fredriksson blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
Fredriksson slowing the pace effectively.
Fredriksson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of William backwards.
Fredriksson is leaning against William and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
William working aggressively here.
William looking to slow down the pace here.
Fredriksson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fredriksson wants to stall.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
William wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fredriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredriksson looking to slow down the pace here.
William throws an elbow that misses.
William is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fredriksson to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fredriksson can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Fredriksson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Fredriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
Fredriksson avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Fredriksson blocks an elbow strike from William.
A right hook to the body lands for Fredriksson.
William is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fredriksson tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Fredriksson back against the cage.
Fredriksson works on William's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt William or not.
William trying to stall but Fredriksson improves his position.
William is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson leaning his opponent against the cage.
William wants to stall.
Fredriksson wants to take the fight to the mat but William manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fredriksson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
William lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fredriksson lands a hook to the side of the head.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
William tries to pull guard but Fredriksson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Fredriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
William has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fredriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down William rather than just go for the knockout.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Fredriksson. Beautiful body shot.
William tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fredriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking body shot.

Fredriksson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
William missing with knees to the body.
Fredriksson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.
William dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredriksson is defending well for now.
Fredriksson lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the side of William's head.

William pulls guard.
William utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredriksson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control William kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fredriksson pushing down on William's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson thows a huge punch but William dodges it nicely.
Fredriksson trying to pass the guard but William defending well.
Fredriksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
William wants to control but Fredriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fredriksson wants to control but William is keeping him busy.
Fredriksson lands with a punch from half guard.
Fredriksson trying to control from half guard but William is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson working William over with strikes.
Fredriksson moves into full mount! William won't be happy about that!
Fredriksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson with a couple of short strikes.
Fredriksson with good strikes from the mount here!
Fredriksson scoring with strikes but William is staying in there.
Fredriksson cracks William with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

William is rocked!
Fredriksson throws some wild stikes that William manages to avoid easily.
Fredriksson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh William is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson with the ground and pound from mount.
Clint Fredriksson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands with some strikes.
Fredriksson with good strikes from the mount here!
Fredriksson controlling the position easily from mount.
Fredriksson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
Fredriksson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Fredriksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Fredriksson throws a shot to the body.
Fredriksson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fredriksson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Clint Fredriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fredriksson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
William lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Fredriksson scores with a nice short uppercut.

Fredriksson drags the fight down to the ground.
Fredriksson wants to stand but William is controlling the position.

Fredriksson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes William off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
William moves forwards but Fredriksson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands a jab.
Fredriksson scores with a nice strike.
William avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
William avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Fredriksson rushes William and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fredriksson tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fredriksson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as William backs up against the cage.
Fredriksson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
William looks to land a body kick but Fredriksson moved away.
William connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a takedown
and Fredriksson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by William or perhaps it was just good defense by Fredriksson which made him look bad.
William scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredriksson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
William looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fredriksson lands a nice hook to William's body. William takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredriksson lands with a shot to the body.
Fredriksson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck William on the side of the head.
Fredriksson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
William wants to clinch
and Fredriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by William.

Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Owen William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

William jumps guard.
Fredriksson is fighting to break William's control of his arms but William is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fredriksson trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
Fredriksson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fredriksson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but William manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fredriksson kicks William off and gets to his feet.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from William is defended easily by Fredriksson.
A cross from Fredriksson lands.

Fredriksson darts in and clinches William up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Fredriksson - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Fredriksson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fredriksson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
Fredriksson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Fredriksson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fredriksson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Fredriksson!