PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amsterdam Vallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bullock
vs
Vallon

174 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amsterdam Vallon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullock.
A combination from Vallon does no damage.
Bullock tries to clinch but Vallon is having none of it.

Bullock takes the fight into the clinch.
Vallon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vallon working hard to break the clinch.
Vallon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vallon is trying to push Bullock away but Bullock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vallon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bullock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vallon.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bullock lands a shot to the body.

Vallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bullock slips a jab from Vallon.
Vallon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bullock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bullock.
Vallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock lands with a short shot to the head.
Bullock tries a body shot but Vallon blocks it.
Vallon tries to break the clinch but Bullock is controlling the position.
Bullock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bullock lands a body shot.
Bullock keeps control of Vallon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bullock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bullock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullock.
Bullock taking a breather.
Vallon tries to circle away but Bullock has him pinned against the cage.
Bullock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vallon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vallon is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock prevents Vallon from breaking the clinch.
Vallon tries to circle away but Bullock has him pinned against the cage.
Vallon managing to block the knees to the body from Bullock.
Bullock keeps control of Vallon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vallon is trying to break free.
Bullock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vallon backwards.

Vallon breaks the clinch.

Bullock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bullock tries a knee to the head but Vallon blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vallon avoids the elbow strike from Bullock, against the cage.
Bullock tries to land knees in the clinch but Vallon avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Vallon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullock is stalling here.
Bullock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vallon is defending well for now.
Vallon managing to block the knees to the body from Bullock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bullock won't allow it.
Bullock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vallon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bullock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Vallon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vallon prevents a body shot from Bullock.
Vallon is trying to break the clinch but Bullock is controlling him.
Bullock effectively controlling the action here.
Bullock prevents Vallon from breaking the clinch.
Vallon tries to circle away but Bullock has him pinned against the cage.
Bullock works on Vallon's body with a couple of short punches.
Vallon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bullock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vallon.
Bullock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vallon or not.
Vallon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullock has double underhooks.
Bullock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vallon is trying to force a seperation but Bullock has the dominant position.
Bullock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vallon working hard to break the clinch.
Bullock tries a knee to the head but Vallon blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallon avoids the elbow strike from Bullock, against the cage.
Bullock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vallon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullock has double underhooks.
Bullock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bullock dominated that round.
That's time! Bullock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vallon throws a lazy right hand but Bullock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullock tries to clinch there but Vallon circles away.
Bullock is looking to clinch but Vallon is avoiding it.
Vallon throws a poor cross that misses

and Bullock counters by clinching up.
Bullock lands a body punch.

Vallon breaks from the clinch.
Bullock takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Bullock pushes Vallon up against the cage in a clinch.
Bullock stalling against the cage.
Bullock prevents Vallon from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vallon is trying to force a seperation but Bullock has the dominant position.
Vallon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallon wants to break free but Bullock has control.
Bullock trying to land knees to the body.
Bullock leaning against his opponent.
Vallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vallon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bullock scores with a hook to the body.
Bullock connects with a knee to the head.
Bullock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bullock keeps control of Vallon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vallon has had enough of the clinch but Bullock keeps him there for the moment.
Vallon blocks a body shot from Bullock.
Vallon being controlled against the cage.
Vallon avoiding damage as Bullock throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bullock scores with a hook to the body.
Vallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vallon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bullock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vallon letting Bullock take a breather here.
Vallon can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vallon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullock taking a breather.

Vallon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vallon misses with an uppercut
and Bullock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallon throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Amsterdam Vallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bullock has closed the distance and engaged Vallon in a clinch.
Bullock pushes Vallon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vallon is trying to break the clinch but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bullock tries to land knees in the clinch but Vallon avoids the damage to the body.
Vallon tries to break free but Bullock pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bullock.
Vallon wants to break free but Bullock has control.
Bullock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vallon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bullock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vallon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock leaning his opponent against the cage.

Vallon breaks the clinch.
Vallon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bullock stuns Vallon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bullock has Vallon up against the cage in a clinch.
Vallon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullock lands a body punch.
Vallon is trying to push Bullock away but Bullock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallon is trying to break the clinch but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Bullock is stalling here.
Bullock seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bullock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vallon misses with a head kick.
Vallon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vallon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bullock circles away quickly and effectively.
Vallon tries to work over Bullock's front leg with a kick but Bullock checks it.
Bullock walks into a straight right hand from Vallon.
Bullock works over Vallon's head and body with a nice combination.
Bullock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bullock duly obliges.
Bullock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vallon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vallon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vallon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Amsterdam Vallon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock wants to clinch.
Bullock lands a head shot.
Vallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amsterdam Vallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vallon is looking to land body kicks.
Vallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bullock checks a leg kick nicely.
James Bullock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullock jabs Vallon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vallon throws a leg kick that misses.
Vallon throws a combination that misses
and Bullock counters with a stiff right hand.
Bullock tries to clinch but Vallon moves out of range.
Bullock swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullock lands a jab to Vallon's midsection.
Bullock lands a two punch combo.

Bullock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bullock stalling the fight.
Bullock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vallon.
Nice body punch from Bullock - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Bullock.
Bullock keeps control of Vallon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bullock lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vallon.
Nice body punch from Bullock.
Bullock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bullock lands a shot to the body.
Bullock effectively controlling the action here.
Bullock tries a knee to the head but Vallon blocks it.
James Bullock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullock has Vallon pushed against the cage.
James Bullock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vallon is trying to break free.
Bullock is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock has Vallon pressed against the cage, preventing Vallon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bullock is working Vallon over against the cage.
Vallon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Vallon is trying to break the clinch but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Bullock is leaning against Vallon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vallon wants to break free but Bullock has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallon has had enough of the clinch but Bullock keeps him there for the moment.
Amsterdam Vallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vallon can't find room to land a body shot as Bullock controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullock 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bullock!