PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Jamess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uffe Revben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uffe Revben is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jamess
vs
Revben

203 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
21
265 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Morale Booster : On the 5th (Sunday), some at 3.99

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LeBron Jamess!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uffe Revben!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Revben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamess lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jamess throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Jamess.
Revben wants to clinch.
Jamess blocks a head kick by Revben.
Jamess keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Revben is looking to clinch.
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess moves out of range.
Jamess throws a one two combo.
Jamess lands with a straight right. Revben didn't see that one coming.
Jamess misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jamess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamess throws a series of punches but Revben avoids them all with ease.
Revben takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jamess tries to bum rush Revben with a series of wild strikes but Revben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamess paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamess keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
Jamess lands a jab to Revben's midsection.
Jamess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revben shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamess works the jab nicely.
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Revben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Revben wants to clinch.
Revben has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Uffe Revben has been cut.
Jamess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revben.
Jamess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
Jamess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamess works over Revben's head and body with a nice combination.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Revben throws a sloppy head kick and Jamess moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamess throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jamess changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Revben looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamess trying to control the position but Revben is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamess tries to move into full mount but can't pass Revben's legs.
Jamess creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Revben sneaks back into half guard.
Jamess tries to pass to full mount but Revben defends it.

Revben looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revben looks gassed!
Jamess lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Revben actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess moves nicely into side control.
Revben is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jamess has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jamess works to advance to full mount. Revben defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jamess lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Jamess looking for a guillotine from mount but Revben is having none of it.
Jamess looking to control but Revben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Jamess looking to secure an arm triangle but Revben defends it well.
Jamess controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revben is squirming around, avoiding Jamess's attempts to control the action.
Revben tries to reverse the position but Jamess maintains control.
Revben wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jamess wants to control the pace but Revben is squirming around nicely.
Revben regains half guard.
Jamess wants to free his trapped foot but Revben is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Revben looking for submissions off his back.
Revben wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeBron Jamess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uffe Revben's cut.
That's time! Jamess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jamess throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Jamess scores with a four punch combination!
Jamess avoids the head kick by Revben.
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess moves out of range.
Revben gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jamess.
Revben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamess.
Jamess misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
Jamess is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jamess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Revben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Revben throws a head kick but Jamess moves out of range.
Revben slips a jab and a cross from Jamess.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
Jamess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revben takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Jamess. That snapped Revben's head back.
Jamess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess misses with a few strikes there.
Revben dodges the punch combination from Jamess.
Jamess misses with a wild combination.
Revben shoots and misses
and Jamess counters with a nice low kick that buckles Revben's knee momentarily.
Revben is breathing heavily.
Jamess throws a nice looking combination but Revben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamess throws a push kick but Revben slaps the foot to one side.
Jamess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revben circles away quickly and effectively.
Jamess lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jamess lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jamess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Revben has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Revben closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Jamess counter with a right hand.
Revben closes the distance but Jamess moves to the side

and Jamess counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jamess trying to pass the guard but Revben defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jamess is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Revben defends it well.
Revben is trying to stand.
Revben tries to get to full guard but Jamess has control of the leg.
Jamess trying to control the action but Revben is working from the bottom.
Jamess prevents Revben from standing back up.
Jamess wants to pass the guard but Revben is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jamess.
LeBron Jamess is winning the standup battle so far.
Revben looks to clinch
and Jamess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Revben looks to clinch
and Jamess counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Revben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Revben tries to clinch up
and Jamess counters with a three punch combo that has Revben backing up. Revben nods at Jamess to acknowledge the strikes.
Jamess scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Revben clinches but Jamess breaks the clinch
and Jamess counters with a straight right hand.
Jamess throws a nice looking combination but Revben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamess misses with the combination.
Revben tries to clinch
and Jamess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Revben clinches but Jamess breaks the clinch
and Jamess counters with a one-two to the body.
Jamess is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jamess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Revben has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jamess lands a body shot.

Jamess shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jamess was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Jamess looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revben tries to lock up and control but Jamess gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Revben is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Revben is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Jamess looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Revben is looking to improve his position but Jamess isn't that keen on the idea.

Jamess wants to finish this one by submission but Revben is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jamess.
Revben is desperately trying to improve his position but Jamess has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeBron Jamess dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uffe Revben's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Revben closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jamess counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Revben's guard now.

Revben is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jamess defends well.
Jamess passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jamess trying to control the action but Revben is working from the bottom.

Revben sneaks out the side door and pushes Jamess away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jamess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Revben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jamess is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jamess avoids the head kick by Revben.
LeBron Jamess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamess closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Revben closes the distance but Jamess moves to the side
and Jamess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revben can do to turn this around?
Jamess lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jamess connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Revben momentarily.
Jamess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess moves away
enabling Jamess to counter with a crisp jab.
Revben dodges the punch combination from Jamess.
Jamess misses with the combination.
Jamess throws a right hand that Revben ducks under and follows up with a left that Revben also avoids with ease.
Revben gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Revben gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jamess blocks a head kick by Revben.
Jamess misses with the combination.

