PBP Commentary

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

William
vs
Poon

172 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackie Poon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Poon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
William manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poon manages to get himself to full guard.
Poon is trying to control the position but William postures up.
Poon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Poon is trying to hold William in close to prevent damage but William has managed to pass into half guard.

William looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Poon wants to get back to full guard.
William really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William winds up and cracks Poon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
William thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poon's head.
William landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poon has his hands clasped together around William's back. He's all about the action.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poon defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon keeps control of the position for the meantime.

William is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Poon defends it well.
Poon wants to control but William is keeping busy and won't allow it.
William lands with a punch from half guard.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

William is looking for a kimura but Poon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for William to get the leverage.
Poon tries to roll over but William keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from William.
Poon is trying to control but can't.
William working the head and body with strikes.
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
William working Poon over with strikes.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
William is thwarting Poon's attempts to control the position.
Poon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
William throwing shots but Poon is blocking nicely.

William is working for a kimura but Poon is defending it quite comfortably.

William looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been informed that Poon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poon trying to control from the bottom.
William lands strikes from half guard.

William is working for a kimura but Poon is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poon wants to control but William is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on William's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
William is looking for a sweep.
William is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Poon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
William moves into full guard.
Poon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
William has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poon is one step ahead there.
William has Poon pulled in close to control his posture.
Owen William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
William looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
William pulls Poon in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Owen William wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

William looking to score a takedown here. Poon is defending well but William drives through and ends up in Poon's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Poon working for submissions but it's allowed William to get to half guard.
Poon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poon is breathing heavily.
Poon trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poon is looking to control William's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poon avoid being mounted?
William working over Poon with some ground and pound. Poon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from William.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poon is trying to get back to full guard.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
William working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
William lands strikes from half guard.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poon regains full guard. Nicely done.

Poon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and William defends well.
William postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poon is wriggling around but William manages to pass to half guard.
Ground and pound from William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen William dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

William shoots in but no luck this time.
Poon misses with a wild body shot.
William displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poon.
William misses with a head kick.
Poon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poon throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Poon.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poon closes the distance and clinches.
William is working for takedown but Poon is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Poon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poon has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
Poon can't break the clinch.
Poon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon dives in and grabs William's left leg, looking for a takedown. William pushes down on Poon's head and hops out.
William avoids the head kick by Poon.
Poon scores with a sloppy right hand. William should have avoided that one.
Poon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but William avoids it really well and circles away.
Owen William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Poon.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
William is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
William lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Poon controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
Poon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
Poon wants to sweep but no luck.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Poon has wrist control.
Poon has momentary wrist control but William slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is working Poon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
William lands a couple of elbows.
William keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poon's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William scoring with punches to the head and body.
William might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
William lands a couple of elbows.
William scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Poon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
William keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poon's head.
William throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William chips away with some ground and pound.
William is working Poon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackie Poon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owen William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
William with a nice head shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen William!