PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McNulty
vs
Jamison

172 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McNulty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jamison fails with the takedown.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Jamison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jamison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McNulty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jamison tries to control but McNulty wriggling away.
McNulty is wriggling around trying to escape.
McNulty wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Jamison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison throwing strikes here but McNulty is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McNulty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McNulty tries to get out of the position.
Jamison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Jamison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jamison controlling his opponent.
Jamison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jamison tries to control but McNulty wriggling away.
Jamison with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jamison controlling his opponent.

Jamison swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McNulty is now in Jamison's guard. A big mistake from Jamison there, giving up the dominant position!

McNulty stands and steps away. Jamison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jamison shoots in but no luck this time.
McNulty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

McNulty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jamison to the mat! Jamison manages to get full guard.
McNulty stands up over Jamison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jamison's head.
McNulty advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison keeping hold of McNulty's head, controlling as best he can.

Jamison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jamison looks gassed!
McNulty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jamison is staying active underneath McNulty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McNulty working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNulty moves nicely into side control.
Jamison is not content to let McNulty control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty moves into full mount!
Jamison sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McNulty trying to control from half guard but Jamison is working away.
McNulty not doing much here.
Jamison is not content to let McNulty control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy McNulty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McNulty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jamison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jamison trying to control but McNulty is working from the bottom.
Jamison won't allow McNulty to sweep him here.
McNulty working a defensive guard here.
Jamison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jamison connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jamison postures up in McNulty's guard and throws a big left but McNulty blocks it.
Jamison looking to sit in guard and control but McNulty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jamison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McNulty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McNulty is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McNulty is fighting to break Jamison's control of his arms but Jamison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McNulty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jamison working a defensive guard here.

Jamison has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McNulty is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jamison.
McNulty misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jamison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McNulty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from McNulty crashes against the mat.
Jamison gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McNulty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is looking to control McNulty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jamison avoid being mounted?
McNulty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jamison is trying to control but can't.
Jamison blocking the ground and pound attempt from McNulty.
McNulty wants to stand up but Jamison is controlling the position.
Jamison moves into full guard.
McNulty wants to pass the guard but Jamison is keeping the position.
Jamison controls McNulty momentarily but McNulty frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jamison pulls McNulty in close to prevent any damage.
McNulty is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McNulty throws a strike but Jamison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jamison trying to control but McNulty is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jamison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jamison working the head with strikes.

Jamison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jamison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jamison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jamison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNulty keeps working.

Jamison tries for a kimura but McNulty is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jamison is looking to take a break and control but McNulty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McNulty just misses with a punch to the body.

Jamison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jamison wants to control from the top but McNulty keeps moving.
McNulty has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison postures up and lands a big shot to McNulty's brow.
McNulty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jamison trying to control but McNulty is working from the bottom.
Jamison preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jamison throws a big right hand that misses.

Jamison postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McNulty is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jamison, into his guard.
McNulty postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.
McNulty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McNulty wants to get up but he can't break Jamison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McNulty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McNulty tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamison is retaining full guard.
McNulty postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jamison 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Jamison!