PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam James (ranked 4239 p4p, 4317 weight class) and Fighter Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

James
vs
Two

182 cm
25
147
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
142
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fighter Two!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Two swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Two on the side of the head.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Two lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James tries to bum rush Two with a series of wild strikes but Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two.
Adam James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Two moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Two throws a hook but James blocks it.
A combination from Two does no damage.
James misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by James.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James throws a series of punches but Two avoids them all with ease.
Two misses with a looping right.
James slips a straight right by Two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for James.
James misses with the combination.
It seemed like Two was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from James does it's job there.
Two tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Two.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Two is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James swinging wildly here.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from James misses.
Two misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Two lands.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from James.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James connects with a body shot that sends Two's belly button to the back.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Two back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James slips a jab and a cross from Two.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James is breathing heavily.
Two looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James ducks under a wild hook from Two.
Two swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Two! But no joy.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Two throws a counter combo.
James slips under a jab.
James throws a nice looking combination but Two bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Two on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James blocks a jab.
James ducks under a wild hook from Two.
James blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Two throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Two throws a hook but James blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Two throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two.
Two misses the jab.
Two missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
James slips under a jab.
James misses with a hook.
It seemed like Two was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with a double jab.
Two is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Two throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from James.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice combination there by James.
Two throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Two can do to turn this around?
James stalks Two and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Two's face. Two staggers backwards, shaken.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Two counter with a right hand.
Two throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
As Two looks to move away, James throws a big counter combo but Two just gets out of the way.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

James is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Two might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, James has got the better of the exchanges.
James cracks Two with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two.
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!
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Two eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by James.
Two misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Two throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Two takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Two throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Two backing up. Two nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
Two 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.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Two throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Two throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Two throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James ducks under a wild hook from Two.
Adam James is winning the standup battle so far.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James connects with a single shot there.
James works over Two's head and body with a nice combination.
Two has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Two.
Adam James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Two missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Two, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Two throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by James.
Two throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Two on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James lands a jab to Two's midsection.
James misses with a wild combination.
James tries to bum rush Two with a series of wild strikes but Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a looping right.
Two scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Two misses.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Two circles away quickly and effectively.
Two throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
James throws a series of punches but Two avoids them all with ease.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Two waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
A combination from James does no damage.
A big right from Two misses.
Two throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Two misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James defending well as Two loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice looking combination but Two bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from James.
Two looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Two connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James is working the combinations to good effect here.
James looks to land a combination but Two avoids it well.
It seemed like Two was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James misses with a body kick.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
James blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Two.
James throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Two jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam James dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Two throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from James.
James jabs at Two's body.
Two throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Two throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James misses with the combination.
Two looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a series of punches but Two avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a double jab.
Two swinging wildly here.
Two throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Two circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Two! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James digs a good body shot into Two's ribs.
James throws a right and a left that Two avoids nicely.
James throws a leg kick but Two checks it.
James moves away from the strike by Two.
Two throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James slips a jab from Two.
Two throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two misses with the combination.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Two walks into a left hand.
Two dodges the punch combination from James.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James with a nice cross.
James needs to keep his hands up - Two had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two thows a left - swing and a miss!
James is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Two misses.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Two is looking for the big counter here.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a nice looking combination but Two bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James swings for the body but Two moves out of range.
Two let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Two just misses with a punch to the body.
James throws a big counter combination but Two scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
James throws a series of punches but Two moves out of range.
James slips a jab from Two.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Two waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fighter Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Two.
Two uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A punch combination from James misses.
James misses with a looping right.
Two blocks a head kick by James.
Two moves out of range of the strikes.
Two waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a double jab
and Two counters with a crisp right that sends James to the canvas! Two follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fighter Two!