PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Findley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jason St James has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason St James seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

St James
vs
Findley

179 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason St James!
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, Mickey Findley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Findley swivels and escapes.
St James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St James moves in looking to clinch but Findley pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Findley!
St James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Findley throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
Findley misses with a few strikes there.
St James lands a nice shot that snaps Findley's head back.
Findley lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Findley.
St James looks for a takedown but Findley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Findley's waist but Findley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St James off to one side.
St James tries for a takedown but Findley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Findley's corner calls for a 1-2. Findley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Findley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Findley misses with a double jab.
St James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Findley tries to avoid it but St James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Findley to the ground. Findley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Findley swinging wilding here.
St James has his takedown stuffed
and Findley counters with a low kick, right behind St James 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Findley throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
St James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Findley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Findley slaps away a takedown attempt from St James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St James is breathing heavily.
St James dodges the punch combination from Findley.
Findley tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St James with a poor takedown
and Findley counters with a series of strikes. St James will be more careful next time no doubt.
St James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Findley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Findley feints and then cracks St James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St James down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findley lands with a kick to the temple. St James shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
St James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Findley counters with a series of strikes. St James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Findley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St James.
St James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St James moves forwards but Findley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Findley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Findley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

St James is rocked!
St James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Findley.
Findley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Findley throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Findley scores with a three punch combo!
Findley misses with a wild combination.
Findley throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Findley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Findley lands but St James takes it in his stride.
Oh St James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Findley misses with a double jab

and St James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Findley wants to get back to his feet but St James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St James seems to have got his legs back now.

Findley kicks St James off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Findley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Findley scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Findley misses.
Findley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Findley counters with a series of strikes. St James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jason St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Findley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Findley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St James.
St James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Findley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Findley thows a body kick. St James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Findley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Findley lands an overhand right.
Findley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Findley lands a jab-cross combination.
St James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mickey Findley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Findley fails to land with a series of punches.
Findley works the jab nicely.
Findley looks to land a combination but St James avoids it well.
Findley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Findley throws a series of strikes that have St James backpedaling.
Findley misses with a wild combination.
Findley misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Findley misses with a two punch combination.
Findley swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Findley.
St James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Findley.
St James shoots in but Findley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findley lands with a cross.
St James has his takedown stuffed
and Findley counters with a two punch combo.
Findley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Findley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Findley throws a series of strikes that have St James backpedaling.
Findley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Findley misses with a double jab.
Findley looks to land a combination. St James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Findley cracks St James with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Findley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jason St James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St James misses with a takedown attempt - Findley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Findley scores with a one two! St James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Findley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Findley misses with a wild combination.
Findley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Findley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Findley throws a nice looking combination but St James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Findley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! St James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Findley.
St James throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Findley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Findley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Findley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St James closes the distance but Findley moves to the side
and Findley counters with a slapping leg kick.
St James shoots in but no luck this time.
Findley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Findley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Findley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Findley throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Findley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Findley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Findley misses with a two punch combination.
Findley throws a series of strikes that have St James backpedaling.
Findley throws a leg kick which misses St James's front leg but catches the back leg as St James tries to avoid it.
Findley looks to land a combination but St James avoids it well.
Findley throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Findley.
Findley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
St James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Findley.
Findley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Findley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Findley.
Findley connects with a crisp jab.
Findley misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St James circles away quickly and effectively.
Findley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Findley misses with a few strikes there.
Findley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Findley scores with a three punch combo!
Findley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Findley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St James.
Findley misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Findley lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - St James can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Findley and St James drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Findley.

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