PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Lee
vs
Williams

190 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Lee tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee has Williams pushed against the cage.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Jason Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Williams.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Williams has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
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!

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams blocking some punches.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a high kick!

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Lee working aggressively here.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ken Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lee rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee stalling the fight.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Lee wants to clinch.
Williams tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
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 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ken Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Nice body kick there by Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Lee backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Lee tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams lands the left hand.
Lee wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Williams lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ken Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Williams staying out of range there.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lee keeps Williams under control for a moment.
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Williams decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Williams lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Lee is rocked!
Lee tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee 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 Lee off to one side.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Jason Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Williams wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Lee throws a strike but Williams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Ken Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee stops Williams from standing up.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Lee.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Williams!
In defeat, Jason Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just one of those days, I guess. Back to the gym, and I'll see you guys soon!'.