PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 1865 p4p, 21352 weight class) and Jennson Jameison (ranked 220 p4p, 555 weight class). Mircea comes to the cage accompanied by Shatter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mircea
vs
Jameison

190 cm
41
247
30 - 20 - 0

220 cm
43
260
13 - 25 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mircea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jameison throws a sloppy head kick
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jameison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mircea throws a combination that misses

and Jameison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jameison.
Jameison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jameison breaks from the clinch.
Jameison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mircea defends it nicely.
Mircea misses with an uppercut. Jameison saw that one coming.
Mircea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jameison closes the distance but Mircea moves to the side
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameison doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
Jameison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mircea's waist but Mircea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jameison off to one side.
Mircea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mircea feints and then cracks Jameison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jameison down.
Jameison darts in looking for a takedown but Mircea gets double underhooks and turns Jameison into the cage.
Alexandru Mircea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jennson Jameison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameison tries for a takedown but Mircea circles away easily
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid body kick from Mircea.
Mircea cracks Jameison with a good jab.
Jameison avoids the body shot from Mircea.
Jameison is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mircea digs a good body shot into Jameison's ribs.
Mircea pushes Jameison away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mircea.
Jameison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mircea sprawls well. Mircea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jameison gets slowly back to his feet.
Jameison tries to clinch up.
Mircea misses with the combination.
Mircea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mircea gets tackled into the cage by Jameison. Jameison maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mircea lands a shot to the body.
Mircea avoids the elbow strike from Jameison, against the cage.
Mircea can't find room to land a body shot as Jameison controls the action.
Mircea scores with a shoulder strike.

Mircea manages to break the clinch.
Mircea tests Jameison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mircea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jameison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jameison shoots in for a takedown but Mircea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mircea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jameison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jameison is defended easily by Mircea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jameison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mircea.
Mircea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jameison fails to land the takedown.
Mircea is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jameison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mircea can pounce on him.
Mircea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jameison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jameison has a takedown stuffed.
Mircea throws out a powerful jab.
Jameison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea leaves Jameison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jameison just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMircea.
Jameison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mircea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mircea but Mircea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jameison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mircea.
Mircea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jameison's sensitive parts.
Jameison checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mircea!
Good shot there by Mircea.
Mircea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mircea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jameison momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mircea throws a shot to the body.
Mircea misses with a straight left.
Jameison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mircea is looking to slow Jameison down with leg kicks.
Jameison closes the distance and clinches up with Mircea, looking for a takedown. Jameison pushes Mircea against the cage but Mircea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mircea misses with an uppercut.
Mircea misses with a body kick.
Alexandru Mircea is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Jameison. Those never looked like landing.

Jameison instigates a clinch.
Mircea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jameison tries to pull guard but Mircea won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea working aggressively here.
Mircea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mircea misses with an elbow over the top.

Mircea manages to break the clinch.
Mircea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Jameison clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Mircea.
Mircea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mircea misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mircea throws an elbow but misses.
Jameison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Jameison breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mircea.
A cross from Mircea lands.
Mircea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jennson Jameison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mircea stuns Jameison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jameison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mircea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jameison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mircea throws out a loose jab but Jameison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mircea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jameison's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mircea.
Jameison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mircea.
Jameison doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
It looks like Mircea has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea slips a jab and a cross from Jameison.
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jameison.
Mircea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A left lands for Mircea.
Jameison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mircea scores with a shot to the body.
Mircea connects with a solid leg kick.
Mircea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jameison throws the kick towards the body but Mircea avoids it.
Jameison dives in and grabs Mircea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mircea pushes down on Jameison's head and hops out.
Alexandru Mircea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jennson Jameison.
Mircea swings for the body but Jameison moves out of range.
Mircea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jameison can do to turn this around?
Mircea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jameison is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mircea is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jameison.
Mircea throws a leg kick but Jameison checks it.
Jameison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jameison is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Mircea misses the target.
Mircea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mircea lands a jab.
Jameison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Mircea - just one landing.
Jameison shoots in for a takedown but Mircea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mircea scores with a leg kick.
Mircea connects with an inside leg kick.
Jameison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mircea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mircea half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alexandru Mircea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Mircea.
Mircea fails to land with a series of punches.
Jameison tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mircea throws the left hand but Jameison avoids the punch easily.
Mircea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jameison darts in looking for a takedown but Mircea gets double underhooks and turns Jameison into the cage.

That's four 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!
Mircea scores with the left hand. Jameison knows he should have avoided that one.
Mircea dips to his left and cracks Jameison with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Mircea. No joy for Jameison on that attempt.
Mircea with a nice calf kick.
Jameison blocks a head kick by Mircea.
A nice leg kick from Mircea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mircea fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jameison checks it well.
Jameison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mircea is looking to score with low kicks.
Mircea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jameison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jameison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mircea swivels and escapes.
Mircea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jameison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandru Mircea dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mircea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jameison is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Mircea.
Mircea lands a jab to Jameison's midsection.
Jameison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mircea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jameison scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Jameison 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Jameison forces Mircea back against the cage and clinches.
Alexandru Mircea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mircea tries a body shot but Jameison blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jameison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mircea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mircea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jameison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mircea lands an elbow that stopped Jameison in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mircea misses with an elbow over the top.

Jameison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Mircea.
Donk. Mircea catches Jameison right on the button with a cross.
Mircea lands with an uppercut that bounces Jameison off the cage and back into range.
Mircea fakes the leg kick and cracks Jameison in the body.
Mircea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mircea, as that shot connected.
Mircea throws a front kick that sends Jameison stumbling back into the cage.
Mircea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jameison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Jameison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mircea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jameison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mircea defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea works the jab nicely.
Jameison throws a right and a left that Mircea avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mircea.
Jameison misses with a two punch combination.
Jameison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Mircea.
Mircea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick from Mircea, right into the meat of the thigh.
You can see that Jameison has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jameison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mircea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jameison.
Jameison misses with the body kick
and Mircea counters with a nice uppercut.
Mircea cracks a nice hook into Jameison's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mircea sets himself, and Jameison steps forward looking for the clinch! Mircea avoids it this time.
Jameison ducks right into an uppercut from Mircea.
Jameison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mircea.
Mircea throws a hook but Jameison blocks it.
Mircea connects with a jab.
Mircea lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Mircea finds it's way through Jameison's defenses.
Mircea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jameison tries to clinch but Mircea moves out of range.
Mircea lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Mircea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mircea throws a sloppy head kick and Jameison moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Mircea - just one landing.
Jameison slips a jab and a cross from Mircea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jameison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mircea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jameison will feel that in the morning.
Mircea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jameison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jameison tries to clinch there but Mircea circles away.
Jameison misses with a straight left.
Jameison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jameison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mircea's waist but Mircea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jameison off to one side.
Jameison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mircea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea throws a head kick that misses.
Mircea misses the shot to the body.
Jennson Jameison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jameison swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandru Mircea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mircea 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandru Mircea!
An intense looking Alexandru Mircea took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Give Me A Saul Goodman Rematch Please '.