PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn has chosen Darude- Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Benn

188 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
29
210 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pj Benn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn has a takedown stuffed.
Benn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams lands a nice hook to Benn's body. Benn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benn misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benn.
Carl Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pj Benn.
Benn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benn looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Benn.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with a wild body shot.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Benn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams misses with the combination.
Benn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Benn misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Benn connects with a looping right hand.
Benn misses with a straight right.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Benn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Benn.

Benn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benn is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pj Benn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benn swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Benn lands a jab to the nose.
Benn misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws a right hand that Benn ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn also avoids with ease.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benn throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Benn throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benn.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn circles away.
Pj Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Benn slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn misses with a double jab.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Benn's head back.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Benn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams checks a low kick from Benn.
Benn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benn tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benn is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn thinking.
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!
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Benn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benn eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Benn.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Benn on that attempt.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Benn stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with a body shot.
A combination from Benn does no damage.
Benn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benn off to one side.
Benn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn's knee momentarily.
Benn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Benn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Some wild striking there from Williams.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benn doesn't seem phased though.
Benn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benn misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn lands with a slapping head kick.
Benn throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Benn only half commits.
Benn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Benn.
Benn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Benn backing up. Benn nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams lands a jab to Benn's midsection.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn duly obliges.
Williams scores with the left hand. Benn knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Benn does no damage.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn misses with a wild combination.
Williams scores with a one two! Benn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carl Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams rushes Benn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn in his tracks.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Carl Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pj Benn.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Benn's leg but Benn calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Benn misses its intended target.
Benn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Benn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a series of punches but Benn moves out of range.
Benn misses with a double jab.
Benn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Benn takes one to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Benn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Benn with an uppercut!
Benn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28

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