PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjo Hadzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadzija has chosen Bos ili Hadžija as his entrance music. Jacob Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Hadzija

170 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Natural Sport Drinks

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjo Hadzija!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Hadzija sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hadzija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadzija lands a lovely overhand right.
Hadzija misses with a wild body shot.
Hadzija stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.

Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williamsis looking to pass into half guard but Hadzija pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hadzija is in guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Hadzija is controlling him.

Williams kicks Hadzija off and gets to his feet.
Hadzija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadzija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadzija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadzija throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hadzija with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Hadzija takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hadzija darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Hadzija avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hadzija with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hadzija is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him

Hadzija manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hadzija throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Hadzija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hadzija as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hadzija does no damage.
Hadzija misses with a body shot.
Hadzija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hadzija throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hadzija lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hadzija misses with a head kick.
Hadzija stuffs the takedown.
Hadzija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hadzija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadzija misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Hadzija which made him look bad.
Hadzija misses with the combination.
Hadzija throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hadzija's waist but Hadzija gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Hadzija lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Hadzija sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hadzija tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hadzija to the ground. Hadzija escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hadzija fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Hadzija.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hadzija to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams shoots in but Hadzija avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hadzija misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Hadzija, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Hadzija against the cage but Hadzija circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hadzija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadzija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hadzija throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Hadzija displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Hadzija throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hadzija looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benjo Hadzija is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hadzija scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice jab there from Hadzija.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadzija throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hadzija as he jumps to the side.
Hadzija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadzija scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Hadzija takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hadzija throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hadzija lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hadzija misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hadzija.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Hadzija sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hadzija misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hadzija tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hadzija fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hadzija looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Hadzija takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hadzija is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
Hadzija won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hadzija stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hadzija throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hadzija connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hadzija misses the jab.
Hadzija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Hadzija which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadzija misses with a two punch combination.
Hadzija connects with a jab.
Williams shoots in but Hadzija avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Hadzija, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Hadzija against the cage but Hadzija circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hadzija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Hadzija moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams looks for a takedown but Hadzija sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hadzija.
Hadzija swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hadzija misses with a wild combination.
Hadzija throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Hadzija displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hadzija looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hadzija misses with the combination.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Hadzija throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hadzija.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Hadzija.
Hadzija misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hadzija uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Hadzija.
Hadzija scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Benjo Hadzija seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hadzija tries a head kick but it misses.
Benjo Hadzija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadzija changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hadzija swinging wildly here.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacob Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadzija scores with a nice strike.
Hadzija lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadzija defends it nicely.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hadzija is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Hadzija circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Hadzija sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Hadzija.
Hadzija stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hadzija wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Hadzija.
Hadzija ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hadzija throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hadzija wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hadzija reverses the position - he's now on top in Williams's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjo Hadzija 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!

Hadzija cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Hadzija lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hadzija sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hadzija lands a front kick.
Williams slips a straight right by Hadzija.
A combination from Hadzija does no damage.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.

Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hadzija!
Hadzija is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzija wants to try and get back to his feet.

Hadzija bucks up and throws Williams to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hadzija throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hadzija.
Hadzija scores with a punch to the head.
A left and a right from Hadzija both land. Nice combination.
Hadzija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadzija misses with a wild combination.
Hadzija connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Hadzija shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadzija misses with a series of wild punches.
Hadzija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Hadzija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Hadzija looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hadzija misses with a series of wild punches.
Hadzija keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hadzija stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hadzija wants it to stay on the feet.
Hadzija throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Hadzija misses.

Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Williams is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hadzija has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hadzija!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Hadzija passes into half guard.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Hadzija is controlling him well.

Hadzija stands up out of the half guard.
Hadzija looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hadzija but Hadzija pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hadzija scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija lands a two punch combo.
Hadzija lands an overhand right.
Hadzija throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Hadzija stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hadzija cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hadzija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hadzija lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams moves out of range as Hadzija strikes.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Hadzija lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Hadzija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadzija scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hadzija misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hadzija stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadzija fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjo Hadzija comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hadzija 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjo Hadzija!