PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Ewing (ranked 7146 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Carter Williams (ranked 5680 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ethan Carter Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ewing
vs
Carter Williams

204 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Ewing was well out of range.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ewing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ewing.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ewing with a body shot.
Ewing shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ewing's hands.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Ewing counters with a body kick that stops Williams in his tracks momentarily.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ewing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ewing ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Ewing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Ewing persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ewing counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ewing has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ewing tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Ewing drops back down to his feet.

Ewing breaks from the clinch.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams looks winded!
Williams throws a jab when Ewing was well out of range.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
A jab lands there for Williams.

Ewing moves into the clinch.

Ewing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Ewing persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams stalks Ewing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ewing's face. Ewing staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams looks to land a combination. Ewing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ewing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Ewing has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Ewing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Ewing is looking to counter with head kicks.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams takes a swing at Ewing's ribcage but misses.
Ewing wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Ewing shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Ewing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ewing makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Ewing throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewing staying out of range there.
It looked like Ewing wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Carter Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ewing clinches up against the cage.
Ewing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Ewing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ewing clinches with his opponent.

Ewing jumps guard and drags Williams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Ewing has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Williams has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Williams blocks an uppercut.

Ewing ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ewing no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ewing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ewing scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ewing.
Ewing is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Ewing dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewing moves away.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams thuds a left hand into Ewing's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ewing is defended easily by Williams.
Williams lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewing moves away.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ewing slips the punch.
Ewing tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ewing thinks about countering with a body kick.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ewing doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Ewing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ewing avoids them all with ease.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Ewing tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Ewing ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the body punch
and Ewing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ewing dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Ewing's head and hops out.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Ethan Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ewing.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ewing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ewing manages to avoid it.
Ewing dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Ewing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ewing.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Carter Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Ewing counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Ethan Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams with a nice cross.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ewing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ewing is defended easily by Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ewing shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a combination
and Ewing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ewing is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Ewing on that attempt.
Ethan Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ewing shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Williams has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ewing has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Ewing jumps guard.
Ewing keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Ewing managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control the position.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ewing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ewing stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Ewing's shoulder, as Ewing tries to avoid the shot.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Ewing's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams throws out a counter right but Ewing avoids it with no problem.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Ewing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly Ewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Carter Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Carter Williams!
After winning the bout, Ethan Carter Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.