PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raven Red Feathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Feathers comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Alive. Curtis James will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Red Feathers
vs
James

180 cm
22
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raven Red Feathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with the combination.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Red Feathers circles away.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Red Feathers swivels and escapes.

Red Feathers gets caught flat footed, as James shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Red Feathers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Red Feathers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Red Feathers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Red Feathers looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.

Red Feathers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Red Feathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a wild combination.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Raven Red Feathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis James.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Red Feathers sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raven Red Feathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James looks gassed!
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Red Feathers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
James wants to break free but Red Feathers has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Red Feathers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red Feathers lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Red Feathers.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Red Feathers won't allow it.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Red Feathers won't allow it.
Red Feathers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Red Feathers landing knees to the head.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Feathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
James goes for a takedown attempt but Red Feathers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James shoots in for a takedown but Red Feathers shows good takedown defense.
James looks to land a combination but Red Feathers avoids it well.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Red Feathers counters by moving into the clinch.
Red Feathers crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Red Feathers lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red Feathers lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Red Feathers just stands there and leans against the cage.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red Feathers blocks an uppercut.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Feathers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Feathers crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Red Feathers connects with a knee to the head.
Red Feathers landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Feathers.
Red Feathers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Red Feathers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Red Feathers misses with a knee to the head.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Red Feathers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James jumps guard but Red Feathers stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Red Feathers scores with a knee to the head.
Red Feathers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red Feathers landing knees to the head.
Red Feathers lands a nice knee to the body.
Red Feathers connects with a knee to the head.
James tries to pull guard but Red Feathers holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
Red Feathers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James tries to work over Red Feathers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red Feathers landing knees to the head.
Red Feathers lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red Feathers unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Red Feathers has him pressed against the cage.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Red Feathers scores with a knee to the head.
Red Feathers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red Feathers scores with a knee to the head.
James working aggressively here.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James can't break the clinch.
Red Feathers landing knees to the head.
Red Feathers lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Feathers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Feathers misses with an elbow strike.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James tries to pull guard but Red Feathers won't allow it.
James is trying to break the clinch but Red Feathers has him pressed against the cage.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Red Feathers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
James has had enough of the clinch but Red Feathers keeps him there for the moment.
Red Feathers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
James blocks an elbow strike.
Red Feathers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James has had enough of the clinch but Red Feathers keeps him there for the moment.
James tries to break the clinch but Red Feathers is controlling the position.
James tries to break the clinch but Red Feathers is controlling the position.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Red Feathers blocks an uppercut.
Red Feathers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red Feathers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Red Feathers lands a damaging elbow.
Red Feathers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Red Feathers blocking some punches.
Red Feathers lands an elbow just above James 's eye.

James manages to break the clinch.
James lands with a nice combination. Red Feathers backs away looking to recover.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James has his takedown stuffed

and Red Feathers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Red Feathers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raven Red Feathers dominated that round.
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.

Red Feathers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Red Feathers blocks an uppercut.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Red Feathers smiles and moves away.
James throws a nice looking combination but Red Feathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice combo by James! Oh, that's hurt him - Red Feathers falls to the canvas and James follows him into side control.

Red Feathers is rocked!

It looks like Raven Red Feathers has been cut.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oh Red Feathers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James tries to stand but Red Feathers is controlling his head.
Red Feathers seems to have got his legs back now.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James advances nicely into full mount.

James looking for a guillotine from mount but Red Feathers is having none of it.
Red Feathers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

James working for a submission but Red Feathers is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

James looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

James looking for a guillotine from mount but Red Feathers is having none of it.
Red Feathers wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Feathers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Red Feathers is looking to get to half guard.
James wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

James stands up from mount. Strange move.
Red Feathers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red Feathers fails with an attempt to clinch.
James has his takedown stuffed

and Red Feathers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red Feathers misses with a knee strike.
James tries to pull guard but Red Feathers holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
Raven Red Feathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis James.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Feathers crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
James tries to pull guard but Red Feathers won't allow it.
Red Feathers prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Red Feathers prevents it.
Red Feathers lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Red Feathers with a knee to the head.
Red Feathers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red Feathers scores a nice knee to the body.
Red Feathers with a knee to the head.
Red Feathers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Curtis James has been cut.
Red Feathers lands a damaging elbow.
Red Feathers scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Red Feathers.
Red Feathers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Red Feathers unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Red Feathers lands a nice knee to the body.
Red Feathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from James on the inside.
James looking for a takedown.

James drags the fight down to the ground.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Red Feathers is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.

James has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Red Feathers defend it? James steps over the head and cranks it - Red Feathers is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Curtis James!