PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RlCK JAMES (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Beltran Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

JAMES
vs
Beltran Jr

178 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition
Infliction Fight Gear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, RlCK JAMES!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Beltran Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JAMES tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beltran Jr swivels and escapes.
A slapping leg kick lands for JAMES.
Beltran Jr clobbers JAMES with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
JAMES showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beltran Jr.
Beltran Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but JAMES moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran Jr misses with a straight left.
JAMES fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
JAMES looks for a takedown but Beltran Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RlCK JAMES. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JAMES shoots in looking for a takedown. Beltran Jr tries to sprawl out of it but JAMES keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beltran Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
JAMES lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beltran Jr's sensitive parts.
Beltran Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
JAMES shoots in and drives through. Beltran Jr sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAMES showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beltran Jr.
JAMES shoots for a double leg takedown but Beltran Jr sprawls well. He's pushed JAMES's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by JAMES or perhaps it was just good defense by Beltran Jr which made him look bad.
JAMES avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beltran Jr lands with a hook. JAMES tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beltran Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from JAMES.
A combination from Beltran Jr does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Beltran Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Beltran Jr does no damage.
JAMES fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva Beltran Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beltran Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by JAMES.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran Jr throws a right and a left that JAMES avoids nicely.
JAMES slips a jab and a cross from Beltran Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
JAMES has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by JAMES or perhaps it was just good defense by Beltran Jr which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RlCK JAMES. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JAMES misses with a takedown attempt - Beltran Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
JAMES fails with the takedown.
JAMES will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beltran Jr misses with a wild combination.
JAMES shoots in and drives through. Beltran Jr sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAMES looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beltran Jr is fending him off so far but JAMES persists. Nope, Beltran Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
JAMES has a takedown stuffed.
JAMES drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
JAMES changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beltran Jr tries to avoid it but JAMES manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beltran Jr to the ground. Beltran Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
JAMES has a takedown stuffed.
JAMES looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
JAMES shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beltran Jr as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

JAMES scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Beltran Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beltran Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Beltran Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Beltran Jr does no damage.
Beltran Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but JAMES moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beltran Jr misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JAMES throws a leg kick which misses Beltran Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltran Jr tries to avoid it.
JAMES closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beltran Jr circles away.
JAMES slips a straight right by Beltran Jr.
Beltran Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beltran Jr swinging wilding here.
JAMES throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beltran Jr's waist but Beltran Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing JAMES off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beltran Jr tries to bum rush JAMES with a series of wild strikes but JAMES uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beltran Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from JAMES. JAMES gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RlCK JAMES. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beltran Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but JAMES moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAMES shoots for a double leg takedown but Beltran Jr sprawls well. He's pushed JAMES's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
JAMES misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
JAMES fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
RlCK JAMES has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

JAMES feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JAMES wants to pass the guard but Beltran Jr is keeping the position.
JAMES is working hard here to advance position.
JAMES in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beltran Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - JAMES advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

JAMES is working for a submission of some sort.
JAMES prevents Beltran Jr from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
JAMES wants to pass to mount but Beltran Jr is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silva Beltran Jr.
I've got Beltran Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Beltran Jr!