PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Williams
vs
Iverson

178 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson misses with a wild combination.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Iverson.
Iverson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iverson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iverson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iverson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iverson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iverson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen Iverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iverson throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Iverson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams defending well as Iverson loads up on a big left hand.
Iverson throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Iverson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Iverson's head backwards.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Iverson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Iverson gets a clinch.

Iverson breaks from the clinch.
Iverson throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Iverson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Iverson.
Iverson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen Iverson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Iverson.
Williams cracks Iverson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Iverson misses.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iverson is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iverson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Iverson misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Iverson throws a hook but Williams blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iverson thinking.
Iverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Iverson is looking to clinch.
Williams slips a straight right by Iverson.
Iverson wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iverson throws a combination that misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Iverson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Iverson.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Iverson shows good takedown defense.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Iverson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iverson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Iverson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Iverson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iverson thinking.
Iverson looks gassed!
Iverson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iverson slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Iverson 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.

Williams throws a looping overhand right but Iverson ducks down to avoid it.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iverson tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Iverson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iverson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iverson throws a combination that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Williams misses.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iverson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Iverson's ribs.
Iverson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Iverson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iverson is breathing heavily.
Iverson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iverson throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iverson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams cracks Iverson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Iverson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iverson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Allen Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams cracks Iverson with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two 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.
Iverson is looking to clinch.
Iverson misses with a combination
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Iverson is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams lands a jab.
Iverson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iverson loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Iverson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iverson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Williams misses.
Iverson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iverson tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Iverson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Iverson.
Iverson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson lands a jab-cross combination.
Iverson misses with a looping right.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iverson throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iverson misses with a combination
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Iverson.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams connects with a jab.
Iverson throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iverson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Iverson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iverson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Iverson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Iverson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Iverson's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iverson is looking to clinch.
Iverson tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Iverson with a nice cross.
Iverson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Iverson backs away looking to recover.
Iverson misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iverson thinking.
Iverson is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Iverson tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Iverson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iverson misses with a double jab
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Iverson misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iverson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Iverson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thuds his right hand into Iverson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Iverson misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Iverson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iverson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iverson is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Iverson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Iverson misses with a body punch
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Iverson misses with a double jab
and Iverson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iverson is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Iverson with an uppercut!
Iverson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Iverson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iverson throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.

Iverson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Iverson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Iverson's head backwards.
Iverson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iverson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iverson tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Iverson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Iverson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iverson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iverson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen Iverson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iverson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Williams!