PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Neil (ranked 4409 p4p, 5917 weight class) and Noah Williams (ranked 442 p4p, 552 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neil
vs
Williams

180 cm
21
155
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams shoots for a takedown but Neil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neil throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams tries to clinch there but Neil circles away.
Neil scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neil!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Neil throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
No joy there for Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neil shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Neil to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Jake Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Williams.
Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Neil defends it well.
Neil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neil pinned against the cage. Neil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Neil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil scores with a kick to the body.
Neil lands a jab to the head.
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!
Neil throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Neil circles away.
Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jake Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neil fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams looks for a takedown but Neil sprawls well.
Williams looks winded!
Neil works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neil.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neil feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Neil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neil scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Neil was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Neil manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Neil dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Williams is looking to clinch.
No luck for Neil with that takedown attempt.
Neil throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams shapes to counter with a head kick.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Neil. Neil gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neil as he jumps to the side.
Neil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jake Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neil wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jake Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Williams.
Williams is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Neil both land. Nice combination.
Neil jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neil lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neil but Neil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neil scores with a shot to the body.
Neil throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands a two punch combo.
Neil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Neil, which made it look bad.
A left and a right from Neil both land. Nice combination.
Neil looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Williams is rocked!
Neil misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Neil, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Neil throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Neil looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Neil pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Neil follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Neil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Neil stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Neil does no damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four 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!
Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neil dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Neil manages to break the clinch.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Williams drives through with a takedown into Neil's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Neil is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Williams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Williams fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Neil as Williams tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Neil dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neil.
Williams looks for a takedown but Neil sprawls well.
As Williams looks to move away, Neil throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Jake Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Neil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams goes for a double leg but Neil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neil continues to drive forward.
Neil wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jake Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Williams.
Danga de danga de dang - Neil scores with a four punch combination!
Neil is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to clinch up but Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
Neil was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neil.
Williams feints the counter takedown.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neil.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Neil shoots in.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neil feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Neil scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Neil lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neil.
Neil scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Neil.
Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams tries to clinch up but Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams wants to clinch up but Neil keeps it at a distance.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Neil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neil tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Neil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neil has one foot on Williams's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Neil.
Sloppy strikes from Neil. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neil wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neil.
Neil pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Neil follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Neil, which made it look bad.

Neil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neil 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Neil!