PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tyler jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and robert william (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

jackman
vs
william

186 cm
19
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

CBK MMA Nutrition
Richards' Remedies

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, tyler jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, robert william!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

jackman tries to keep at a distance but william has taken the fight into the clinch.

jackman jumps guard.
william won't allow jackman to get back to his feet.
william throws a big right hand that misses.
william trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
william in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

jackman is looking for a triangle but william pushes his legs off easily.

william stands up and waves to jackman to follow him.
william tries to clinch but jackman is having none of it.
william keeps the fight on the outside.
jackman circles away from the clinch attempt

and jackman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
william wants to get back to full guard.
jackman wants to free his trapped foot but william is holding on for dear life with his legs.
william tries to get to full guard but jackman has control of the leg.

jackman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, william has managed to free his arm - good work.
jackman is breathing heavily.

william makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
william throws a hook but jackman avoids it easily.
william tries to clinch but jackman is having none of it.

william closes the distance and clinches.
william working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
jackman jumps guard but william stands there with jackman around his waist. jackman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
william wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but jackman has him pressed against the cage.
jackman tries to pull guard but william won't allow it.

jackman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. jackman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

william gets to his feet. jackman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
william stuffs the takedown attempt from jackman. jackman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
william tries a head kick but it misses.

william moves into range and clinches up with jackman.

william breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
jackman shoots in for a takedown but william shows good takedown defense.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from william. jackman shrugs it off though.

william clinches up against the cage.
william tries to circle away but jackman has him pinned against the cage.
william can't break the clinch.

william breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

william drives through and clinches with jackman against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william tries to break the clinch but jackman is controlling the position.

william breaks from the clinch.
jackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
william moves in looking to clinch but jackman pushes him off.
william tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and jackman counters with a single leg into guard. william didn't expect that.

william uses the cage to get back to his feet.
robert william seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
william doesn't manage to clinch there - jackman circles away.
william is trying hard to land a takedown here. jackman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
jackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
jackman misses with a takedown
and william counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

william darts in and clinches jackman up against the cage.
william tries to circle away but jackman has him pinned against the cage.
jackman keeps control of william as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
william wants to break free but jackman has control.
william wants to break the clinch but can't.
jackman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

william breaks from the clinch.
jackman takes one to the chin there.

jackman moves into range and clinches up with william.
jackman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as william walks away with a smile on his face. jackman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

william gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
william is trying to control. jackman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

robert william dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

william gets in close and instigates a clinch.
william is trying to break the clinch but jackman is controlling him.
jackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
jackman jumps guard but william stands there with jackman around his waist. jackman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

william escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
jackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
william thows a body shot but no joy.
william tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but jackman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
william scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
jackman misses with a head kick.
william wants to clinch.
william shoots in but jackman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
william darts in trying to clinch

and jackman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jackman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
william wants to get back to his feet.

jackman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
william is refusing to be controlled, as jackman sits in half guard.
william won't allow jackman to pass to mount.
william is trying to stand up here but jackman is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

william kicks off jackman and gets to his feet.

jackman tries to keep at a distance but william has taken the fight into the clinch.

william breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts william, as that shot connected.
jackman keeps the fight on the outside.

jackman moves into range and clinches up with william.

william manages to break the clinch.
william darts in trying to clinch
and jackman counters with a good, hard body kick but william shrugs it off.
william throws a head kick that misses.
william misses with a few strikes there.

jackman drives through and clinches with william against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william is trying to break free.

william breaks from the clinch.
william throws a right and a left that jackman avoids nicely.
jackman with a poor takedown

and william counters by clinching up.

william pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jackman shoots in for a takedown but william shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - jackman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jackman swats away the attempt to clinch by william.
tyler jackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

william takes the fight into the clinch.
jackman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as william walks away with a smile on his face. jackman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

william closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

william's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jackman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

william instigates a clinch.
jackman tries to work over william's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
jackman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite william's efforts to push away.
william wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

william's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
jackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
jackman with a lazy takedown attempt

and william counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
william wants to break the clinch but can't.

william pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

william has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
jackman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but william pulls him back up using the underhooks.
jackman looking to throw knees to the head but william is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

robert william showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! jackman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

william rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jackman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
william fails with an attempt to clinch.
jackman fails to land the takedown.
william tries to clinch but jackman moves out of range.
jackman moves out of range of the body kick.
william misses with a hook. jackman ducked under it nicely.
jackman has his takedown stuffed

and william holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

william breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

william moves into the clinch.
jackman tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jackman has william pressed against the cage, preventing william from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
william prevents a takedown attempt there.

william breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jackman avoids the body shot from william.
william displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
william is looking to clinch.
jackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
jackman wants to clinch.
william falls off balance throwing a combination

and jackman counters by moving into the clinch.
william is trying to break the clinch but jackman is controlling him.
william wants to break the clinch but can't.
william is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
jackman has william pressed against the cage, preventing william from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
william wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but jackman has him pressed against the cage.
william stops a takedown attempt from jackman.
william taking a breather.
jackman wants to break free but william has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

jackman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

william closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

william escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

william forces jackman back against the cage and clinches.
william can't break the clinch.
jackman is trying to break free.

william breaks the clinch.
william tries to clinch but jackman moves away

and jackman moves into the clinch.
william has had enough of the clinch but jackman keeps him there for the moment.
william wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

william manages to break the clinch.
jackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
jackman tries to close the distance and clinch up but william swats him away and circles back towards the center.
william tries to clinch but jackman moves away

and jackman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
jackman stands and throws william's legs to the side, diving into side control.
jackman happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jackman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
william is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on jackman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
jackman is trying to control the action in half guard but william is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
william trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
william pushes jackman off looking to stand but jackman dives back in and keeps control.
jackman wants to control but william is keeping him busy.

william pushes jackman off and gets back to his feet.
william throws a combination that misses
and jackman counters with a three punch combo that has william backing up. william nods at jackman to acknowledge the strikes.
william tries to clinch there but jackman circles away.
jackman misses with a takedown attempt

and william counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for jackman!
william trying to control but jackman is having none of it.
jackman taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
robert william comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got william 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... robert william!