PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dino Carson (ranked 24111 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Williams (ranked 3982 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carson
vs
Williams

163 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Carson misses
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carson has his takedown stuffed
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Carson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carson throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carson misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson takes one to the chin there.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams lands a nice hook to Carson's body. Carson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Carson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Dino Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carson fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Carson.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Carson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carson fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Carson wants to clinch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carson throws a lazy head kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Jab from Williams.
Carson 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.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carson's head backwards.
Carson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 scores with a punch to the head.

Carson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Carson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Williams manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Carson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jim Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carson throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carson on the side of the head.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Carson's ribs.
Carson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Carson ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Carson gets a double leg takedown into Williams's guard.
Carson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thuds his right hand into Carson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Dino Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Williams.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Carson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Carson misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Carson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Carson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carson throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carson.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Carson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carson doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carson fails with the takedown
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams works Carson's body with a nice hook.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Carson is out of range.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Carson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Carson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carson in his tracks.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a head shot.
Carson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Carson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Carson has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carson thinking.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Carson with a poor takedown
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Williams.
Carson fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson walks into a left hand.
Carson fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Carson shoots in.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Carson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Carson throws a sloppy head kick
and Carson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dino Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Williams!