PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Carouthers (ranked 5082 p4p, 5166 weight class) and Sonny Bill Williams (ranked 604 p4p, 606 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carouthers
vs
Williams

191 cm
24
213
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers 160q Str/159q Re

Fight Club Clothing & Laundry 20%

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caleb Carouthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Bill Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carouthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carouthers scores with a body shot.
Williams shoots and misses

so Carouthers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carouthers landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carouthers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carouthers controls the pace.
Carouthers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Williams looking for a guillotine here but Carouthers defends easily.
Carouthers is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
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.
Carouthers controlling from the top position.
Carouthers scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Carouthers from controlling successfully.
Carouthers cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carouthers has passed into side control.
Carouthers trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Carouthers is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Williams tries to buck Carouthers off but Carouthers is having none of it.
Carouthers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carouthers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Carouthers lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams tries to kick Carouthers off but Carouthers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carouthers is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is staying active underneath Carouthers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carouthers pulls his head out easily.
Carouthers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Carouthers.
Carouthers controlling the action here.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Carouthers has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carouthers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carouthers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carouthers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carouthers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carouthers is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Carouthers wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carouthers scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carouthers works his way into full mount!
Carouthers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Williams is rocked!

It looks like Sonny Bill Williams has been cut.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams keeps trying to improve his position.
Carouthers with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Carouthers finish him?
Carouthers postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Williams in real trouble here! The ref calls for Williams to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Carouthers!
After winning the bout, Caleb Carouthers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.