PBP Commentary

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

Williams
vs
Reed

176 cm
25
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KnockOut
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickon Reed!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reed on the side of the head.
Williams connects with the punch.

Reed is rocked!
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reed circles away.
Reed cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Reed.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Reed leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reed throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smash Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Reed lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Williams sprawling to the canvas. Reed follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Williams hang on?

Williams is rocked!

It looks like Smash Williams has been cut.
Reed controlling the pace.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams trying to control here.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reed is taking a breather. Williams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reed lands a nice short elbow.
Reed trying to control the pace.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reed connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reed content to control rather than advance.
Williams trying to hold on to Reed's head to control him but Reed postures up.
Williams is staying active underneath Reed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reed is controlling the pace.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Reed sits in half guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Reed misses with a head shot. Williams uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reed's guard.

Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Reed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Reed wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reed connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams trying to control the position.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Reed trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickon Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smash Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Reed enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reed. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reed holds on and takes a little breather.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Reed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Reed!

Reed postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Reed has passed into half guard.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reed prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams is staying active underneath Reed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reed.
Reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Reed is very close to passing his half guard.
Reed working Williams over with strikes.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Rickon Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams is trying to hold Reed in close to prevent damage but Reed has managed to pass into half guard.
Williams is controlling Reed's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Williams tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.
Reed stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.
Williams trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reed avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Reed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rickon Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Smash Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Williams misses with a body shot.
Reed throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams misses with a right hand
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.

Reed lands a left and a right that sends Williams crashing to the canvas! Reed dives into mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reed scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Reed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Reed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reed wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Reed's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Reed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reed looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
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!
Reed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Reed with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Reed working Williams over with strikes here.
Reed content just to control the position here.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reed trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Reed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams wants to hold on but Reed pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams wants to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed with good strikes from the mount here!
Reed tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams regains half guard.
Smash Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Reed scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickon Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickon Reed!
During a confident post fight interview, Rickon Reed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.