PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jobe Nkemakolam enters the cage!

Williams
vs
Nkemakolam

195 cm
29
275 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

193 cm
26
260 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition
Diamond Nutrition 160q

160!
Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkemakolam stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nkemakolam tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands with a hook. Nkemakolam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Nkemakolam.
A leg kick checked by Nkemakolam.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams tries for a takedown but Nkemakolam circles away easily
and Nkemakolam counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Nkemakolam throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Nkemakolam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nkemakolam wants it to stay on the feet.
Nkemakolam feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Nkemakolam throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nkemakolam misses with a head kick.
Nkemakolam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Nkemakolam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams cracks Nkemakolam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nkemakolam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nkemakolam wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nkemakolam takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Nkemakolam misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nkemakolam. Nkemakolam obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Nkemakolam tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nkemakolam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nkemakolam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Williams misses.
Nkemakolam cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Nkemakolam moves out of range of the strikes.
Nkemakolam swings widly with a right hand
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nkemakolam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nkemakolam swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam misses with a wild body shot.
Nkemakolam lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

It looks like Eli Williams has been cut.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick.
Nkemakolam throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nkemakolam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Nkemakolam misses with a wild body shot.
Nkemakolam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Nkemakolam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Nkemakolam counters with an outside leg kick.
Nkemakolam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams staying out of range there.
Nkemakolam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Jobe Nkemakolam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams dives in and grabs Nkemakolam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nkemakolam pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Eli Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nkemakolam with a nice cross.
Nkemakolam thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams dives in and grabs Nkemakolam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nkemakolam pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nkemakolam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nkemakolam cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Nkemakolam lands with a cross.
Nkemakolam throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Williams might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nkemakolam throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Nkemakolam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nkemakolam throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Nkemakolam only half commits.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Williams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nkemakolam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Nkemakolam moved away.
Nkemakolam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nkemakolam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nkemakolam throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam misses the jab.
Nkemakolam misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Nkemakolam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eli Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nkemakolam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nkemakolam lands with a cross.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nkemakolam misses with a straight left.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nkemakolam defends it nicely.
Nkemakolam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nkemakolam tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nkemakolam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Nkemakolam counters with a leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nkemakolam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Nkemakolam.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Nkemakolam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nkemakolam steps into range and cracks Williams with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Williams flops backwards and Nkemakolam dives into his guard looking to finish!

Williams is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nkemakolam trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Eli Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Nkemakolam looking to pass the guard.
Nkemakolam pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams is in trouble now - Nkemakolam has advanced to mount!
Nkemakolam working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams regains half guard.
Nkemakolam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jobe Nkemakolam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Nkemakolam is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nkemakolam lands a nice short elbow.
Nkemakolam is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Nkemakolam has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but Nkemakolam takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nkemakolam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam controlling from mount.
Nkemakolam with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jobe Nkemakolam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nkemakolam 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobe Nkemakolam!
A relieved looking Jobe Nkemakolam thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.