PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aerials. Lamont has chosen Twisted Nerve as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Lamont

178 cm
34
184 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

181 cm
33
180 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaise Lamont!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamont.
Lamont throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Lamont avoids the head kick by James.
James connects with a looping right hand.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamont.
James slips a jab and a cross from Lamont.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Lamont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Lamont lands.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Blaise Lamont has been cut.
Jab by Lamont.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
James blocks a jab.
Lamont lands with a cross.
Holden James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CT Antiga União in the buildup to the fight.
James misses with a hook. Lamont ducked under it nicely.
James misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamont's coach down at Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lamont's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamont is just out of range.
Lamont takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James lunges at Lamont with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamont's hand.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
James scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. James catches Lamont right on the button with a cross.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamont defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Lamont lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamont throws a hook but James blocks it.
James throws a head kick but Lamont moves out of range.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lamont's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamont.
Lamont fails to land with a series of punches.
James throws a leg kick which misses Lamont's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamont tries to avoid it.
Lamont misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James moves out of range as Lamont strikes.
James thumps Lamont with a low kick.
Lamont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
James scores with a jab. Lamont acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - James finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from James does no damage.
Lamont blocks a head kick by James.
Lamont scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lamont stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamont swings for the body but James moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lamont goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That kick from James tenderised Lamont's leg. Lamont is trying to keep his angry face on.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamont might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lamont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamont blocks a leg kick.
James stuns Lamont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James swings for the body but Lamont moves out of range.
James takes a swing at Lamont's ribcage but misses.
James misses with a left hand
and Lamont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamont.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lamont.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lamont lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook. Lamont ducked under it nicely.
Lamont misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Lamont is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
James scores with a nice strike.
Lamont loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James thuds his right hand into Lamont's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James drops his hands momentarily and Lamont takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James works Lamont's body with a nice hook.
Lamont slips a jab from James.
James connects with a crisp jab.
James is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamont takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A big right from Lamont misses.
James misses with a left hand
and Lamont counters with a one-two to the body.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James throws a leg kick but Lamont checks it.
Lamont avoids the head kick by James.
Jab by James.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamont throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James scores with a nice head shot.
James cracks Lamont with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamont throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Lamont throws a big shot that misses.
Holden James is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Lamont.
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lamont is able to avoid easily.
James lands a head kick. Lamont smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamont just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lamont lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. James catches Lamont right on the button with a cross.
James sizes up Lamont with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Lamont is rocked!
Lamont misses with a straight right.
Lamont dodges the punch combination from James.
Lamont misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lamont walks forward, straight into a front kick from James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamont throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Lamont - just one landing.
Lamont works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James feints and then cracks Lamont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamont down.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamont sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Lamont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamont drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James misses with a head kick.
A big left from Lamont misses.
Lamont blocks a low kick nicely.
Lamont connects with a looping right hand.
Lamont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Lamont throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamont misses with a looping right.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.

James is rocked!
Lamont fakes the body blow, causing James to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! James goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blaise Lamont!
Blaise Lamont seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.