PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bjj bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustang James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustang James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

bjj
vs
James

175 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, bjj bjj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mustang James!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
bjj takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
bjj has a takedown stuffed.
James leaves bjj with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
bjj tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.

James darts in and clinches bjj up against the cage.
bjj tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bjj bjj. That's going to take a lot out of him.

James has hold of one of bjj's legs. bjj is fighting the takedown attempt but James gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
bjj lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
bjj tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bjj has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
bjj wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
James has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
James is in bad spot here.
James covering up well under a barage of strikes.
bjj slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

bjj working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but James is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and bjj has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! James taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). bjj bjj!