PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriana Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Jam has chosen Transylvania as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lima
vs
Jam

178 cm
27
140 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

170 cm
27
142 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriana Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Jam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jam feints a jab promting Lima to slip. Jam then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jam counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriana Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lima shoots in and bounces Jam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lima stops Jam from standing up.

Jam has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lima off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima with a poor takedown
enabling Jam to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam throws the left hand but Lima avoids the punch easily.
Jam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lima.
Lima misses with a takedown
and Jam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima moves out of range as Jam strikes.
Horrible takedown by Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Jam which made him look bad.
Jab by Jam.
Jam lands the left hand.
Adriana Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jam.
Jam connects with a right hand. Lima shakes it off.

Lima looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Jam controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself.
Lima won't allow Jam to get back to his feet.
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!
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Lima postures up in Jam's guard and throws a big left but Jam blocks it.

Lima drops back looking for a leg! Jam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jam manages to kick Lima off! Lima jumps back into Jam's guard.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lima prevents Jam from getting back to his feet.
Jam striking from the bottom here.
Jam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lima drops back looking for a leg! Jam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jam manages to kick Lima off! Lima jumps back into Jam's guard.
Lima controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima stops Jam from standing up.

Jam has his feet on Lima's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lima walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lima.
Lima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jam tries to avoid it but Lima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jam to the ground. Jam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jam throws a head kick but Lima moves out of range.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jam counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lima with a poor takedown
and Jam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lima thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Jam misses.
Jam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jam misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima has his takedown stuffed
and Jam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jam is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jam jabs Lima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jam swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
A left lands for Jam.
Jam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jam swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jam.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Lima slips a straight right by Jam.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jam swivels and escapes.
Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jam sprawls well. Jam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
Adriana Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jam misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
Lima shoots in but Jam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Jam misses with a body kick.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Lima slips a straight right by Jam.
Horrible takedown by Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Jam which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriana Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jam.
Lima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lima is defended easily by Jam.
Jam throws a shot to the body.
Jam connects with a jab.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lima.
Bob Jam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jam lands a jab to Lima's midsection.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Jam's corner calls for a 1-2. Jam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jam swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Lima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Jam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lima is rocked!
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jam as he avoids it easily.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Jam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lima.
Lima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jam lands a really nice looking cross but Lima seems unphased.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Lima is just out of range.
Lima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.
Lima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lima tries for a takedown but Jam circles away easily
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam lands a nice shot to the body.
Jam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jam digs a good body shot into Lima's ribs.
Jam with a hook.
Lima takes one on the button.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam throws the left hand but Lima avoids the punch easily.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Jam lands with a shot to the body.
Jam scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lima stumbling backwards into the cage! Lima bounces back off the cage towards Jam, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jam lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jam celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bob Jam!