PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blast comes into the arena with Goldfinger - Superman blaring out of the sound system. Cameron St James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Blast
vs
St James

163 cm
27
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
145 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blast scores with a nice strike.
St James tries to land a front kick but Blast steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blast looks to land a right hand but St James moved out of range.
Blast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St James slips a straight right by Blast.
Cameron St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blast slips a straight right by St James.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St James is defended easily by Blast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St James throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blast tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St James is in Blast's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St James makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blast wants to sweep but no luck.
St James postures up.
Blast utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blast keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
St James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St James is looking to work some ground and pound but Blast has wrist control.
St James throwing strikes but missing.
St James wants to control from the top but Blast keeps moving.
St James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James working some strikes from top position.
St James tries to free his leg and advance position but Blast is retaining full guard.
St James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blast utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St James throws a big right hand that misses.
St James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blast avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.
Blast keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
St James thows a big elbow that misses.
Blast avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blast keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St James trying to control but Blast is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St James misses the shot to the body.
St James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St James wants to slow Blast down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St James misses with a low kick.
St James tries a head kick but it misses.
Tim Blast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast throws the left hand but St James avoids the punch easily.
Blast throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Blast misses.
Some wild striking there from Blast.
St James misses with a wild combination.
St James shoots in for a double leg but Blast sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St James throws the left hand but Blast avoids the punch easily.

St James shoots in and gets a takedown into Blast's guard.
St James postures up.
Blast is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St James is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blast wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
St James wants to control from the top but Blast keeps moving.
Blast might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blast looks to land a combination. St James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St James shoots in looking for a takedown. Blast tries to sprawl out of it but St James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blast manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tim Blast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron St James.
St James misses with a head kick.

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.
St James works over Blast's head and body with a nice combination.
Blast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blast fails to land with a series of punches.
St James lands a head kick. Blast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blast blocks a leg kick.
Blast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blast.
Tim Blast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

St James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blast.
Blast takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blast throws an overhand right that lands on St James's shoulder, as St James tries to avoid the shot.
Blast thows a body shot but no joy.
St James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St James throws a front kick aimed at Blast's knee but Blast avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for St James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast throws the left hand but St James avoids the punch easily.
St James throws a low kick, looking for Blast's leg but Blast calmly moves out of range.
St James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blast.
St James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St James shoots in but Blast avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slow jab from Blast misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St James shoots for a double leg takedown but Blast sprawls well. He's pushed St James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tim Blast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron St James.
Blast slips under a jab from St James.

St James bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St James throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
St James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blast keeps working.

St James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blast is trying to control St James's posture but St James avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St James throwing shots but missing, from side control.
St James looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blast is avoiding damage well.
Blast is not content to let St James control the position.
Blast takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tim Blast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St James working away.
Blast tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St James in side control, throwing shots but Blast defends.
Blast wants to control but St James postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St James in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

St James tries for a kimura but Blast is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

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