PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Devour - Shinedown as his entrance music. Jimmy Caldwell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Caldwell
vs
Williams

186 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

189 cm
29
194 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Williams!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caldwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caldwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caldwell lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Erik Williams has been cut.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caldwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell misses with a body punch

and Williams counters with a nice right hand that sends Caldwell toppling to the canvas! Caldwell scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Williams finish him?!

Caldwell is rocked!

It looks like Jimmy Caldwell has been cut.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caldwell is out of range and Williams settles back down.
A right-left combo lands from Caldwell.
Williams throws a leg kick but Caldwell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Oh Caldwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caldwell is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Caldwell seems to have got his legs back now.
Caldwell throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caldwell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams jabs at Caldwell's body.
Jimmy Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Williams misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caldwell checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Caldwell does no damage.
Caldwell moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caldwell swinging wildly here.
Caldwell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Caldwell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caldwell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caldwell misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Caldwell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caldwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Caldwell throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caldwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caldwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caldwell throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Caldwell throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Caldwell is breathing heavily.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell jabs at Williams's body.
Caldwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Caldwell swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
A punch combination from Caldwell misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caldwell moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Caldwell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Jimmy Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caldwell!
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldwell is just out of range.
Caldwell is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caldwell misses with a few strikes there.
Caldwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Caldwell.
Jimmy Caldwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Caldwell throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caldwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Caldwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Caldwell avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell misses the shot to the body.
Caldwell misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Caldwell was not able to check.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caldwell counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
Caldwell clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Caldwell misses with a double jab
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caldwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caldwell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caldwell scrambles back to his feet.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Caldwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Caldwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caldwell scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looks to land a right hand but Caldwell moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Caldwell.
Caldwell lands with a nice body punch.
Caldwell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
A telegraphed right hand from Caldwell misses the target.
Caldwell darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caldwell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a series of punches but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caldwell checks a leg kick.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caldwell on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Caldwell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Caldwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Caldwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Caldwell counters with a two punch combo.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caldwell scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caldwell counters with a one-two to the body.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
A big right from Williams misses.
Caldwell thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams jabs Caldwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a body punch but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell misses with a double jab.
Caldwell scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Caldwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams stuns Caldwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caldwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Caldwell misses the shot to the body.
Caldwell misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caldwell throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a hook.
Caldwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caldwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caldwell misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws out a powerful jab.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erik Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Caldwell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caldwell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caldwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caldwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Caldwell digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Caldwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Caldwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Caldwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caldwell swinging wildly here.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Caldwell lands.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caldwell wants to clinch.
Jimmy Caldwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caldwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Caldwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caldwell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jimmy Caldwell!