PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jp Flaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jp Flaim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wright
vs
Flaim

185 cm
23
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

173 cm
28
168 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jasper Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jp Flaim!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flaim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flaim gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright lands a jab-cross combination.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Flaim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wright tries to clinch

and Flaim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Flaim seems to be looking for submissions.
Flaim is pressing down on Wright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wright is holding on for now.

Flaim seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flaim on the ground.

Flaim is working for a submission of some sort.

Wright kicks off Flaim and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Flaim, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Wright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flaim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wright not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to stand up but Flaim has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wright prevents Flaim from improving his position.
It looks like Wright is going to stand back up.

Wright decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wright!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Flaim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wright throws a series of punches but Flaim avoids them all with ease.

Wright feints and as Flaim raises his hands in defense, Wright changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wright trying to control but Flaim is working from the bottom.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws and elbow that misses. Flaim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Flaim!

Flaim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wright is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flaim, into his guard.

Flaim is working an open guard so Wright takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flaim shoots in but Wright avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wright is looking to clinch but Flaim is avoiding it.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Flaim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jasper Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright feints a jab promting Flaim to slip. Wright then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Flaim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wright stalks Flaim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flaim's face. Flaim staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wright!
Wright wants to clinch up but Flaim keeps it at a distance.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright tries to clinch up but Flaim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright tries for a takedown but Flaim circles away easily

and Flaim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wright's guard.

Flaim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wright dives on top into guard.
Wright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flaim is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flaim is proving hard to escape from.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two 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.
Flaim has a closed guard, preventing Wright from standing up.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Flaim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright throws and elbow that misses. Flaim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Flaim!
Wright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Flaim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wright is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flaim, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.

Wright stands up from Flaim's guard - Wright perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Flaim. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
Wright is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wright tries to clinch but Flaim moves out of range.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Flaim back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Flaim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flaim shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Flaim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wright won't be happy with that.

Flaim is trying to get an arm triangle but Wright is defending well.

Flaim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright pushes Flaim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Flaim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jp Flaim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wright tries to clinch up.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Flaim circles away.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Flaim circles away.
Wright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Wright does no damage.

Wright shoots in and bounces Flaim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wright wanted to stand there but Flaim had control of the position.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Flaim has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright gets to his feet - Flaim follows without any prompting.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Flaim pushes him off.

Wright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Flaim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Flaim is trying to get back to full guard.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jp Flaim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flaim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ground and pound from Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like Wright is going to stand back up.
Wright thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Flaim to regain full guard.
Wright postures up in Flaim's guard and throws a big left but Flaim blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flaim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Wright stands up from Flaim's guard - Wright perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flaim dodges the ground and pound from Wright.
Flaim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wright.
Flaim defending against the ground and pound.
Wright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Flaim to see if he's OK.
Wright remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Flaim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wright tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wright postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Wright goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Flaim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wright's guard! Nice work there by Flaim!
Flaim throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jasper Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasper Wright!