PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Belt
vs
Jom

171 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

225 cm
28
163 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Jom!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
Jom slips a jab and a cross from Belt.
Belt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jom counters with a nice uppercut.
Belt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belt misses with a wild combination.
Jom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belt wants to clinch
and Jom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belt walks into a straight right hand from Jom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jom manages to avoid it.
Jom is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belt misses with a wild combination.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jom pinned against the ropes. Jom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jom circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnny Belt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jom misses with a two punch combination.
Belt throws a right and a left that Jom avoids nicely.
Belt throws a combination that misses
and Jom counters with a left and a right that stings Belt.
Jom tries to bum rush Belt with a series of wild strikes but Belt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Belt does no damage.
Jim Jom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jom misses with a wild body shot.
Belt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jom counters with a three punch combo that has Belt backing up. Belt nods at Jom to acknowledge the strikes.
Belt misses with a few strikes there.
Belt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jom misses with the combination.
Belt throws an overhand right that lands on Jom's shoulder, as Jom tries to avoid the shot.
Belt misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt misses with a takedown attempt - Jom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belt falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jom counter with a right hand.
Jom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belt is defended easily by Jom.
Belt shoots in but no luck this time.
Jom with a nice cross.
Belt misses with a two punch combination.
Jom stuffs the takedown.
Jom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jom.
Nice takedown defense from Jom. No joy for Belt on that attempt.
Belt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jom lands with a straight right. Belt didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belt tries to clinch up but Jom circles away and keeps his distance.
Jom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Belt drives through and clinches with Jom against the ropes.
Jom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belt has him pressed against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belt.
Belt wants a takedown but no success here.
Jom is trying to break the clinch but Belt has him pressed against the ropes.
Jom is trying to push Belt away but Belt has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jom prevents the takedown attempt.
Belt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jom after a bit of a struggle.
Belt wants a takedown.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jom is looking to break free of the clinch but Belt has double underhooks.
Jom is trying to break free.
Jom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jom throws an elbow but it misses.
Jom wants to break free but Belt has control.
Jom prevents the takedown attempt.
Belt tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belt has him pressed against the ropes.
Jom is trying to break the clinch but Belt is controlling him.
Jom can't break the clinch.
Jom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belt backwards.
Belt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jom's efforts to push away.
Belt goes for a takedown attempt but Jom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jom circles away quickly and effectively.
Belt connects with an inside leg kick.
Belt moves in looking to clinch but Jom pushes him off.
Jom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belt.
Jom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Belt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belt throws the left hand but Jom avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belt throws a lazy right hand but Jom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belt.
Belt misses with a double jab
and Jom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Jom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Belt throws a series of punches but Jom moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jom lands with an overhand left.
Jom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belt has time to react.
Belt lands a leg kick that knocks Jom off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jom blocks a low kick nicely.
Belt throws a combination that misses
and Jom counters with a series of strikes. Belt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Belt shoots in for a takedown but Jom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Belt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jom moves away from the strike by Belt.
Belt throws a hook but Jom avoids it easily.
Belt shoots in and drives through. Jom sprawls well.
Belt tries to clinch but Jom moves out of range.
Belt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jom's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jom connects with a body shot that sends Belt's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jom scores with a body shot.
Jom shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Belt eats them both and turns towards Jom to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Belt shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belt misses with a wild combination.
Jom stuns Belt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jom lands a two punch combo.
Jom misses with a wild combination.
Belt looks to land a combination but Jom avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jom works Belt's body with a nice hook.
Belt wants to clinch but Jom slips to the side
and Jom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jom counters with a nice uppercut.
Jom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jom throws a combination. Belt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Belt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jom circles away.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Jom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Belt misses.
Belt moves to clinch but Jom breaks away
and Jom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jom slaps away a takedown attempt from Belt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnny Belt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Jom.
Belt ducks right into an uppercut from Jom.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Jom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jom is working the combinations to good effect here.
Belt throws a right hand that Jom ducks under and follows up with a left that Jom also avoids with ease.
Jom circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belt has time to react.
Belt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jom counters with a nice uppercut.
Belt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belt misses with a combination
and Jom counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jom circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Belt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belt throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Jom to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Belt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jom scores with a punch to the head.
Jom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Belt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belt somewhat.
Jom lands a nice hook to Belt's body. Belt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jom scores with a nice head shot.
Jom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jom avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, jab by Jom - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Jom. Those never looked like landing.
Jom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belt closes the distance and clinches up with Jom, looking for a takedown. Belt pushes Jom against the ropes but Jom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jom tried to score with a low kick but Belt checks it.
Belt fails to land the takedown.
Jom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Belt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jom quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jom keeping full guard, as Belt tries to pass.
Belt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jom is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to control from the top but Jom keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Jom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Belt moves in looking to clinch but Jom pushes him off.
Jom cracks Belt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jom as he avoids it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jom counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jom.
Belt looks to land a body kick but Jom moved away.
Jom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jom circles away.
Johnny Belt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Jom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belt misses with a combination
letting Jom counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jom pinned against the ropes. Jom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jom connects with a right hand. Belt shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jim Jom!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Jim Jom!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Jim Jom!

Jim Jom wins by unanimous decision!