PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joray Jorey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rush
vs
Jorey

181 cm
25
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joray Jorey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorey swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Jorey.
Rush slips a straight right by Jorey.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jorey.
Jorey misses with a wild body shot.
Jorey throws a jab but it's blocked by Rush.
Jorey defending well as Rush loads up on a big left hand.

Jorey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rush to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jorey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rush postures up in Jorey's guard and throws a big left but Jorey blocks it.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jorey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorey trying to control the position here.
Jorey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jorey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rush lands a couple of elbows.
Rush with a nice head shot there.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
Rush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rush postures up and lands a big shot to Jorey's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush cracks Jorey with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jorey's head.
Jorey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rush controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jorey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rush is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rush seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jorey for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rush forces his way into half guard.
Rush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Rush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rush working over Jorey with some ground and pound. Jorey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Rush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jorey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush is controlling the pace.
Rush has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rush working Jorey over with strikes.
Rush uses his free foot to push down on Jorey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jorey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jorey looks to throw the jab but Rush is out of range.
Rush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jorey is fending him off so far but Rush persists. Nope, Jorey circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorey looks to score with a jab to the body but Rush is just out of range.
Jorey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Joray Jorey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorey scores with the left hand. Rush knows he should have avoided that one.
Jorey throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorey was well out of range. Poor timing from Rush.
Jorey throws a looping overhand right but Rush ducks down to avoid it.
Jorey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rush. Rush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rush throws a looping overhand right but Jorey ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorey missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jorey misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Rush does no damage.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jorey as he avoids it easily.
Rush with a hook.
Jorey misses with a body punch
and Rush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rush goes for a double leg but Jorey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jorey continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jorey after a bit of a struggle.
Rush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorey cracks Rush with a nice body shot.
Rush blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorey misses with some punches.
Rush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Jorey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rush has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jorey regains guard immediately.
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rush lands a nice short elbow.
Rush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorey's head.
Jorey wants to get back to full guard.
Rush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rush working over Jorey with some ground and pound. Jorey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James Rush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Rush there.
Rush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking to advance position but Jorey won't allow it.
Rush is nestled in close to Jorey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jorey is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Rush there.
Ground and pound from Rush.
Rush winds up and cracks Jorey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rush working the head and body with strikes.

Jorey is rocked!
Rush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorey can do to turn this around?
Rush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorey is still in real trouble! Can Rush finish him?
Rush working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jorey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rush controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Rush dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rush avoids the body shot from Jorey.
Jorey seems to have recovered his senses.

Rush darts in and clinches Jorey up against the cage.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Rush.
Rush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jorey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jorey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Good body shot from Rush.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jorey fails to land.
Jorey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rush's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rush is keeping busy.
Jorey blocking some punches.
Jorey working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rush gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rush slips a nice elbow through Jorey's hands, connecting with Jorey's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rush in particular looking to stall.
Rush is nestled in close to Jorey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jorey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rush slows the pace down in half guard.
Jorey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jorey has hold of Rush's hands but Rush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rush looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jorey defending well though.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rush connects with a nice short shot to Jorey's temple.
Jorey wants to control but Rush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rush lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jorey! More strikes land and this one is all over! Rush jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Rush!
A relieved looking James Rush thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.