PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carter Williams (ranked 2042 p4p, 2278 weight class) and Eric Ries (ranked 277 p4p, 298 weight class). Eric Ries is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Williams
vs
Ries

173 cm
25
168
6 - 1 - 0

169 cm
34
160
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Ries!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to land a combination but Ries avoids it well.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ries is able to avoid easily.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've been hearing reports that Williams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Ries checks the leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Ries.
Ries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams works over Ries's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ries takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Ries counters with a head kick.
Ries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Ries saw it coming and moves away.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ries was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Ries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Ries now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries checks a leg kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Ries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ries can pounce on him.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Ries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Ries throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Williams misses.
Ries throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ries throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Ries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Ries.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Ries let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams throws a low kick but Ries avoids it.
Ries misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ries walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ries blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ries delivers a nice body kick.
Ries throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
We've been informed that Ries has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Ries throws a body kick that misses.
Ries uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Ries manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ries was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Ries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ries lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams cracks Ries with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Ries's shoulder, as Ries tries to avoid the shot.
Ries scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ries throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Ries thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ries connects with a crisp jab.
Williams misses the body punch
and Ries counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ries lands a right hook to the body.
Williams clobbers Ries with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Williams.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ries on the side of the head.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ries.
Ries uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Ries misses.
Ries fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Ries.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ries is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ries.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries with a nice calf kick.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ries lands a head kick!
Ries throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ries throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Ries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ries fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ries.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Ries lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Ries is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ries has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ries there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ries lands with a shot to the body.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ries moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Ries. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ries misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Ries counters with a left to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Ries throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Ries lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ries - that will leave a mark!
Ries staying out of range there.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ries was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ries throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ries. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Ries looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ries doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ries throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Ries lands with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick but Ries checks it.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Ries.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ries scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ries is out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ries manages to avoid it.
Ries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ries throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Williams misses.
Ries throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Eric Ries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ries looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ries lands a body shot.
Eric Ries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ries slips under a jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ries drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ries is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Ries counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ries avoids them all with ease.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ries. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ries ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Ries throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Ries does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Ries slams his shin into Williams's torso.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Ries ducks down to avoid it.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Ries throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Ries counters with a nice body kick.
Ries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ries!
Ries getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Ries throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ries checks it well.
Ries throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Ries.
Williams throws a hook but Ries avoids it easily.
Ries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ries throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a hook but Ries blocks it.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Ries is just out of range.
Ries lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ries is out of range.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ries on the side of the head.
Ries looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ries sprawls well. Ries wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams connects with a leg kick.

Williams drives through and clinches with Ries against the cage.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ries walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ries dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Ries releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ries stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ries swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Ries throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Ries counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Ries moves away and avoids it.
Williams swings for the body but Ries moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Ries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Williams misses with a left hand
and Ries counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ries takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ries keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ries moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Ries.
Williams moves out of range as Ries strikes.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ries at a distance.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Ries has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ries on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams tries to clinch there but Ries circles away.
Ries was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ries moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a jab when Ries was well out of range.
Ries takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ries throws a head kick that misses.
Williams dives in for a single leg takedown but Ries sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Ries manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Ries counters with a nice body shot.
Ries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ries throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ries. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Ries is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice leg kick from Ries, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ries checks the leg kick.
Ries connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams sizes up Ries with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ries stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Ries staying out of range there.
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 avoids a kick to the body.
Ries throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Ries only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ries throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Ries connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Ries misses the shot to the body.
Ries takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Ries.
Ries looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Ries lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ries to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ries attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ries lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ries throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a jab. Ries acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ries is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ries.
Ries has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams misses with the combination.
Ries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Ries ducks under a wild hook from Williams.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Ries's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams advances position into side control!

Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ries knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ries taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ries has escaped the position, nice work there.

Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Williams goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ries has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Williams but great work by Ries.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carter Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carter Williams!