PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ger McDonnell (ranked 1248 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Carter Williams (ranked 163 p4p, 311 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

McDonnell
vs
Williams

171 cm
29
160
12 - 10 - 1

173 cm
26
168
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Savage Fightwear

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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
McDonnell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McDonnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Williams moves into the clinch.

McDonnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDonnell cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
McDonnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by McDonnell.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range and Williams settles back down.
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonnell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a hook.
Ger McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and McDonnell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Williams scores with the left hand. McDonnell knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Williams.
McDonnell lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams with the counter takedown but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonnell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A counter left hand to the body from McDonnell misses its target.
McDonnell misses with a wild combination.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Williams.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonnell is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonnell.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
McDonnell blocks the body kick.
McDonnell throws a big shot that misses.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from McDonnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by McDonnell.
Williams looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
Williams lands the left hand.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - McDonnell coming out on top.
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!
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonnell but McDonnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonnell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams moves forwards but McDonnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonnell scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonnell is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from McDonnell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell lands a jab.
McDonnell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
That kick from Williams tenderised McDonnell's leg. McDonnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonnell misses with a double jab.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonnell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDonnell swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws out a counter right but McDonnell avoids it with no problem.
McDonnell lands an overhand right.
Williams misses with a hook
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
Williams looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
McDonnell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDonnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonnell digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
McDonnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
McDonnell checks a low kick from Williams.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams wants to counter the offense by McDonnell and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ger McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDonnell's head backwards.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
McDonnell checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from McDonnell.
A low kick lands for Williams.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Williams.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McDonnell.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell lands a slapping body shot.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by McDonnell.
McDonnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams stuns McDonnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Williams has McDonnell up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from McDonnell.
Williams is breathing heavily.
A short left from McDonnell.

McDonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonnell checks it well.
McDonnell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
Williams thuds a left hand into McDonnell's body.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDonnell throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonnell's head.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. McDonnell moves away and avoids it.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell scores with a hook.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range and Williams settles back down.
McDonnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from McDonnell misses.
Williams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
McDonnell lands with a cross.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from McDonnell.
Williams wants to clinch.
McDonnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.

McDonnell gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams pushes McDonnell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonnell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams cracks McDonnell with an open hand slap.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
McDonnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell throws a big shot that misses.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams thows a leg kick but McDonnell checks it
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams slips a straight right by McDonnell.
Williams thuds a left hand into McDonnell's body.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
McDonnell lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws out a powerful jab.
McDonnell slips a jab from Williams.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDonnell's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a left hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonnell blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonnell sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonnell misses the jab.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - McDonnell had a free shot at his head there.
Williams misses with a low kick.
McDonnell is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Carter Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ger McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonnell 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ger McDonnell!
Ger McDonnell thanked the fans post fight for their support.