PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Professor Nude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebron James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nude
vs
James

152 cm
24
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Nude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nude scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nude lands with a shot to the body.
Nude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James tries to clinch up but Nude circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Nude as James shoots in.
Nude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Nude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nude, pushing him back against the cage.
Nude is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Nude backwards.

James breaks from the clinch.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nude defends it nicely.
Professor Nude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebron James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James throws a nice head kick!
Nude misses with a series of wild punches.

James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nude!
Nude is breathing heavily.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nude is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James staying calm.
James prevents Nude from escaping the position.
James is staying tight to Nude's torso, preventing him from escaping.
James is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nude managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controls the position from side control.
Nude tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
James controlling from mount.
Nude is trying to stand.
James trying to control but Nude is having none of it.

James looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nude is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

James working for a guillotine from mount but Nude is in no mood to give up.
Nude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James content just to control the position here.
Nude is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nude throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
Some wild striking there from James.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nude prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nude misses with a punch to the body.
Nude is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.

James wants the takedown. Nude is fighting it off but James persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nude's guard against the cage.
Nude keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

Nude manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Nude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to clinch up but Nude keeps it at a distance.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nude's sensitive parts.

Nude tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nude knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nude is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James wants to pass to mount but Nude is defending the position.
Nude pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James is looking to advance position but Nude won't allow it.
James tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James seems to be looking for submissions.
Nude wants to get back to his feet.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nude is looking to escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James content to control rather than advance.
Nude is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nude won't allow James to pass to mount.
James not doing much here.
James stops Nude from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lebron James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nude stuffs the takedown.

Nude tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nude is trying to escape back to his feet but James uses the scramble to pass into side control.
James taking a breather here.
Nude is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lebron James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nude knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nude takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nude, who protects the arm well.
Nude tries to escape but James is in control.

James has hold of Nude's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nude tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - James cranks the arm and Nude screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nude, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lebron James!