PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Carver (ranked 25234 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Williams (ranked 4957 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Carver
vs
Williams

179 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfred Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carver swivels and escapes.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Carver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carver.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Carver tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carver went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alfred Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Williams.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.

Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Carver kicks Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Patrick Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams jumps guard and drags Carver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carver won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Carver could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carver being controlled here momentarily.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Williams working for a triangle but Carver defends it easily.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams is looking to stand up but Carver isn't so interested in that idea.
Carver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Carver is having none of it.
Williams is pulling down on Carver's head to control his posture.

Williams has his foot on Carver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carver works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams is trying to control the position but Carver postures up.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carver is controlling him.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carver's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carver wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Carver wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carver won't allow Williams to sweep him here.

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.
Carver wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams working a defensive guard here.

Williams wriggles free and stands up.

Carver drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams managing to control the position.
Carver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Carver.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Carver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Williams gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Patrick Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carver trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stands up over Carver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Carver blocks nicely.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carver wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams tries to stand and escape but Carver is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Carver trying to control from the bottom.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Carver takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carver is keeping the position for now.
Carver is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams pushing down on Carver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Carver is retaining full guard.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Carver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

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.
Carver is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carver is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williams wants to control but Carver is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carver struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Williams shoots in for a takedown but Carver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Carver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carver stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Carver backwards.

Williams manages to pull guard.
Williams looking to control.
Carver wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver stops Williams from standing up.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams is trying to control the position but Carver postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is stalling in the full guard.
Williams has control of Carver's left arm, preventing Carver from doing any damage.
Williams trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carver is defending well.
Alfred Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Williams.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alfred Carver has been cut.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Carver is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams jumps guard.
Oh Carver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Carver covers up, he's hurt! Williams keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Williams and the ref steps in to end the fight! Williams can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Williams!
After winning the bout, Patrick Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.