PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St James
vs
Gabriel

177 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

160 cm
24
135 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Biobonds Supplements

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James ducks under a wild hook from Gabriel.
St James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St James takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.

St James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

St James swings around for an armbar but Gabriel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St James's guard.
St James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but St James keeps moving.

Gabriel has gone for a leg lock! St James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gabriel's guard.
Gabriel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St James postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St James is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gabriel tries to control but St James wriggling away.
St James swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gabriel looking to finish with strikes here!

Gabriel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now St James is on top in guard.
Gabriel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St James manages to get himself to full guard.
St James is looking to sweep but instead, Gabriel has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James missing with punches from the bottom.

Gabriel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St James is not content to let Gabriel control the position.
St James manages to get to full guard.
Gabriel won't allow St James to sweep him here.
Gabriel throwing strikes from guard but St James blocks nicely.
St James doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but St James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel throws an overhand right that lands on St James's shoulder, as St James tries to avoid the shot.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gabriel throws out the jab.
Gabriel misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

St James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gabriel regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gabriel waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St James.
Gabriel shoots and misses

and St James counters with a takedown into side control.
St James throws a strike aimed at the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel avoids it well.

St James goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gabriel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St James's guard! Nice work there by Gabriel!
St James trying to keep a closed guard but Gabriel is proving a slippery customer.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel trying to control but St James is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gabriel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St James moves in looking to clinch but Gabriel pushes him off.
Gabriel throws a lazy right hand but St James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St James lands a slapping body shot.
Gabriel throws an overhand right that lands on St James's shoulder, as St James tries to avoid the shot.
Gabriel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Gabriel gets a takedown into half guard.
St James is looking for a sweep. Gabriel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gabriel tries to pass to full mount but St James defends it.

St James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gabriel pulls his head out easily.

Gabriel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Gabriel is looking for a kimura but St James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gabriel to get the leverage.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
St James wants to improve his position but Gabriel is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James manages to get to full guard.
St James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

St James is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gabriel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gabriel!
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but St James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gabriel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel pushes down on St James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St James wants to control but Gabriel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St James is in trouble now - Gabriel has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gabriel has hold of St James's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St James manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Gabriel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now St James is on top in guard.

St James postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gabriel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St James, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eli Gabriel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! St James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

St James punishes Gabriel's body with a nice straight punch.
St James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gabriel's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gabriel misses its intended target.
Gabriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gabriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
St James staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - St James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St James misses with a takedown
and Gabriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel shoots and misses
and St James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St James lands a jab to Gabriel's midsection.
St James misses with a two punch combination.

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.
St James slips under a jab.
St James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St James defending well as Gabriel loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gabriel.
A punch lands to the side of Gabriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gabriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St James.
Gabriel throws a hook but St James blocks it.
Cameron St James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St James shoots and misses

and Gabriel counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gabriel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, St James rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gabriel's guard! Nice work there by St James!
Gabriel is trying to keep St James in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabriel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabriel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St James preventing the sweep.
Gabriel trying to keep a closed guard but St James is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gabriel misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabriel falls off balance throwing a combination

and St James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gabriel!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eli Gabriel.
I think Gabriel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eli Gabriel!