PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carter Williams
vs
Smith

182 cm
26
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Williams.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.

Williams drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Williams misses with some punches.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A left lands for Williams.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith working aggressively here.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Smith throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.

It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith with a nice cross.

Smith drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Carter Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Greg Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams blocks a head kick by Smith.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Williams.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Good shot there by Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith walks into a jab.
Ethan Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith pushes Williams away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Smith rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Greg Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith 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.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith moves away from the strike by Williams.
Smith swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith moves away from the strike by Williams.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Williams misses.
A good leg kick by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith slips a jab from Williams.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Smith moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith connects with the punch.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.

Smith has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands with a right to the head.

Smith is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams throws a big uppercut that drops Smith! More strikes from Williams and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smith lies dazed against the cage as Williams celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Carter Williams!
Ethan Carter Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.