|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Williams (ranked 7595 p4p, 663 weight class) and Jason Craik (ranked 6654 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Williams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
183 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Craik!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Craik wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Craik closes the distance and clinches.
Craik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams tries a body shot but Craik blocks it.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Craik.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Craik content to stall in guard here.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Craik is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craik stands up from Williams's guard - Craik perhaps looking for a knockout.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Craik moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Brandon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craik rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Craik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Craik moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams feints a jab promting Craik to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Craik slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brandon Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Craik.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craik raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Craik wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craik closes the distance and clinches.
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 is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Craik won't allow it.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Craik is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Craik backwards.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Craik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Craik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams throws a right and a left that Craik avoids nicely.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craik.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Craik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Craik now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams avoids the head kick by Craik.
As Craik looks to move away, Williams throws a big counter combo but Craik just gets out of the way.
Craik looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Craik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a series of punches but Craik moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Craik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craik wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Williams for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Craik prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams jumps guard but Craik stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Craik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Craik wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Craik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Craik clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Craik shrugs off.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craik fails to land the takedown.
Craik is breathing heavily.
Craik dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Craik avoids them all with ease.
Craik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craik can do to turn this around?
Craik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a body punch but Craik moves out of range.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Craik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Williams.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams tries to clinch but Craik moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Craik throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Craik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craik slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Craik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Craik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Craik, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Craik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brandon Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Craik.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to work over Craik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to pull guard but Craik holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Craik after a bit of a struggle.
Craik blocking some punches.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Craik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Craik persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Craik looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Craik tries to counter with a clinch but Williams shakes him off and moves away.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Craik.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Craik eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Craik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Craik somewhat.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Craik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a series of punches but Craik moves out of range.
Williams stalks Craik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craik's face. Craik staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Craik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Craik on the side of the head.
Craik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Craik shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams with a nice cross.
Craik moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Craik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Craik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Craik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Craik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandon Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Craik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Craik is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Craik is rocked!
Brandon Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Craik falls backwards - clearly groggy! Williams dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Williams!
Brandon Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
