PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DoDo Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bird comes to the cage accompanied by Hungry by Rob Bailey and the Hustle Standard. This should be a great matchup!

Bird
vs
Jameson

177 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DoDo Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Jameson moves out of range easily.
Bird tries a head kick but it misses.
Jameson connects with a leg kick. Bird looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jameson swings widly with a right hand
and Bird counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jameson will feel that in the morning.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jameson.
Jameson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bird counters with a straight right hand.
Bird fakes the leg kick and cracks Jameson in the body.
Jameson avoids the head kick by Bird.
Bird throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bird fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jameson checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Bird.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bird misses.
Bird takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jameson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Jameson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jameson tries to avoid it.
Bird lands with a nice body kick.
Jameson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bird.
Jameson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jameson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jameson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bird.
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jameson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Jameson.
Jameson swinging wildly here.
DoDo Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird throws a series of punches but Jameson moves out of range.
Jameson looks for the body kick but Bird saw that one coming.
Jameson moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jameson blocks a head kick by Bird.
Bird looks for the body kick but Jameson saw that one coming.
Jameson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bird counters with a low kick, right behind Jameson 's knee.
Jameson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jameson.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Bird dodges the punch combination from Jameson.
Bird looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jameson throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
Jameson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bird blocks a low kick nicely.
Jameson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird thows a body kick. Jameson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jameson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jameson.
Jameson wants to slow Bird down by chopping away at his legs.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jameson cracks a nice hook into Bird's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Bird blocks the leg kick.
Jameson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Jameson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jameson works over Bird's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick
and Bird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Bird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jameson thumps Bird with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a body kick.
Jameson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Jameson misses.
Jameson cracks Bird with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jameson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bird throws a head kick that Jameson semi-blocks.
Bird cracks a nice hook into Jameson's ribs.
Jameson moves out of range as Bird strikes.
Jameson misses with the body kick
and Bird counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bird.
Jameson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jameson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bird misses with the combination.
Jameson lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Jameson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bird tries to bum rush Jameson with a series of wild strikes but Jameson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jameson blocks a head kick by Bird.
Bird tries to land a front kick but Jameson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jameson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jameson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jameson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jameson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bird.
James Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jameson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jameson blocks a head kick by Bird.
A head kick by Bird misses
and Jameson counters with a straight right hand.
Jameson throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Jameson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bird.
A low kick from Bird misses
and Jameson counters with a good low kick that Bird was not able to check.
Bird throws a jab but it's blocked by Jameson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses with a head kick.
Bird looks to throw a body kick
and Jameson counters with a good low kick that Bird was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jameson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jameson throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Jameson lands.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Jameson moves out of range easily.
Bird throws a head kick but Jameson moves out of range.
Bird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bird rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jameson counters with a good, hard body kick but Bird shrugs it off.
Jameson throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Jameson connects with a jab.

Bird is rocked!
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!
Bird throws a head kick that misses
and Jameson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jameson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bird's jaw. Bird's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Jameson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Jameson!
James Jameson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.