PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and speedy devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Lorddikim Allah - You Can Run. Jermaine Washington has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Washington
vs
devil

178 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, speedy devil!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks for a takedown but devil sprawls well.
Washington looks for a takedown but devil sprawls well.

Washington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for devil!
devil tries to hold on but Washington postures up.
Washington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington content just to control the position here.
Washington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
devil is looking to improve his position but Washington isn't that keen on the idea.
Washington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of devil's face.
Washington working devil over with strikes here.
Washington avoids the attempt from devil to control.
Washington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
devil wants to hold on but Washington pushes him away.
Washington controlling the pace for now.
Washington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Washington with the ground and pound from mount.
devil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Washington landing strikes from the mount and devil is in trouble!
devil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Washington connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
devil is wriggling around trying to escape.
Washington dominating with strikes here.
devil tries to hold on but Washington pushes him away.
devil is trying desperately to improve position.
Washington controlling from the full mount.

devil defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Washington.
devil in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Washington lands with some strikes.
devil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Washington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can devil hang on?
Washington with a couple of short strikes.
Washington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Washington lands a heavy elbow.
Washington avoids the attempt from devil to control.
Washington landing strikes from the mount.
Washington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of devil's face.
devil tries to lock up and control but Washington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Washington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of devil's face.
Washington controlling the position easily from mount.

Washington swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and devil is now in Washington's guard. A big mistake from Washington there, giving up the dominant position!
Washington is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeping full guard, as devil tries to pass.
Washington can't keep his opponent in guard - devil advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Washington striking from the bottom.
Washington tries to get to full guard but devil has control of the leg.
Washington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Washington shoots in but no luck this time.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by devil.
devil with a hook.
A punch combination from devil misses.
Washington shoots for a takedown but devil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Washington misses with a takedown attempt - devil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
devil throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
devil doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.

Washington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Washington crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
devil is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Washington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but devil is avoiding damage well.
devil trying his best to control but Washington has mounted him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington avoids the attempt from devil to control.
devil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jermaine Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Washington.
devil can't escape the position.
The referee warns devil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Washington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Washington goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now devil is on top in guard.
devil wants to get up but he can't break Washington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
devil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Washington is keeping the position for now.
Washington keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully.
devil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
devil being controlled here momentarily.
Washington striking off his back but it's not causing devil any problems.
Washington is looking to stand up but devil isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

devil moves into the clinch successfully.

Washington lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Washington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
devil looks like he's trying to stand up.
Washington wants to pass the guard but devil is defending well.
devil trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington winds up and cracks devil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
devil tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
Washington lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Washington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in devil's guard.
Washington sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Washington stands up from guard. Let's bang!
devil throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.

devil has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Washington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

devil lands a jab-cross combination.
devil doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Jermaine Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington shoots in but devil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Washington throws a left and a right that both miss
and devil counters with a nice body kick.
Washington has his takedown stuffed
and devil counters with a left and a right that stings Washington.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by devil.

devil stands up and beckons Washington to his feet.
devil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Washington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
devil is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
devil is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Washington has just dragged him back down to the mat.
devil tries to buck Washington off but Washington is having none of it.
devil wants to control but Washington postures up.
Washington lands a nice forearm strike.

Washington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by devil, who protects the arm well.
devil is trying to control Washington's posture but Washington avoids it.
Washington scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
devil is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on devil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Washington is working devil over with some ground and pound from side control.
devil manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Washington trying to pass the guard but devil defending well.
devil trying to hold on to Washington's head to control him but Washington postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Washington throwing shots but devil is blocking nicely.
Washington blocks the strikes from devil.
Washington tries to pass to full mount but devil defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
devil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Washington forces devil back against the cage and clinches.
Washington is trying to drag devil to the mat but devil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
devil lands a nice knee to the body.

Washington pulls guard.
Washington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Washington tries to get out of the position.
Washington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
devil trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
speedy devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Washington is wriggling around but devil manages to pass to half guard.
Washington is looking to control devil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
Washington wants to improve his position but devil is controlling well.
Washington is not content to let devil control the position.
Washington is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
devil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to speedy devil.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Washington!