PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - The Hindu Times. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Williams
vs
Paakkari

178 cm
22
168 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakkari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a series of punches but Paakkari avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Paakkari.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Paakkari's shoulder, as Paakkari tries to avoid the shot.
Paakkari throws a shot to the body.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Paakkari's shoulder, as Paakkari tries to avoid the shot.
Paakkari has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Paakkari misses with a body shot.
Paakkari lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Paakkari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Paakkari slips the punch.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Paakkari lands.
Williams slips a straight right by Paakkari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Paakkari scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paakkari. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paakkari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Paakkari has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Paakkari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paakkari trying to land knees to the body.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Paakkari has him pressed against the cage.
Paakkari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paakkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paakkari misses with a body punch.
Paakkari blocks a body shot from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Paakkari.
Paakkari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Paakkari misses with a body punch.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Paakkari fails to land.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Paakkari.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Paakkari.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries to stall but Paakkari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paakkari is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Paakkari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams wants to sweep here but Paakkari controlling him for the moment.
Paakkari is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Paakkari has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paakkari manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Paakkari trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paakkari has an active guard here but Williams has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paakkari gets full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkari keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Paakkari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams checks a low kick from Paakkari.
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.
Paakkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paakkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paakkari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws the left hand but Paakkari avoids the punch easily.
Paakkari takes one on the button.
Paakkari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paakkari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams cracks Paakkari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ville Paakkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Paakkari.
Williams lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkari thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams avoids the head kick by Paakkari.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paakkari.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paakkari slips a straight right by Williams.
Paakkari throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Paakkari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams blocks a head kick by Paakkari.
Williams throws a head kick but Paakkari moves out of range.
Paakkari throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Paakkari looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Paakkari moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paakkari looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Paakkari back into the cage.
Williams tries to stall but Paakkari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paakkari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is trying to stall.
Paakkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Paakkari controls his hands.
Paakkari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakkari avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Paakkari tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Paakkari swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paakkari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams is trying to stall.
Paakkari working Williams over with knees to the body.
Williams tries to stall but Paakkari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Paakkari is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Paakkari lands a body shot.
Come on Paakkari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paakkari tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Paakkari back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari slows down the pace here.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Paakkari misses with a body punch.
Paakkari working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Paakkari is controlling the position.
Williams avoiding damage.
Paakkari misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paakkari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ville Paakkari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Paakkari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Paakkari with a hook.
Paakkari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ville Paakkari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Paakkari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paakkari throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Paakkari connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paakkari missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paakkari wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Paakkari.
Paakkari thumps Williams with a low kick.
Paakkari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paakkari throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkari defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Paakkari checks a low kick from Williams.
Paakkari throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Paakkari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paakkari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams avoiding damage as Paakkari throws knees to the body.
Ville Paakkari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams is looking to control Paakkari's arms but Paakkari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Paakkari lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paakkari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paakkari obliges.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paakkari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Paakkari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paakkari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paakkari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paakkari lands a nice uppercut.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paakkari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paakkari checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paakkari.
Paakkari is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Paakkari scores with a nice head shot.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Paakkari throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paakkari.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Paakkari counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paakkari tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paakkari misses with a hook.
Paakkari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Paakkari coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams lands a jab to Paakkari's midsection.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ben Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Paakkari moved out of range.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Paakkari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Paakkari misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paakkari sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ville Paakkari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paakkari misses with an uppercut.
Paakkari scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Paakkari misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkari avoids a kick to the body.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Paakkari's shoulder, as Paakkari tries to avoid the shot.
Paakkari is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Paakkari misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Paakkari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paakkari 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Paakkari!