PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Locked up. Williams has chosen FREE THE MADNESS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Convict
vs
Carter Williams

178 cm
35
179 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

182 cm
31
187 lbs
17 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Convict tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
The Convict lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Convict fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams .
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but The Convict has double underhooks.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - The Convict circles away.
The Convict lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams cracks The Convict with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams wants to clinch up but The Convict keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from The Convict misses the target.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from The Convict misses its target.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from The Convict misses the target.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on The Convict's shoulder, as The Convict tries to avoid the shot.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
The Convict can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Convict is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from The Convict.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Convict misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Convict scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Williams .
The Convict has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams avoids the body shot from The Convict.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
The Convict gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams takes a swing at The Convict's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Convict.
The Convict feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but The Convict slips the punch.
As Williams looks to move away, The Convict throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
The Convict on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Convict has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Convict connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams tries to clinch
and The Convict counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but The Convict takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams .
A big right from Williams misses.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
The Convict was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams misses with a hook.
The Convict drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams looks to clinch
and The Convict counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Convict avoids the body shot from Williams .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Convict connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Convict drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and The Convict counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Convict.
The Convict half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams , as that shot connected.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from The Convict.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
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.

Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from The Convict misses the target.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and The Convict counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Convict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Williams is rocked!
The Convict keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
The Convict swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can The Convict finish him?
The Convict keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams misses with the body kick

and The Convict counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Convict trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The Convict stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Convict is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Convict stands and throws Williams 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Convict 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.
The Convict working the head with strikes.

The Convict tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Convict trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
The Convict throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Convict creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Convict is controlling him well.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Convict connects with a decent elbow.
The Convict lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
The Convict lands a nice forearm strike.
The Convict is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from The Convict seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams is pushing The Convict's head away, looking to escape. The Convict manages to hold on to the position though.
The Convict sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - The Convict scoring with strikes.
The Convict in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Convict working the ground and pound.
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!
The Convict sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams is not content to let The Convict control the position.
Williams tries to escape but The Convict is in control.

Williams throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
An attempted straight right counter from The Convict misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and The Convict cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
The Convict loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.

Williams closes the distance and pushes The Convict back into the cage.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of The Convict's head.
The Convict blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .
The Convict lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The Convict can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
The Convict misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Convict.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
The Convict goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Convict has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Convict tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Convict.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
The Convict tries to counter with a takedown but Williams is quick to defend against it.
The Convict keeps the fight on the outside.
The Convict is looking for a counter combo.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Convict is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Convict.
The Convict was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
That's time! The Convict's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Williams swings for the body but The Convict moves out of range.

It looks like Kezz The Convict has been cut.
Williams has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Williams defending well as The Convict loads up on a big left hand.
The Convict avoids the body shot from Williams .
The Convict swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Convict appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams cracks the inside of The Convict's front leg.
The Convict has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Michael Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams jabs The Convict to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Convict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Williams .
The Convict throws a big shot that misses.
Williams tries to bum rush The Convict with a series of wild strikes but The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a jab.
The Convict scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
letting The Convict counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Convict moves away.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Convict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams tests The Convict's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with the body kick

and The Convict decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams 's guard.

Williams has his feet on The Convict's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The Convict lands with a nice body punch.
Williams tries to clinch but The Convict moves away
and The Convict connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and The Convict counters with a straight right hand.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams thows a leg kick but The Convict checks it
and The Convict counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and The Convict counters with a huge left! Williams is in big trouble! He's backing up but The Convict isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Williams from any more damage. A dominating finish by The Convict!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kezz The Convict!
A less than humble Kezz The Convict misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.