PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Skate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Say my name as his entrance music. Jesse James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skate
vs
James

182 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

176 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nate Skate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
Skate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skate misses with the head strike.
Skate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from James.
Skate misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Skate swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from James.
Skate scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Skate misses with a punch on the inside.
James lands a shoulder strike.
James gets through Skate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from James.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skate throws a head punch that misses.
James stalling against the cage.
A short right from James.
A body shot lands from James.
Skate is breathing heavily.
James is working Skate over against the cage.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Skate backwards.
James lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
A shot in the inside from James.
James lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a right hand.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from James.
Skate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James is working Skate over against the cage.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Skate backwards.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skate backwards.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from James.
James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from James.
A short right from James.
James lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skate swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

James wants the takedown. Skate is fighting it off but James persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Skate's guard against the cage.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skate keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
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.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
James wants to control from the top but Skate keeps moving.

Skate looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! James has picked Skate up and slammed him! Skate can't keep hold of the triangle and James manages to pass to side control!
James lands a few punches from side control.
James is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Skate's shoulder. That is not cool.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Skate taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working the ground and pound.
James is looking to take a break and control but Skate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skate is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

James tries for a kimura but Skate is defending well.
James is looking to take a break and control but Skate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James works to advance to full mount. Skate defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skate taking shots to the head.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Skate can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skate is in all sorts of trouble here.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skate wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
James lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

James goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Skate is on top in guard.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that round.
That's time! Skate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Skate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Nice combo by James! Oh, that's hurt him - Skate falls to the canvas and James follows him into side control.

Skate is rocked!

It looks like Nate Skate has been cut.
James scores with punches from side control.
Oh Skate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Skate is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and James can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse James!