PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer- I Am A Real American. Ashley Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Williams

190 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Williams cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ashley Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Williams lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jackson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
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!
Knees to the body from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Williams throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Williams leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Williams rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ashley Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Williams drops Jackson with a big knee straight up the middle! Jackson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Jackson is rocked!

It looks like Carl Jackson has been cut.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Jackson down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Carl Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ashley Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Williams tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carl Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Williams tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams tries to clinch up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
That kick from Williams tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.

Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Williams feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carl Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Williams!