PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk like an Egyptian. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

James
vs
Warm

179 cm
30
183 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

195 cm
32
185 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warm just misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and James counters with a good low kick that Warm was not able to check.
Warm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with a low kick.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warm shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Warm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James scores with a kick to the body.
James throws a right and a left that Warm avoids nicely.
Warm tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James tries to clinch but Warm moves away

and Warm counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Warm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is pulling down on Warm's head to control his posture.
James is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Restricted area that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warm postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warm is controlling him.
Warm wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Warm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Warm preventing the sweep.
Warm wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Warm prevents James from getting back to his feet.
James has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
James misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Warm.
James swings for the body but Warm moves out of range.
Warm takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Warm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Warm misses with a looping left.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Warm circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warm lands a lovely overhand right.
Warm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warm defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Warm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warm.
James throws a hook to the side of Warm's head but Warm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warm swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Warm will probably get the nod.
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 left from Warm misses.
James misses with a left hand

and Warm counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for James!
James is trying to buck Warm off.
Warm working away.
James is trying to get back to half guard.
Warm tries to advance to mount but can't.
James tries to bench press Warm off him but Warm keeps the position.
Warm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Warm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Warm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warm working the ground and pound but James is defending the strikes.
Warm is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm in side control, throwing shots but James defends.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James is looking for a sweep.
James tries to escape but Warm is in control.
Warm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warm working the ground and pound but James is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
James is trying to control Warm's posture but Warm avoids it.
James is looking for a sweep.
James struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm takes a little break here. James wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
James struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rick James.
Warm misses with a wild body shot.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Warm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James throws a nice looking combination but Warm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warm circles away quickly and effectively.
Warm keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm blocks the body kick.
Warm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Warm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warm.
Warm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James is looking to clinch.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warm tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James catches Warm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James is looking to chop away at Warm's legs.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luke Warm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warm lands with a cross.
Warm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Warm missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick James is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Warm misses.
Warm throws a hook but James blocks it.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warm circles away quickly and effectively.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warm throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm misses with a two punch combination.
Rick James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.

Warm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into James's guard.
Warm controlling from the top position.
Warm wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warm.
James wants to stand but Warm is controlling the position.
James is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James misses with a straight right.
James throws a leg kick but Warm checks it.
Nice body punch from Warm.
Warm walks into a stiff left hand from James.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warm shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with the combination.
James thuds a left hand into Warm's body.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warm was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Warm throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James connects with a crisp jab.
Warm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warm throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Warm or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Warm.
James wants to land a leg kick but Warm is out of range.
James moves away from the strike by Warm.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James is looking to chop away at Warm's legs.
Warm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James drops his hands momentarily and Warm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rick James did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Warm scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
Warm swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warm loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James looks to land a combination but Warm avoids it well.
Warm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick which misses Warm's front leg but catches the back leg as Warm tries to avoid it.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warm shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Warm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warm dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Warm's head and hops out.
Warm cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
James closes the distance but Warm moves to the side

and Warm counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Warm scoring with punches from side control.
James is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Warm is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James struggling a bit here.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James parries the strikes from Warm easily there. Warm is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable James to escape.
James struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to escape but Warm is in control.
Warm trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Warm.
Warm scores with punches from side control.
James is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
James tries to improve position but can't.
Warm is working James over with some ground and pound from side control.
James is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but James is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Warm cracks James with an elbow. That is naaassty.
James is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warm lands a few punches from side control.
James tries to improve position but can't.
James is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Luke Warm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James taking a bit of punishment here - Warm scoring with strikes.
James is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but James is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Warm tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rick James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James is not content to let Warm control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Warm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warm 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 37:39
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 37:39
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 37:39

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Warm!
After the big win, Luke Warm made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.