PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jima Jammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Philip Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jammy
vs
Philip Go

182 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Philip Go!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jammy sprawls well. Jammy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Go gets slowly back to his feet.
Go tries for a takedown but Jammy circles away easily

and Jammy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Go!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Go is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Go really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jammy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Go is looking to escape.
Go is desperately trying to improve his position but Jammy has a good base and remains in mount.
Jammy with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jammy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Jammy wants to finish this one by submission but Go is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jammy.
Jammy lands a nice shot to the head.
Jammy cracks Go with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jammy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Go keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Jammy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Go working to try and regain half guard.

Jammy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Go to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Go shrugs it off.
Go bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Go avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jammy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Go is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammy is trying to keep Go in close.
Jammy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jammy keeping moving, preventing Go from controlling successfully.

Jammy pushes Go off and scrambles 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!

Go gets tackled into the cage by Jammy. Jammy maintains the clinch.
Jammy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jammy goes for a takedown attempt but Go pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jammy has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammy misses with a body punch.
Jammy landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jammy lands a left hand.
Jammy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jammy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jammy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Go pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jima Jammy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Go will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a right and a left that Jammy avoids nicely.

Jammy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Go quickly recovers to half guard.
Jammy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jammy trying to control from half guard but Go is working away.
Go wants to control but Jammy is keeping busy.
Jammy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jammy working the head and body with strikes.
Jammy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Go scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jima Jammy has been cut.

Go pushes Jammy up against the cage in a clinch.

Go breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jammy.

Jammy scores a takedown into full mount!
Jammy controlling his opponent.
Go tries to hold on but Jammy postures up.
Go keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jammy working Go over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy trying to control but Go is having none of it.
Jammy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Go looks a forlorn figure.
Jammy lands a big elbow.
Go taking shots to the head.
Go working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jammy.
Jammy landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jammy with shots to the head and body - Go looks very uncomfortable down there.

Go is rocked!
Go wants to hold on but Jammy pushes him away.
Go is still in real trouble! Can Jammy finish him?

Jammy looking to isolate an arm here. Go doesn't see it coming and as Jammy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jammy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jima Jammy!
A victorious Jima Jammy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.