PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Fountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsander The Third (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fountain
vs
The Third

176 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Fountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsander The Third!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Third ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fountain moves away.
Fountain lands a nice shot to the body.

Fountain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fountain stopping the sweep attempt from The Third.
Fountain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Third looking to control but Fountain passes into half guard.
The Third looks gassed!
Fountain is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fountain stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The Third to get to his feet.
Fountain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Third defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fountain.
Fountain misses with a takedown attempt - The Third sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fountain is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Third sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fountain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Third misses with an uppercut
and Fountain counters with a nice body shot.

Fountain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Third to the ground. Fountain is now in The Third's guard.
Fountain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Fountain.
Fountain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fountain shoots in and bounces The Third off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fountain looking to pass the guard.
Fountain sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Fountain wasn't doing enough on the ground.

The Third gets caught napping as Fountain dives in and scores a takedown. The Third manages to retain guard.
Fountain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fountain looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Fountain.
Fountain tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Third sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fountain somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Fountain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Third swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fountain counters with a three punch combo that has The Third backing up. The Third nods at Fountain to acknowledge the strikes.

The Third gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fountain stays in close to The Third's body and controls the position.
The Third is looking to sweep but instead, Fountain has passed into half guard.
Fountain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Third is trying to get back to full guard.
The Third is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fountain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Fountain.

Fountain drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fountain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Fountain.

The Third gets caught flat footed, as Fountain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fountain stays in close to The Third's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

James Fountain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

The Third gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fountain sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The Third is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fountain defends well.
Fountain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fountain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Fountain just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Fountain with that takedown attempt.
The Third keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Third keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fountain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Third leaves Fountain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Fountain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fountain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fountain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Third lands with a cross.
Fountain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Third pinned against the cage. The Third gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice cross by The Third.
Fountain shoots in looking for a takedown. The Third tries to sprawl out of it but Fountain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Third manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fountain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fountain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fountain shoots in looking for a takedown but The Third manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fountain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A good leg kick by The Third.
The Third throws a lazy right hand but Fountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexsander The Third is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Third connects with a looping right hand.

Fountain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fountain showed some decent athleticism there.
The Third trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Fountain seems content to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fountain closes the distance and pushes The Third back into the cage.
The Third misses with a knee to the head.
The Third gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fountain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fountain tries to score a body lock takedown but The Third shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

The Third breaks the clinch.

Fountain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Third's half guard.
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!
Fountain looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Fountain wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Fountain shoots in and bounces The Third off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Third can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fountain controls the pace.
Fountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Third can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Fountain.

Fountain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

The Third with the active half guard here but Fountain passes nicely into side control.
Fountain in side control, just content to control the action for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fountain working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Fountain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fountain 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Fountain!