PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blanket Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

St James
vs
Jackson

177 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

160 cm
21
130 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 7 - 4 - 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blanket Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
St James takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St James.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

St James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St James.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Jackson has his foot on St James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St James works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson looks gassed!
St James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James throws a big right hand that misses.

Jackson working for a triangle but St James defends it easily.
St James working some strikes from top position.
St James advances to half guard.
St James is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St James drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St James lands a nice short elbow.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
St James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

St James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James content to control rather than advance.
St James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson wants to improve his position but St James is controlling well.

Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St James pulls his head out easily.
St James is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

St James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St James lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St James lands a nice short elbow.
St James working Jackson over with strikes.

St James is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St James working Jackson over with strikes.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St James working Jackson over with strikes.
St James working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St James lands a nice short elbow.
St James working Jackson over with strikes.
St James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St James drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St James lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.
St James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

St James wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

St James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
St James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St James lands a with a good body shot.
St James lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St James.
St James misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St James circles away from the clinch attempt.
St James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St James drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St James content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
St James lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St James connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Jackson is not content to let St James control the position.
St James working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St James is chipping away with strikes.
St James working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on St James's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St James lands a decent elbow from side control.
St James working the ground and pound.

St James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite St James's best efforts.
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!
St James working the head and body with strikes.
St James winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cameron St James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

St James is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James working the head and body with strikes.
St James is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by St James.
St James is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St James winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St James working Jackson over with strikes.
Jackson is staying active underneath St James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
St James frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St James raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
St James landing strikes, looking to finish!
St James lands with some strikes.
St James working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jackson tries to hold on but St James postures up.
St James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but St James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

St James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from St James.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and St James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cameron St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt

and St James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
St James pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St James scores with a couple of nice shots.
St James working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St James connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with St James in his half guard.
Nice strikes from St James there.
St James lands strikes from half guard.
St James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St James lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St James scores with a couple of nice shots.
St James working Jackson over with strikes.
St James works his way into full mount!
St James raining down shots from the mount!
St James postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
St James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! St James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but St James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St James is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jackson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
St James lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St James working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. St James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
St James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
St James lands with some strikes.
St James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James working Jackson over with strikes here.
St James with a couple of short strikes.
St James with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St James lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St James raining down shots from the mount!
St James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blanket Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St James landing strikes, looking to finish!
St James landing punches.
St James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by St James.
St James scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Cameron St James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St James with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St James 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!