PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kennison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - My Life Be Like. Williams has chosen Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kennison
vs
Williams

164 cm
22
175 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
176 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Kennison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karl Kennison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.

Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kennison to the mat! Kennison manages to get full guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kennison is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Kennison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Kennison defends.

Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams trying to control the action but Kennison is working from the bottom.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kennison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
Kennison pushes Williams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Williams trying to control the action but Kennison is working from the bottom.
Kennison defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison defending against the ground and pound.
Kennison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kennison tries to get out of the position.
Williams wants to control but Kennison is keeping him busy.
Kennison is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williams is controlling him well.
Kennison parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kennison to escape.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kennison has escaped the position, nice work there.

Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kennison is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Kennison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennison trying to remain calm as Williams controls from the top position.
Williams prevents Kennison from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Kennison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Kennison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kennison misses with a body shot.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kennison as he jumps to the side.
Karl Kennison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennison is just out of range.
Williams lands a nice hook to Kennison's body. Kennison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kennison wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams dives in and grabs Kennison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kennison pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams swings for the body but Kennison moves out of range.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Kennison, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Kennison against the cage but Kennison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Kennison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kennison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kennison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kennison.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennison.
David Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Kennison avoids it.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Kennison sprawls well.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennison lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennison moves away.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kennison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Kennison connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennison blocks a low kick nicely.
Kennison scores with a hook.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kennison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kennison misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kennison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Kennison sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennison.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennison.
The fighters circling - Kennison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kennison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennison is just out of range.
Kennison throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Kennison.
Kennison swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Kennison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kennison as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kennison lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Kennison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kennison saw that one coming.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Kennison throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Kennison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennison misses with a looping left.
Kennison looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karl Kennison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Kennison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl Kennison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennison.
David Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams looks for a takedown but Kennison sprawls well.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Kennison's knee but Kennison avoids it well.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kennison sprawls well. Kennison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.

Kennison gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kennison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Kennison misses.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kennison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennison.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kennison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Kennison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Kennison missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennison misses with a body shot.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Karl Kennison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Kennison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kennison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Williams misses.
Kennison staying out of range there.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Kennison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison misses with a straight right.
Kennison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kennison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams throws the left hand but Kennison avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kennison eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kennison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennison manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Kennison throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Williams waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.