PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bodybag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bodybag
vs
James

175 cm
28
168 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

178 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bodybag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden James!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by James.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bodybag swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bodybag. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bodybag misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bodybag. James does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bodybag rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Bodybag tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bodybag back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodybag avoids the damage to the body.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bodybag's defenses.
Bodybag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bodybag tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bodybag back against the cage.
Bodybag lands a left hand.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
Bodybag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bodybag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodybag avoids it.
James lands an elbow that stopped Bodybag in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Johnny Bodybag has been cut.
Bodybag tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James missing with knees to the body.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Bodybag scores with a nice hook to the head.
James misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James takes a shot to the head.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Bodybag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bodybag lands an uppercut.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodybag avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James lands an elbow that stopped Bodybag in his tracks for a moment.
Bodybag misses with a punch to the body.
Bodybag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodybag pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James throws an elbow that misses.
Bodybag lands a left hand.
Bodybag lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bodybag tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bodybag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodybag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bodybag fails to land.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Bodybag can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Bodybag tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bodybag back against the cage.
Bodybag tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Bodybag scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Bodybag avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bodybag.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James lands an elbow inside that Bodybag shrugs off.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Bodybag won't want to take too many of those.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
Bodybag has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Bodybag struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with a body punch.
Bodybag can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Bodybag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Bodybag as the two fighters clinch.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodybag avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bodybag's brow.
James missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James blocks a body shot from Bodybag.
Bodybag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodybag lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bodybag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodybag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Bodybag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Bodybag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bodybag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bodybag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

James ducks under a wild hook from Bodybag.
Bodybag swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Bodybag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bodybag wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bodybag. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bodybag scores with a counter punch that sends James to the canvas! Bodybag smells blood - he's punishing James with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! James has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Bodybag!