PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Williams
vs
Craig

173 cm
20
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Craig!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Craig's head.

Craig shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Craig from standing up.
Williams looking to control.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Craig looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Craig throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Craig has wrist control.
Williams won't allow Craig to sweep him here.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Craig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Craig is controlling Williams's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Craig can do anything to dispel that myth.
Craig is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Craig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Craig is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Williams is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Craig!
Tyler Craig decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.