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). The crowd seem to be enjoying Request's choice of entrance music: Dont Tell Me What to Play. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Request

185 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
214 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeeJay Request!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James throws a hook but Request avoids it easily.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a leg kick which misses Request's front leg but catches the back leg as Request tries to avoid it.
A jab from James finds it's way through Request's defenses.
Request steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Request scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Request throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Request misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Request throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Request counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Rusty James has been cut.
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!
Request misses with an uppercut
letting James counter with a right hand.
Request missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James slips under a jab.
Request throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Request thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Request slips a jab and a cross from James.
Request scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James scores with a jab. Request acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Request misses.
Request throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Request misses with a double jab
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for James.
Request throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Request walks into a jab.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Request looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Request on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Request on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Request might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Request throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James cracks the inside of Request's front leg.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Request takes one to the chin there.
Request blocks a jab.
Request takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James scores with a jab. Request acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Request looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Request stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James takes a swing at Request's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Request uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James tests Request's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James lands a jab to Request's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Request off the cage and back into rage.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James connects with a right hand. Request shakes it off.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like DeeJay Request has been cut.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James with a jab.
Request misses with a right hand
and James counters with a straight right hand.
DeeJay Request seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws out a loose jab but Request uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Request misses
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Request misses with a body punch
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Request thinking.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Request doesn't seem phased though.
Request misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a nice kick to the body.
Request takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a front kick.
Request takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James misses with a straight left.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Request.
Request takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Request gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for James.
Some wild striking there from James.
Request on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James is looking to slow Request down with leg kicks.
Request looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Request paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Request misses with a combination
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Request looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rusty James is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from James misses.
Request uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Request takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James needs to keep his hands up - Request had a free shot at his head there.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Request's sensitive parts.
James throws a lazy right hand but Request sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Request can do to turn this around?
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Request's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James delivers a nice body kick.
Request has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from James.
Request on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Request has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Request is breathing heavily.
James lands with a straight right. Request didn't see that one coming.
Request tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Request's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Request scrambles back to his feet.
James connects with a combination that backs up Request into the cage. James lands a flurry of punches that gets past Request's guard. Request is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! James bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty James!