PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Racken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Racken
vs
Williams

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Knockout Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Racken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Williams!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Racken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Williams pushes Racken off and scrambles back to his feet.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Racken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Racken misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Williams.
Racken blocks a head kick by Williams.

Racken drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Racken looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Racken is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Racken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Racken gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Racken. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Racken closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Racken getting side control.

Racken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Racken is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Racken thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racken is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Racken wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Williams pushes Racken off looking to stand but Racken dives back in and keeps control.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Racken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Racken trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Racken with a hook.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Racken.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racken scores with a nice right hand.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Racken moves out of range easily.
Racken throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Racken misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Racken is defended easily by Williams.

Racken closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Racken trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams tries to kick Racken off but Racken keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Racken tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Racken prevents Williams from standing back up.
Racken seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racken winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Racken not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams is not content to let Racken control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Racken scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Racken.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Racken.

Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Racken away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Racken looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Alex Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Racken blocks a head kick by Williams.

Racken feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Racken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand up but Racken is controlling him.
Racken stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Racken trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to stand but Racken is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Racken advances to half guard.
Racken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Racken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Racken closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Racken getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Racken slows the pace down in half guard.
Racken has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Racken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Racken wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Racken is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamie Racken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Racken is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Racken throwing strikes here but Williams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Racken looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Racken wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Racken with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Racken lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Racken raining down shots from the mount!
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Racken content just to control the position here.
Racken landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racken lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Racken's attempts to control the action.
Racken controlling the pace for now.
Williams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Racken scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Racken landing strikes from the mount.
Racken tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Racken controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Racken working Williams over with strikes here.
Racken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racken cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Racken postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Racken lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand.
Racken lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Racken lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Racken scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Racken is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Racken controlling from the full mount.

Racken with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Racken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Racken is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Racken dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Racken moves out of range easily.
Racken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Racken pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Racken blocks a head kick by Williams.

Racken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Racken lands in his opponent's guard.
Racken throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Racken from controlling successfully.
Racken passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Racken thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racken landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Racken seems to be looking for submissions.
Racken is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Racken seems to be looking for submissions.

Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Racken rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Racken tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Racken throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racken is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Racken blocks a head kick by Williams.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Racken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Racken shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Racken wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Racken is having none of it.

Racken stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Racken blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racken looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Racken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Racken looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Racken shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Racken shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Racken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racken misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Racken blocks a head kick by Williams.

Racken gets a takedown into half guard.
Racken lands strikes from half guard.
Racken not doing much here.
Racken is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alex Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.

Williams kicks off Racken and gets to his feet.
Williams misses with a head kick.

Racken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Racken from controlling successfully.
Racken looking to pass the guard.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Racken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Racken has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Racken!