PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Ralph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

London
vs
Ralph

180 cm
27
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leland Ralph!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralph misses with an uppercut. London saw that one coming.
Leland Ralph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London staying out of range there.
Ralph thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Ralph as London shoots in.
London circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ralph lands with a right hand.

London gets a takedown into half guard.
Ralph is trying to defend against the ground and pound but London scores with a couple of nice shots.
London stalling.
Ralph desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralph moves into full guard.
London working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
London trying to control the position from guard on top but Ralph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
London throwing strikes from guard but Ralph blocks nicely.
London postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
London throws a big right hand that misses.
London 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.
Ralph is trying to hold London in close to prevent damage but London has managed to pass into half guard.
London missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

London is trying to work for a kimura but Ralph is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ralph throws an overhand right that lands on London's shoulder, as London tries to avoid the shot.
London fails with the takedown.
Ralph misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ralph looks to score with a jab to the body but London is just out of range.
London steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ralph.
Ralph misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ralph misses the target.
London shoots in for a takedown but Ralph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ralph was well out of range. Poor timing from London.

London scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ralph tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but London wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
London 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.
Ralph can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
London lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ralph can't do much from the bottom here.
London tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
London tries to score with some ground and pound. Ralph controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
London throwing strikes but Ralph manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
London manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ralph's best efforts.
Ralph wants to take a breather but London is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack London dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ralph misses with a straight left.
Ralph punishes London's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Ralph misses its intended target.
Ralph misses with a body shot

and London counters with a nice double leg into guard.
London landing with the ground and pound.
Ralph looking to hit a scissor sweep but London is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as London accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
London throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
London throwing strikes from guard but Ralph blocks nicely.
Ralph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from London.
London working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
London displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ralph throws out the jab.
Ralph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ralph swings for the body but London moves out of range.
Ralph is looking to clinch but London is avoiding it.
Good work by London as he checks the leg kick.

That's two 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.
London takes a jab right on the kisser.
London shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ralph defends it nicely.
Ralph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ralph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

London shoots in and bounces Ralph off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
London postures up in Ralph's guard and throws a big left but Ralph blocks it.
London postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from London.
London postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
London throwing strikes but missing.
London stopping the sweep attempt from Ralph.
London missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
London throwing strikes but missing.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by London or perhaps it was just good defense by Ralph which made him look bad.
Ralph 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.
Ralph looks to land a left hand but London moved out of range nicely.
London takes one to the side of the head.
Ralph misses with a hook.
Leland Ralph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralph throws a series of punches but London moves out of range.
Ralph tries to bum rush London with a series of wild strikes but London uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Ralph.
Ralph throws a hook but London blocks it.
London keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leland Ralph 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!

Ralph loads up on a big right hand but London slips the punch.
Ralph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ralph misses with a looping left.
London displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ralph throws out the jab.
Ralph throws a right and a left that London avoids nicely.
Ralph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ralph wants to clinch up but London keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralph loads up on a big right hand but London slips the punch.
London comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
London slips a straight right by Ralph.
Ralph misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London fails to land the takedown.
London misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Ralph as London shoots in.
Ralph stuffs the takedown.
London walks into a left hand.
Ralph misses with a hook. London ducked under it nicely.
Ralph misses with a wild body shot.
Ralph misses with a jab, cross combination.
London waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ralph.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralph misses with a combination

and London counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ralph!
London thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ralph tries to get back to half guard but can't.
London throws a strike there. Ralph manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Ralph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from London.
London throwing shots but Ralph is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London throws a strike but Ralph avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ralph trying to keep a closed guard but London is proving a slippery customer.
London throws and elbow that misses. Ralph uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in London's guard. Nice move by Ralph!
London wants to sweep here but Ralph controlling him for the moment.
Ralph throwing strikes from guard but London blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ralph. London does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four 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.
London steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ralph.
London slips under a jab from Ralph.
The fighters circling - Ralph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
London uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ralph.
London avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
London walks into a straight right hand from Ralph.
London closes the distance and clinches up with Ralph, looking for a takedown. London pushes Ralph against the cage but Ralph circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

London darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ralph regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from London.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leland Ralph.
I think Ralph 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leland Ralph!