PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is NWO Wolfpack. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ridgeon's choice of entrance music: Skulls. Lewis Ridgeon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James
vs
Ridgeon

195 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
308 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
BeastMode

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis Ridgeon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ridgeon is predictable there
and James counters with a leg kick.
James slips under a jab from Ridgeon.
James looks to clinch
and Ridgeon counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Ridgeon to acknowledge the strikes.
James misses with a kick to the body.
Ridgeon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.

James clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from James.
Ridgeon looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeon up against the cage.
James seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James with a knee to the head.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeon up against the cage.
Ridgeon is trying to break free.
James stalling.
Ridgeon blocks an elbow strike.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeon avoids it.
James is pushing Ridgeon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy James.
James darts in trying to clinch

and Ridgeon counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Ridgeon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ridgeon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James controls Ridgeon momentarily but Ridgeon frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeping full guard, as Ridgeon tries to pass.
Ridgeon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ridgeon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
Ridgeon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James has momentary wrist control but Ridgeon slips an elbow through the middle.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ridgeon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy James wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ridgeon looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy James dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Ridgeon misses its intended target.
Ridgeon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ridgeon misses with an uppercut.
Jimmy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a nice inside leg kick.

James closes the distance and pushes Ridgeon back into the cage.
James leaning against his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting James here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeon.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ridgeon lands a takedown into guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Ridgeon from controlling successfully.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Ridgeon from controlling successfully.
James trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy James just wasn't active enough.
James slips under a jab.
Ridgeon missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ridgeon throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
Ridgeon blocks a low kick nicely.
Ridgeon misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ridgeon blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeon blocks with his arms.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeon avoids the damage to the body.
James wants to stall.
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!
Ridgeon managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeon avoids it.
James lands an elbow just above Ridgeon 's eye.
Ridgeon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ridgeon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ridgeon is breathing heavily.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridgeon blocks it with crossed arms.
James slows down the pace here.
Ridgeon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeon.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James lands an elbow that stopped Ridgeon in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Lewis Ridgeon has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ridgeon controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Ridgeon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

James lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ridgeon takes a step back to recover.

James gets a clinch.
James stalls.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ridgeon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ridgeon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ridgeon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James crunches a lovely knee into Ridgeon's ribcage.
James has Ridgeon pressed against the cage.
Ridgeon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Ridgeon takes a knee to the side of the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeon avoids the damage to the body.
Ridgeon stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands a knee to the head.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ridgeon blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeon's brow.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeon up against the cage.
James trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James working Ridgeon over with knees to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeon blocks with his arms.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ridgeon is defending well for now.
James lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the head.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ridgeon's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ridgeon can do to turn this around?
James missing with knees to the body.
Lewis Ridgeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James lands a knee to the head.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Ridgeon takes a knee right on the jaw!
James effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy James!
Our winner, Jimmy James, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.