PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeeJay Request (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Request has chosen Dont Tell Me What to Play as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Request

185 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
214 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeeJay Request!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Request moves out of range as James strikes.
James scores with a kick to the body.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Request circles away quickly and effectively.
James connects with a body shot.
Request digs a good hook to James's body.
James lands a nice hook to Request's body. Request takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Request counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Request lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Request connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
Request lands an overhand right.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Request.
James swings for the body but Request moves out of range.
A big left from Request misses.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a shot from downtown. Request moves away and avoids it.
Request tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Request.
Request has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Request there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Request.
Request moves out of range as James strikes.
Request misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Request thinking.
Request lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James misses with a right hand
and Request cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Request off balance momentarily.
Request looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James thuds his right hand into Request's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Request looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Request looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Request throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a slapping leg kick.
Request scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Request misses with a left hand
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James misses with a combination
and Request counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Request throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Request does a little dance to reset his feet.
Request swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters circling - Request throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Request thows a leg kick but James checks it
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Request defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Request throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Request misses the body punch
letting James counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a series of punches but Request avoids them all with ease.
Request looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Request.
Request uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Jab by James.
A big right from James misses.
Request throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Request counters with a straight right hand.
Request misses with a straight right.
Request lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Request.
Request lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Request counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Request swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Request lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Request lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Request thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a jab.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Request throws a hook but James blocks it.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James thows a body kick. Request tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Request slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Request.
Request on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Request counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Request.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Request.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

James misses with a right hand
and Request counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rusty James is winning the standup battle so far.
Request misses with a shot to the body
letting James counter with a right hand.
Request misses with a hook to the body
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James thuds a left hand into Request's body.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Request cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request takes one to the chin there.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Request under the eye.
Request swings away with a body shot that misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Request changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Request is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a looping left.
James punishes Request's body with a nice straight punch.
Request takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Request waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Request misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a thumping low kick.
James throws a jab when Request was well out of range.
James throws a series of strikes that have Request backpedaling.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Request uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James looks for the body kick but Request saw that one coming.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Request makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Request. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeeJay Request seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Request misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a looping overhand right but Request ducks down to avoid it.
James throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Request.
Request throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James tries to land a leg kick but Request saw it coming and moves away.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Request. Request circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Request on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Request counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Request fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James swings for the body but Request moves out of range.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Request scores with a jab to the body.
Request lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a jab. Request acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Request ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
Request misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
James looks to land a left hand but Request moved out of range nicely.
James misses with a left hand
and Request counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James feints and then cracks Request's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Request down.
Nice shot lands for Request.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Request counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Request moves into range and connects with a jab.
Request keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Request misses with a straight right.
Request's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses the shot to the body.
James tries to score with a low kick but Request moves his leg out of the way.
Good shot there by Request.
Request darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Request throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Request throws a lazy uppercut
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Request misses with a wild body shot.
James misses with a right hand
and Request counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Request connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Request lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Request works over James's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rusty James has been cut.
Request connects with a body shot.
Request lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Request jabs at James's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rusty James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rusty James's cut.
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!

Request cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Request scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Request digs a good hook to James's body.
Jab from Request.
Request punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
Request lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Request.
Request throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Request connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Request has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Request swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Request loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Request misses with a double jab.
Request throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Request scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Request.
Request looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Request misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a nice body kick.
Request displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Request digs a good hook to James's body.
Request misses with a straight right.
Request connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
James avoids the body shot from Request.
James slips under a jab from Request.
Request misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Request loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Request looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Request has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Request's head.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Request misses
and James counters with a left to the body.
Request throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Request throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Request throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Request does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Request, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James throws a looping overhand right but Request ducks down to avoid it.
James connects with the punch.
Request thows a leg kick but James checks it
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Request throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James throws the kick towards the body but Request avoids it.
Request throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Request counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
A shot to the liver by Request. Beautiful body shot.
Request lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Request throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Request.
Request throws a big shot that misses.
Request lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Request catches James right on the button with a cross.
Request scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Request misses with a hook.
Request throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Request lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Request rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Request misses with a looping right.
DeeJay Request has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a left hand
and James counters with a nice leg kick.
Request throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
Request connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from James misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Request misses with a right hand
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Request scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Request.
Request misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Request misses with a looping left.
James throws a front kick that sends Request stumbling back into the cage.
Request throws a lazy uppercut
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeeJay Request comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

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