PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pauly D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen W32.Mydoom.AU@mm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

D
vs
James

178 cm
24
158 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 Rio de Janeiro, Pauly D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
James slips a straight right by D.
D tries to clinch up.
D with a nice cross.
James misses the jab.
James avoids the body shot from D.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from D. No joy for James on that attempt.
D is looking to clinch.
D takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James misses with a body punch
and D connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James digs a good body shot into D's ribs.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James throws out a loose jab but D uses good head movement to avoid it.
D tries to clinch there but James circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D misses with a hook to the body
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body

and D counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D.
D lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
D using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
D lands a body shot in the clinch.
D misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from D.
D misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D.
D throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing D back against the cage.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James lands a left hand.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
D misses with a punch to the body.
D tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
D digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
D utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
James can't find room to land a body shot as D controls the action.
D misses with a hook from the clinch.
D misses with the head strike.
D lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James throws a head punch that misses.
D lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James tries to work over D's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D cracks James with a nice body shot.
D misses with a body punch.
D tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
D lands a shoulder strike.
James has a couple of punches blocked by D.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James is struggling to control the position.
D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, D scores with a nice short uppercut.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by James.

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.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from D.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
D is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Good body shot from D.
James trying to control the position but instead, D has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
D misses with some punches.
James scores with a hook to the body.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from D.
D lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from D.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as James takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly D dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

D moves into range and connects with a jab.
D throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James staying out of range there.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down D rather than just go for the knockout.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James looks to land a right hand but D moved out of range.
D needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D manages to avoid it.
D ducks under a wild hook from James.
D takes a shot right to the bread basket.
D defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James thuds a left hand into D's body.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
D ducks under a wild hook from James.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body punch
and D counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James cracks D with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from James misses
and D counters with an outside leg kick.
James is breathing heavily.
D feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Richard James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

D takes the fight into the clinch.
D has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
D throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
D throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from D.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body punch.
D lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
D tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
D lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James stalling against the cage.
D misses with the head strike.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by D.
D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James blocks a body shot from D.
D working aggressively here.
D misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James is looking to control D's arms but D gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D misses with some punches.
D lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
D looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James tries to work over D's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from James.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. D smiles and moves away.
D avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James lands with a shot to the body.
D misses with a looping left.
D looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
D takes a shot to the body in his stride.
D is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a body punch but D moves out of range.
D comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws the left hand but D avoids the punch easily.
D throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richard James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D doesn't seem bothered though.
D keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James with a nice cross.
D is looking to chop away at James's legs.
D misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D lands a front kick.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
D slips a jab from James.
A big left from James misses.
D on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James misses the shot to the body.
James punishes D's body with a nice straight punch.
James just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands an overhand right.
D loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
A lazy left from D finds it's target.
Nice uppercut there from D.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James cracks a nice hook into D's ribs.
D moves out of range of the strikes.
Pauly D is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a series of strikes that have D backpedaling.
James throws a hook but D avoids it easily.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
Horrible takedown by D or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James misses with a body punch
and D counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a body punch but D moves out of range.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D scores with a leg kick.
D wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James takes a swing at D's ribcage but misses.
D tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D blocks a jab.
A big right from D misses.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D.
D avoids the body shot from James.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by D which made him look bad.
James slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
D throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James digs a good hook to D's body.
James throws a looping overhand right but D ducks down to avoid it.
D keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D slips a straight right by James.
D uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James misses with a body shot.
James misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from D finds it's target.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
D tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a shot to the body

and D counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
D cracks James with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
D works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
D letting James take a breather here.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
D lands a left hand.
D lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James prevents a body shot from D.
D works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
D misses with a body punch.
D lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pauly D.
Well D 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly D!