PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Greene (ranked 1359 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 106 p4p, 107 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Im Shipping Up To Boston. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Greene
vs
Williams

170 cm
44
155
33 - 20 - 0

173 cm
23
157
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Greene sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Greene sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Greene tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greene defends it nicely.
Paulie Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Greene with a nice calf kick.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Greene is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Greene is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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 misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Greene is keeping him busy.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene is looking for a sweep.
Williams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Williams working the ground and pound but Greene is defending the strikes.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Greene down.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams cracks Greene with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Greene to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
Greene takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Greene is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams grinds an elbow into Greene's temple.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Greene defends.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Greene defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as Greene takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Williams landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working Greene over with some ground and pound from side control.
Greene avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
Greene regains half guard, as Williams was trying to land strikes.
Ground and pound from Williams.

Greene is rocked!
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is nestled in close to Greene, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaxon Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene is looking to counter punch.
Greene scores with a jab to the head.
Greene defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Paulie Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Greene's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams's coach down at Dillo's Deadly Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greene defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Greene manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Williams tries for a takedown but Greene circles away easily
and Greene counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Greene.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene with a nice calf kick.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greene pinned against the cage. Greene gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greene as he jumps to the side.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Greene.
Jaxon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Greene gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Greene manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams postures up in Greene's guard and throws a big left but Greene blocks it.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in close to Greene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Greene as Williams shoots in.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Greene dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Greene quickly recovers to half guard.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Greene defends it.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams throwing shots but Greene is blocking nicely.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a strike but Greene avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jaxon Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
Williams stands up over Greene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams postures up in Greene's guard and throws a big left but Greene blocks it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Greene defends well and Williams ends up having to push Greene into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Greene cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greene as he jumps to the side.
Paulie Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Greene misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.

Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Greene's head.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greene's head.
Williams thows a huge punch but Greene dodges it nicely.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams 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.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Oh Greene is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Greene quite badly. Greene pulls Williams in close trying to recover. Williams postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Greene on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Greene doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Williams!
A relieved looking Jaxon Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Paulie Greene spoke after the fight, saying 'Im Sorry Everyone, I’m Disappointed '.