PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odell Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercury Rising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Williams
vs
Rising

181 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odell Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mercury Rising!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rising tries to counter with a clinch but Williams shakes him off and moves away.
Rising connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
A jab from Rising does it's job there.

Williams rushes Rising and presses him up against the cage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Rising has double underhooks.
Rising lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rising swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Rising throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rising dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rising tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rising fails to land.
Rising prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rising.
Rising lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rising is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
A short left from Rising.
Rising working aggressively here.
Williams tries to work over Rising's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rising stalling in the clinch.
Rising is stalling here.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Rising leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rising lands a shoulder strike.

Rising breaks the clinch.
Rising swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.

Rising gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Rising is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rising lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rising has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Rising is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Rising fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rising throws a head punch that misses.
Rising avoiding damage.
Rising looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rising throws a head punch that misses.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rising connects with a looping right hand.
Williams misses with a body shot.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Rising to work.
Rising misses with some punches.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rising has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rising stalling in the clinch.
Rising scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rising has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Rising working aggressively here.
Rising lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Rising working aggressively here.
Rising tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Rising throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
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!
Rising stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Rising has the dominant position.
Rising lands with a light punch inside.
Rising throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercury Rising dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rising misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that Rising avoids nicely.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rising lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rising holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rising stalling.
Rising slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rising.
Rising swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rising gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rising'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.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rising.
Rising taking a breather.
Rising working aggressively here.
Rising misses with some punches.
Rising lands with a light punch inside.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rising has him pressed against the cage.
Rising leaning against his opponent.
Rising misses with some punches.
Rising is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rising down to the mat. Rising avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Rising ducks down to avoid it.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rising works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams swings for the body but Rising moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rising stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odell Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rising thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Oooooh!!! Rising has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Rising steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Williams is rocked!
Rising has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rising throws a monster overhand right that drops Williams! Rising follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercury Rising!