PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauce Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Money

190 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Strike & Submit Clothing

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 Montreal, Matt Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sauce Money!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Money paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Matt Williams has been cut.
Money takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Williams clinches up with Money and pushes him back against the cage.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Money's face.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Money wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Money tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Money tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams looks for a takedown but Money sprawls well.
Money misses with a body shot.
Money swinging wilding here.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Money up against the cage.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Money wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams prevents Money from breaking the clinch.
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Money wants to break the clinch but can't.

Money manages to break the clinch.
Money looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Money was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams slips a jab from Money.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Money pinned against the cage. Money gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Money trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Money into the cage.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Money gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Money's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money is trying to break free.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Money's face.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Money blocks it with crossed arms.
Money takes an elbow to the forehead.
Money is trying to break free.
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams keeps control of Money as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Money wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Money goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Money has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Money wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
Money wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Money blocks it with crossed arms.
Money has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Money is trying to break free.

Money breaks from the clinch.
Money misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Money throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.

Williams clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Money swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sauce Money will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Williams's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Money misses with a wild combination.
Williams wants to clinch.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Money sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Money misses with a looping right.
Money lands a jab to the nose.
Williams wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Money tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Money manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Money lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Williams falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sauce Money!