PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey comes to the cage accompanied by Friday. James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive as his entrance music. Helio James acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ivey
vs
James

188 cm
27
215 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Ivey misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by James.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James takes a swing at Ivey's ribcage but misses.
Ivey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James throws a hook to the side of Ivey's head but Ivey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James defending well as Ivey loads up on a big left hand.
Ivey ducks under a wild hook from James.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces James back to the cage. Ivey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Helio James has been cut.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Ivey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and James duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivey lands a right hook to the body.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination. Ivey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ivey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivey slips a straight right by James.
Ivey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ivey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
Ivey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ivey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helio James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands with an overhand left.
Ivey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
James slips under a jab from Ivey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James misses with a body shot.
James moves in looking to clinch but Ivey pushes him off.
Ivey is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ivey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from James - the referee stops the clock and Ivey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says James. Ivey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivey has time to react.
Ivey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivey throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James throws a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a nice body kick.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ivey takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James avoids the body shot from Ivey.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James tries to clinch up but Ivey circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivey. James does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws the kick towards the body but Ivey avoids it.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

James moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivey misses with a short punch on the inside.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivey won't allow it.
Ivey can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey blocks an uppercut.
Ivey tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Ivey back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey blocks a body shot from James.
James has had enough of the clinch but Ivey keeps him there for the moment.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivey is keeping busy.
James presses Ivey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivey scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
A short uppercut from James.

James breaks the clinch.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivey walks into a jab.
James checks a leg kick.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ivey moves out of range of the strikes.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivey.
James is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivey.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Helio James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James misses with a leg kick
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivey tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivey stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a low kick, looking for Ivey's leg but Ivey calmly moves out of range.
Ivey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Ivey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helio James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivey lands a hook to the side of the head.
James is breathing heavily.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Ivey.
James misses with some punches.
Ivey can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
Ivey swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Ivey blocks a body shot from James.
Ivey lands with a short shot to the head.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivey.
James is trying to break the clinch but Ivey is controlling him.

Ivey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivey thows a body shot but no joy.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivey stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ivey blocks a leg kick.
James lands a jab to Ivey's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivey throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Ivey lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Ivey misses
and Ivey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James avoids the head kick by Ivey.
Ivey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivey just misses with a punch to the body.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Ivey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. James checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from James misses.
Phil Ivey is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey scores with a nice head shot.
Ivey checks a low kick from James.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivey is looking to clinch.
Ivey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivey, right into the meat.
James avoids the head kick by Ivey.
Ivey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
Ivey moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James blocks a head kick by Ivey.
A big right from James misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James cracks the inside of Ivey's front leg.
James takes a swing at Ivey's ribcage but misses.
James cracks Ivey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James misses with a looping right.
James cracks Ivey with an open hand slap.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ivey forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Ivey works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Ivey lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

James throws a lazy right hand but Ivey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from James
and Ivey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivey in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ivey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivey momentarily.
Ivey looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Ivey slips a jab and a cross from James.
Ivey throws a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Ivey tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivey avoids a kick to the body.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivey tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

James tries to keep at a distance but Ivey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivey lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivey lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
James prevents a body shot from Ivey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James stalling in the clinch but Ivey improves position.
Come on Ivey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James being controlled against the cage.
Ivey misses with the head strike.
James tries a body shot but Ivey blocks it.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Ivey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks a body shot from Ivey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to break free but Ivey has control.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivey wants to stall.
Ivey stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ivey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
Ivey tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Ivey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivey.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Ivey tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivey.

Ivey manages to break the clinch.
Ivey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Ivey scores with a nice right hand.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivey manages to avoid it.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
James throws a leg kick but Ivey sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivey.
Ivey slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Ivey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivey 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ivey!
A relieved looking Phil Ivey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.