PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
van Greeven

192 cm
27
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

205 cm
37
284 lbs
35 - 29 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a body punch but van Greeven moves out of range.
Williams lands a head shot.

van Greeven shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
van Greeven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
van Greeven trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
van Greeven looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
van Greeven preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
van Greeven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
van Greeven tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, van Greeven has managed to free his arm - good work.

Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so van Greeven is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
van Greeven keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down van Greeven for as long as he can get away with.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and van Greeven defends it well.
van Greeven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Williams tries to roll but van Greeven sticks to his back.
van Greeven missing with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Greeven lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Williams.
Williams prevents van Greeven from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven keeps control of the position as Williams tries to break free.
Williams looking very determined here, making life difficult for van Greeven.
van Greeven missing with punches from the back.
van Greeven looking to hold on to the position here but Williams rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Williams keeping moving, preventing van Greeven from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as van Greeven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dick van Greeven wasn't active enough on the ground.
van Greeven doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for van Greeven!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams trying to control the action but van Greeven is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick van Greeven will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Williams avoids the body shot from van Greeven.
van Greeven doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in van Greeven's guard now.

van Greeven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams trying to control but van Greeven is working from the bottom.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but van Greeven blocks nicely.
Williams postures up.
Williams looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of van Greeven's head.
van Greeven wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Williams is now in half guard.
van Greeven gets back to full guard.
van Greeven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
van Greeven keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
van Greeven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
van Greeven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but van Greeven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. van Greeven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
van Greeven is trying to keep Williams in close.
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!

Jackson Williams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from van Greeven.
Williams throws a head kick but van Greeven moves out of range.
van Greeven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing van Greeven off to one side.
Jackson Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
van Greeven shoots and misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
van Greeven fails with a takedown attempt.
van Greeven misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
van Greeven shoots and misses

and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. van Greeven didn't expect that.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but van Greeven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because van Greeven is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

van Greeven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams wants to control from the top but van Greeven keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Jackson Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
van Greeven blocks a jab.

van Greeven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. van Greeven is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. van Greeven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
van Greeven shoots and misses

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams is looking to advance position but van Greeven won't allow it.
Williams trying to control the action but van Greeven is working from the bottom.

Williams is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from van Greeven as he works his way to full guard.
van Greeven is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
Williams trying to control but van Greeven is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven working a defensive guard here.
van Greeven strikes from his own guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but van Greeven keeps moving.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams stands up over van Greeven, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
van Greeven pulls Williams in to control the position.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
van Greeven tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van Greeven trying to control here.

Williams is working for a kimura but van Greeven is defending it quite comfortably.
van Greeven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. van Greeven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
van Greeven is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven wants to get back to full guard.

Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is looking to advance position but van Greeven won't allow it.
Williams trying to control the action but van Greeven is working from the bottom.

Williams is looking for a kimura but van Greeven is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
van Greeven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
van Greeven lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is not going to allow Williams to sit and survive in this position.
van Greeven scores with strikes from the back.
Williams avoids the strikes from van Greeven.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Greeven trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Williams doesn't escape.

Williams preventing the rear naked choke attempt from van Greeven.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven gets his hands free as Williams looks to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Williams!
Jackson Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.