PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameson has chosen Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laden
vs
Jameson

170 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Jack Laden has been cut.
Laden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jameson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jameson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Jameson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Jameson.
Jameson throws a nice looking combination but Laden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laden throws a body punch but Jameson moves out of range.
Laden scores with a jab.
Jameson looks to land a combination but Laden avoids it well.
Jameson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jameson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jameson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jameson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Laden moves out of range easily.
Jameson looks to land a combination but Laden avoids it well.

Laden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jameson to the ground. Laden is now in Jameson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Laden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laden is controlling him.
Laden wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson wants to stand but Laden is controlling the position.
Jameson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Laden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Laden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Laden drops back looking for a leg! Jameson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jameson manages to kick Laden off! Laden jumps back into Jameson's guard.
Laden postures up.
Laden pushing down on Jameson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.

Laden is looking for a kimura here.
Laden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson is looking to get back to full guard here but Laden has managed to pass to side control instead.

Laden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jameson has escaped the position, nice work there.
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!
Jameson is not content to let Laden control the position.
Laden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jameson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Laden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jameson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jameson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jameson is looking to control Laden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jameson avoid being mounted?

Jameson is defending against the submission attempts here by Laden.

Laden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jameson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laden is working for a submission of some sort.
Jameson wants to get back to full guard.
Jameson has hold of Laden's hands but Laden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jameson is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson tries to get to full guard but Laden has control of the leg.

Laden is looking for a kimura but Jameson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laden to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laden is looking to stall here but Jameson recovers full guard.

Laden drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jameson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jameson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jameson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Laden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Laden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jameson was covering up waiting for the punch and Laden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laden with a nice head shot there.

Laden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
Laden 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.
Laden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jameson is keeping the position for now.

Laden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laden prevents Jameson from getting back to his feet.
Laden throws a big elbow that misses.
Laden prevents Jameson from getting back to his feet.
Laden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson trying to keep a closed guard but Laden is proving a slippery customer.
Jameson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laden chips away with some ground and pound.
Laden wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Laden from controlling successfully.
Laden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Jameson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jameson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laden's head.
Laden misses with an uppercut.
Jameson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jameson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden has a takedown stuffed.
Laden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jameson eats them both and turns towards Laden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jack Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jameson throws a nice looking combination but Laden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Jameson. No joy for Laden on that attempt.
Jameson cracks a nice hook into Laden's ribs.
Jameson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Laden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jameson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laden.
Jameson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jameson counters with a left and a right that stings Laden.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laden dodges the punch combination from Jameson.
A right-left combo lands from Jameson.

Laden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jameson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jameson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jameson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Laden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jameson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jameson wants to control but Laden postures up.
Jameson pushes Laden away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Laden gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jameson tries to buck Laden off but Laden is having none of it.

Laden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Laden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jameson tries to bench press Laden off him but Laden keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Jameson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Laden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Jameson's face as Laden controls the position.
Jameson manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Laden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laden is trying to control. Jameson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Laden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Laden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Laden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jameson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laden.
Laden shoots for a double leg takedown but Jameson sprawls well. He's pushed Laden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laden misses with an uppercut. Jameson saw that one coming.
Jimmy Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jameson throws a series of punches but Laden moves out of range.
Jameson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laden tries to land a leg kick but Jameson saw it coming and moves away.
Laden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Jameson. Those never looked like landing.
Jameson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jameson is fending him off so far but Laden persists. Nope, Jameson circles away and we're back to standing.
Laden is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jameson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jameson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laden slips a jab and a cross from Jameson.
Jameson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jameson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laden throws out the jab.
Jameson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Laden misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Jameson.
Laden misses with a wild body shot.
Jimmy Jameson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jameson looks to land a combination. Laden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laden moves out of range of the body kick from Jameson.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Laden moves out of range easily.
A jab from Laden misses.
The fighters circling - Laden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss

so Laden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Laden won't allow Jameson to sweep him here.
Laden stands and throws Jameson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Laden has hold of Jameson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jameson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Laden cranks the arm and Jameson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jameson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Laden!
Post fight, Jack Laden took to the microphone: 'I just love to fight, I love the sport, and I love you guys. Thanks so much!'.