PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jhayson lianza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Saint James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Road To Dublin. London Saint James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

lianza
vs
Saint James

190 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jhayson lianza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, London Saint James!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
lianza swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint James.
Saint James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling lianza to counter with a crisp jab.

Saint James has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saint James can't break the clinch.
Saint James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
lianza keeps control of Saint James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint James is trying to break the clinch but lianza is controlling him.
lianza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saint James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
lianza prevents Saint James from breaking the clinch.
Saint James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lianza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saint James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saint James throws a left and a right that both miss
and lianza counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saint James throws a left and a right that both miss
and lianza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint James thows a leg kick but lianza checks it
and lianza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James throws a combination that misses
and lianza counters with a straight right hand.
Saint James throws a combination that misses
and lianza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint James's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
lianza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint James tries to avoid it but lianza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint James to the ground. Saint James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jhayson lianza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lianza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saint James circles away.
lianza shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint James sprawls well. He's pushed lianza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

lianza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saint James napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Saint James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but lianza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Saint James but he's now mounted!
lianza wants to stand but Saint James is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint James tries to control the position but lianza now has his back.
lianza is trying to stick to Saint James's back but Saint James is turning into lianza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in lianza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Saint James.

Saint James gets to his feet - lianza follows without any prompting.
Saint James looks gassed!
lianza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saint James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and lianza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saint James!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saint James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

lianza gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lianza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saint James sprawls well. Saint James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. lianza gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint James swings and misses with a shot to the body

and lianza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
lianza is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Saint James wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saint James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
lianza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saint James is proving hard to escape from.
lianza won't allow Saint James to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint James throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Saint James pushes lianza off and gets back to his feet.
Saint James misses with a combination

and lianza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saint James's guard.

Saint James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and lianza defends well.
Saint James is looking to stand up but lianza isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jhayson lianza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saint James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and lianza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
lianza wants to get up but he can't break Saint James's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saint James looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint James, not yet.
lianza passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Saint James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Saint James is looking for a sweep. lianza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint James wants to get back to his feet.
lianza wants to stand but Saint James has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Saint James is looking for a sweep. lianza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saint James can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two 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.
Saint James wants to get back to his feet.
Saint James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
lianza prevents Saint James from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lianza tries to stand but can't do so whilst Saint James controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint James flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Saint James punching from the bottom.
Saint James gets back to full guard.
Saint James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
lianza won't allow Saint James to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Saint James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Saint James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
lianza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint James on the ground.
Saint James looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint James, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
lianza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saint James is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jhayson lianza dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Saint James misses with a double jab

and lianza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saint James won't be happy with that.
Saint James tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but lianza presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
jhayson lianza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint James wants to control but lianza is having none of it.

lianza get's back to his feet.
Saint James moves in looking to clinch but lianza pushes him off.
Saint James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint James misses with an uppercut

and lianza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saint James won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James is pushing lianza's head away, looking to escape. lianza manages to hold on to the position though.

lianza decides to stand up, so the ref orders Saint James to his feet.
Saint James throws a combination that misses

so lianza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
lianza prevents Saint James from getting back to his feet.
lianza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

lianza stands up from Saint James's guard - lianza perhaps looking for a knockout.
lianza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint James pinned against the cage. Saint James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saint James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and lianza counters with a takedown into side control.
Saint James can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
London Saint James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint James tries to bench press lianza off him but lianza keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Saint James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint James is trying to get back to half guard.
Saint James wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Saint James is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saint James is pushing lianza's head away, looking to escape. lianza manages to hold on to the position though.
Saint James is trying to strike from the bottom but lianza has passed into full mount.
jhayson lianza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint James throwing hammer fists to the chest of lianza. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
jhayson lianza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for lianza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jhayson lianza!