PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephenson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Black Stymphalian - Deadlock (The Fall of Angels). James Stephenson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jameson
vs
Stephenson

150 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmie Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jameson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stephenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stephenson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jameson darts in and clinches Stephenson up against the cage.

Jameson has clasped his hands together around Stephenson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jameson working away.

Jameson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stephenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jameson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jameson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stephenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jameson working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jameson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stephenson, who protects the arm well.
Jameson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jameson is looking to take a break and control but Stephenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jameson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jameson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stephenson.
Jameson 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jameson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stephenson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stephenson looking for a sweep. Not yet Stephenson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stephenson can't keep his opponent in guard - Jameson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephenson is looking to get back to full guard here but Jameson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jameson cracks Stephenson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jameson looking to control but Stephenson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jameson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jameson raining down shots from the mount!
Jameson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stephenson looks gassed!
Jameson landing strikes from the mount.
Jameson tries to control but Stephenson wriggling away.
Stephenson wants to control but Jameson is having none of it.
Stephenson is bucking up trying to escape but Jameson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is working to get back to half guard.
Jameson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jameson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jameson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stephenson is bucking up trying to escape but Jameson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jameson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jameson with the ground and pound from mount.
Stephenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jameson wants to control the pace but Stephenson is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Jameson 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.

Stephenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jameson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stephenson's guard.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stephenson's head.
Jameson stands up over Stephenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jameson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jameson trying to control but Stephenson is working from the bottom.
Stephenson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jameson controls the pace.
Stephenson wants to stand up but Jameson is controlling him.
Stephenson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson throws and elbow that misses. Stephenson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jameson's guard. Nice move by Stephenson!
Stephenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stephenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jameson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jameson has his feet on Stephenson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Jameson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jameson showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jimmie Jameson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jameson works his way into full mount!
Jameson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jameson prevents Stephenson from getting the reversal.
Stephenson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jameson lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson tries to reverse the position but Jameson maintains control.
Jameson is landing with some decent strikes but Stephenson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jameson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jameson working Stephenson over with strikes here.
Jameson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Jameson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jameson lands a big shot there that rocks Stephenson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jameson lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson with a couple of short strikes.

Jameson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jameson with a couple of short strikes.
Jameson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stephenson because Jameson loaded up on that one.
Jameson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jameson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jameson tries to control but Stephenson wriggling away.

Jameson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stephenson has worked his arm free - good work by Stephenson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Jameson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stephenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jameson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jameson is controlling the pace.
Stephenson is in trouble now - Jameson has advanced to mount!
Stephenson tries to lock up and control but Jameson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stephenson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson landing strikes from the mount and Stephenson is in trouble!
Jameson landing shots from mount.
Stephenson can't escape the position.
Jameson lands a big shot there that rocks Stephenson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stephenson can't escape the position.
Jameson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stephenson is in a horrible position here. Jameson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jameson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jameson landing shots from mount.
Jameson with shots to the head and body - Stephenson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson tries to reverse the position but Jameson maintains control.
Jameson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stephenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jameson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jameson tries to control but Stephenson wriggling away.
Stephenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jameson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jameson lands a big elbow.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jameson pushes Stephenson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stephenson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jameson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jameson working over Stephenson with some ground and pound. Stephenson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jameson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephenson can do to turn this around?
Jameson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jameson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jameson thows a huge punch but Stephenson dodges it nicely.
Stephenson wants to get back to full guard.
Jameson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jameson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jameson shoots in for a takedown but Stephenson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Stephenson scores with a takedown into Jameson's guard.
James Stephenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmie Jameson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmie Jameson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jameson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Jameson!