PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 887 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Jamal Jameson (ranked 108 p4p, 216 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man Iii
vs
Jameson

182 cm
19
165
8 - 2 - 0

177 cm
29
162
5 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Jameson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man Iii defends it well.
Jameson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jameson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jameson with a poor takedown

and Man Iii counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jameson! Man Iii lets Jameson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Jameson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii walks into a left hand.
Jameson is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Man Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jameson is out of range.
Jameson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jameson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man Iii. That one must have hurt.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Jameson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jameson with that takedown attempt.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man Iii.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jameson slips a jab from Man Iii.
Jameson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jameson's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Man Iii's head coaches at Elite MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jameson slips a jab from Man Iii.
And Jameson tries to counter it with a takedown but Man Iii pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man Iii lands a big uppercut and Jameson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jameson looks OK. Man Iii waves Jameson back to his feet!

It looks like Jamal Jameson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man Iii leaves Jameson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man Iii thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jameson.

Man Iii cracks Jameson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Man Iii has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jameson to stand back up!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Man Iii! Jameson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yip Man Iii!
A relieved looking Yip Man Iii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.