PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to whatsername, and does she remember my name?. James has chosen The Ultimatum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doe
vs
James

193 cm
29
245 lbs
36 - 11 - 0

194 cm
30
266 lbs
34 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 - $89

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws an off balance right hand

and James counters with a single leg into guard. Doe didn't expect that.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James looking to pass the guard.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doe tries to get out of the position.

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.

James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James is fighting to break Doe's control of his arms but Doe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
James slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe prevents James from moving into mount.
James throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Doe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
James tries to pass to full mount but Doe defends it.

James wants to work for an arm triangle but Doe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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.
Doe is trying is best to control the position here.

James seems to be looking for submissions.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doe defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

James seems to be looking for submissions.

James is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rip James 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.

Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe with a jab.
James with a poor takedown
and Doe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James misses with a hook
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doe counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with a looping right.
Doe misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
James misses with a right hand
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
Doe blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Doe throws a lazy uppercut

and James counters with a single leg into guard. Doe didn't expect that.
Doe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
James postures up in Doe's guard and throws a big left but Doe blocks it.
Doe keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James passes into half guard.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doe's head.

James seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Doe has recovered full guard.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Doe is retaining full guard.

James drops back looking for a leg! Doe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doe manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Doe's guard.
Doe is trying to control the position but James postures up.

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.
James wants to pass the guard but Doe is keeping the position.
James passes into half guard.
Doe wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.

James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
James is keen to just control but Doe is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to free his trapped foot but Doe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
James works his way into full mount!
James fails to take his opponent's back.
Doe tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Doe is trying desperately to improve position.

James is working for a guillotine from mount but Doe frees his head quite easily.
Rip James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doe is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doe blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rip James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip James!