PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irv Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Texas Get Up By Downsiid as his entrance music. Irv Westbrook looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Westbrook
vs
James

190 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Hard Rocking Designs

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irv Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will James!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook lands the left hand.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Westbrook's waist but Westbrook gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Westbrook smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Westbrook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.

James clinches up against the cage.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James has a takedown stuffed.

James decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
James looks gassed!
James trying to control the action but Westbrook is working from the bottom.
James trying to mount his opponent but Westbrook defends it.
Westbrook preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James thows a huge punch but Westbrook dodges it nicely.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James content to control rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Irv Westbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will James.
Westbrook missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

James rushes Westbrook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

James breaks from the clinch.

James decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James slips a nice elbow through Westbrook's hands, connecting with Westbrook's forehead.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Westbrook's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James controlling the pace.
James working the head and body with strikes.
James is controlling the pace.
James prevents Westbrook from improving his position.
Westbrook is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Westbrook defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
Westbrook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Westbrook blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Westbrook drops James with a left right combo! Westbrook follows him down to the ground into side control.

James is rocked!
James tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
James is still in real trouble! Can Westbrook finish him?
James tries to improve position but can't.
James should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
James gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James is pressing down on Westbrook's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westbrook preventing the sweep.
James thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Westbrook manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to pass the guard but Westbrook is keeping the position.
Westbrook lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James is in all sorts of trouble here.
James regains half guard.
James is trying to stand up here but Westbrook is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James keeping hold of Westbrook's head, controlling as best he can.
James tries to roll over but Westbrook keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Will James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Westbrook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Westbrook.
James is trying to control Westbrook's posture but Westbrook avoids it.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Westbrook is thwarting James's attempts to control the position.
James lands a couple of sideways elbows.
James is looking to improve his position.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Westbrook preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Westbrook won't allow James to sweep him here.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

James had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Westbrook is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. James Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Westbrook's back instead.
James avoiding Westbrook 's attempts to control his hands.
James lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by James.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards James.
James has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Westbrook's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook trying to control but not successfully.
Can Westbrook hold on?! James is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
James looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
James controlling from the back.
James lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Westbrook defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Even with his hooks in, James manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Westbrook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is landing with strikes from the back.
James lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Westbrook is covering up but some of the strikes from James are getting through and doing damage.

Westbrook is rocked!
James lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Oh Westbrook is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James punishes Westbrook with strikes from the back mount.
James scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
James scores with punches and elbows.
James is punishing Westbrook with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands strikes to the head.
Westbrook covers up after that shot from James.
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!
Westbrook is covering up but some of the strikes from James are getting through and doing damage.
James is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Westbrook up.
James lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Westbrook is taking damage to the body and head.
James is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. James gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. James gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. James apologises and we restart here on the feet.

James closes the distance looking for a takedown. James picks Westbrook up and slams him brutally to the floor. Westbrook is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Will James!