PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jabez Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigel McGuiness has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Williams
vs
McGuiness

195 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jabez Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nigel McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams tries to clinch there but McGuiness circles away.

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGuiness has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuiness.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Nigel McGuiness has been cut.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuiness avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuiness. McGuiness gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams dodges the punch combination from McGuiness.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuiness slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuiness misses with a two punch combination.
McGuiness throws a head kick that misses.
McGuiness misses with a two punch combination.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but McGuiness blocks nicely.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to McGuiness's brow.

Williams gets to his feet. McGuiness looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nigel McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness looks gassed!
McGuiness misses the jab.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks McGuiness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuiness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuiness is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
McGuiness is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
McGuiness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but McGuiness persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Williams.
McGuiness tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuiness's head backwards.
McGuiness moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McGuiness hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGuiness looks a forlorn figure.
Williams wants to control the pace but McGuiness is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams thowing shots but they're missing.
McGuiness keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGuiness blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throwing strikes here but McGuiness is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jabez Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel McGuiness's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McGuiness throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuiness shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but McGuiness has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams has McGuiness pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGuiness manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGuiness gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuiness wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams tries to break the clinch but McGuiness is controlling the position.
The referee calls for McGuiness to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness is working Williams over against the cage.
McGuiness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from McGuiness - that landed with a thud.
McGuiness has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jabez Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuiness trying to land knees to the body.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
McGuiness works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuiness won't allow it.
McGuiness is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGuiness down to the mat. McGuiness avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

McGuiness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if McGuiness is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes McGuiness off looking to stand but McGuiness dives back in and keeps control.
McGuiness perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McGuiness has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
McGuiness controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams wants to hold on but McGuiness pushes him away.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel McGuiness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nigel McGuiness's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

McGuiness throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuiness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGuiness wants to clinch.
Williams throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
McGuiness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
jabez Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McGuiness darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGuiness gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
McGuiness lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with the head strike.
McGuiness is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
McGuiness lands a left hand.
McGuiness stalling the fight.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuiness.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams wants to break free but McGuiness has control.
McGuiness is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGuiness down to the mat. McGuiness avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McGuiness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.

McGuiness decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to improve his position but McGuiness is controlling well.
Williams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand up here but McGuiness is controlling him well.
McGuiness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGuiness slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a strike from the bottom but McGuiness passes into side control!
Williams is trying to escape the position but McGuiness is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGuiness is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Williams's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
McGuiness advances to mount.
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams tries to hold on but McGuiness postures up.

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.
McGuiness content just to control the position here.
Williams tries to hold on but McGuiness pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel McGuiness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGuiness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel McGuiness!