Revben clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jamess is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Revben gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamess has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Revben is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Revben throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Revben just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jamess's brow.
Jamess tries to break the clinch but Revben is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Revben.
Revben lands an elbow inside that Jamess shrugs off.
Revben lands an elbow just above Jamess 's eye.
Jamess avoids the elbow strike from Revben, against the cage.
Revben throws an elbow that misses.
Revben lands a good knee to the midsection. Jamess won't want to take too many of those.
Revben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Revben throws an elbow that misses.
Revben lands an elbow inside.
Revben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Jamess breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Revben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamess.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revben tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jamess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamess misses with a few strikes there.
Jamess fails to land with a series of punches.
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess moves away
and Jamess counters with a series of strikes. Revben will be more careful next time no doubt.
Revben darts in trying to clinch
and Jamess counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jamess with a nice cross.
Revben wants to clinch
and Jamess counters with a solid body kick.
Jamess fails to land with a series of punches.
Jamess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamess lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Revben displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jamess.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeBron Jamess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revben tries to clinch
and Jamess counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamess connects with a right hand. Revben shakes it off.
Jamess throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revben tries to clinch up.
Jamess scores with a jab.
Jamess tests Revben's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamess scores with a one two! Revben had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revben has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Revben tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jamess counters with a series of strikes. Revben will be more careful next time no doubt.
Revben moves in looking to clinch but Jamess pushes him off.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamess with a jab.
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Revben wants to clinch but Jamess slips to the side

and Jamess counters with a shoot takedown. Revben fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamess wants to pass the guard but Revben is keeping the position.
Jamess trying to control but Revben is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeBron Jamess clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Uffe Revben's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Revben wants to clinch but Jamess slips to the side
and Jamess counters with a two punch combo.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamess paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamess works the jab nicely.
Jamess lands the left hand.
Jamess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamess misses with a series of wild punches.
Revben clinches but Jamess breaks the clinch

and Jamess counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
LeBron Jamess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jamess trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Revben escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jamess gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Revben working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jamess doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jamess manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jamess advances position into side control!
Revben tries to bench press Jamess off him but Jamess keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revben is not content to let Jamess control the position.
Revben tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jamess thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Revben is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jamess is working Revben over with some ground and pound from side control.

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.
Jamess is putting a hurting on Revben here, landing some big shots from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Revben regains half guard.

Revben looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Revben is not content to let Jamess control the position.

Jamess is working for a submission of some sort.

Jamess is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Revben defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revben gets full guard.
Revben pulls Jamess in close to his closed guard and prevents Jamess from doing any damage or advancing position.
Revben is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jamess stands and throws Revben's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Jamess is trying to get an arm triangle but Revben is defending well.
Revben is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revben pushes Jamess off looking to stand but Jamess dives back in and keeps control.
Jamess seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Revben does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Revben manages to get to full guard.

Revben looking for a guillotine here but Jamess defends easily.
Jamess won't allow Revben to get back to his feet.

Revben has his foot on Jamess's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jamess works his way back into a safe position though.

Revben looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeBron Jamess had his way with Uffe Revben in that round.
The cut man is working on Uffe Revben's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jamess takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Revben tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revben tries to clinch but Jamess moves away
and Jamess counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Revben avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamess lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jamess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jamess lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Jamess closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Revben did well to prevent Jamess getting side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Revben is looking for a sweep. Jamess is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jamess trying to advance position but Revben counters by regaining guard.
Jamess passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revben is pushing Jamess's head away, looking to escape. Jamess manages to hold on to the position though.

Jamess wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Revben, who protects the arm well.
Revben can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamess scores with punches from side control.

Jamess wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Revben, who protects the arm well.
Revben is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jamess is controlling him well.

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.
Jamess is looking to take a break and control but Revben is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jamess circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jamess counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Jamess tries to keep at a distance but Revben has taken the fight into the clinch.
Revben creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Revben throws an elbow but misses.
Revben connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamess's face.
Jamess wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Revben has him pressed against the cage.
Revben drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jamess pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jamess lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Revben backs up against the cage.
Uffe Revben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jamess shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revben tries to hold on but Jamess postures up.
Revben is looking to improve his position but Jamess isn't that keen on the idea.
Revben is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jamess is working for a guillotine from mount but Revben frees his head quite easily.
Jamess looking to control but Revben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jamess is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Revben can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Revben swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Revben drops back looking for a leg! Jamess is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jamess manages to kick Revben off! Revben jumps back into Jamess's guard.

Revben stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jamess has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Revben manages to get his head free but now Jamess has transitioned to an armbar! Revben grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jamess! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LeBron Jamess!
LeBron Jamess is the new heavyweight champion!