PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soldier Mia (ranked 4929 p4p, 3014 weight class) and Jamie Portman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia comes into the arena with The Hollow Points- P.O.W. blaring out of the sound system. Soldier Mia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mia
vs
Portman

189 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
214
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soldier Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Portman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia misses the jab.
And Portman tries to counter it with a takedown but Mia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mia misses with a hook.
Mia throws a sloppy head kick

and Portman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Portman is looking to take a break and control but Mia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mia trying to control but Portman postures up.
Mia is staying active underneath Portman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portman is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia keeping moving, preventing Portman from controlling successfully.
Portman pushes down on Mia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Portman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mia trying to control but Portman postures up.

Portman seems to be working for a kimura but Mia defends the submission attempt.
Portman trying to control from half guard but Mia is working away.

Portman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mia gets back to full guard.
Mia working a defensive guard here.
Portman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mia looking for a guillotine here but Portman defends easily.

Portman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Portman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portman wants to control from the top but Mia keeps moving.
Portman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Portman pushes down on Mia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Portman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mia keeps working.
Portman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Portman wants to work for an arm triangle but Mia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Portman is keen to just control but Mia is a slippery customer.
Portman prevents Mia from improving his position.

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

Portman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Portman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Portman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mia throws an overhand right that lands on Portman's shoulder, as Portman tries to avoid the shot.
Portman slips a jab from Mia.
A shot to the body from Mia misses
letting Portman counter with a right hand.

It looks like Soldier Mia has been cut.
Soldier Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia swings for the body but Portman moves out of range.
Mia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Portman is fending him off so far but Mia persists. Nope, Portman circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Portman as he connects with a hook.
Portman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Portman cracks Mia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Portman finish him?

Mia is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portman fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mia out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jamie Portman!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Portman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.