PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by How do you gauge Caesar?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Julius Caesar
vs
James

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

AnonymouS

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan James!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails to land the takedown.
Caesar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
James has his takedown stuffed

and Caesar counters with a takedown into side control.
James taking a bit of punishment here - Caesar scoring with strikes.
James tries to buck Caesar off but Caesar is having none of it.
James seems a little lost for a moment, as Caesar dominates the positioning.
Caesar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
James is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Caesar 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.
James keeping control of the position.
James trying to hold on to Caesar's head to control him but Caesar postures up.
James controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caesar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caesar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Caesar controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caesar slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaius Julius Caesar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan James.
Caesar stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Caesar defends well and James ends up having to push Caesar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Caesar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caesar shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caesar scoring with some ground and pound.
Caesar controls from within his opponent's guard.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Caesar stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
Caesar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caesar controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Caesar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Caesar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James has his hands on Caesar's head, controlling the position.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Caesar is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Julius Caesar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

James clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caesar.

Caesar jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
James connects with a couple of short punches.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caesar wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Caesar wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James wants to stand and escape but Caesar is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
James is trying to control the position but Caesar postures up.
Caesar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James seems keen to control Caesar's posture.
James controls Caesar momentarily but Caesar frees himself.
Caesar wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gaius Julius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Caesar darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
Caesar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Caesar drags the fight down to the ground.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Caesar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
James wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Caesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Caesar, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
Caesar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James is fighting to break Caesar's control of his arms but Caesar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
James preventing the sweep.
Gaius Julius Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Caesar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Caesar throws a big right hand that misses.
Caesar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Caesar won't allow James to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caesar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Caesar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Julius Caesar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

James shoots in and drives through. Caesar sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caesar.
James shapes to counter with a head kick.

Caesar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching James on his heels. He'll look to pass James's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caesar's guard. Nice move by James!

Hammerfist, elbow! yells James's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Caesar is trying to control the position but James postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caesar is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James looking to control.
James keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control the position.
James is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Caesar dives into side control.
James is not content to let Caesar control the position.
James sneaks back into half guard.

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.
Caesar tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
Caesar controlling the pace.
Caesar is pressing down on James's thigh, looking to free his foot. James is holding on for now.
James is looking to improve his position.
Caesar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to maintain the position but Caesar is very close to passing his half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
James is trying to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

James gets tackled into the cage by Caesar. Caesar maintains the clinch.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but Caesar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Caesar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a body punch.

Caesar has hold of one of James's legs. James is fighting the takedown attempt but Caesar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Caesar stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
Caesar postures up.
Caesar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caesar connects with a couple of short punches.
Jordan James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaius Julius Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caesar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Julius Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caesar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Julius Caesar!
An intense looking Gaius Julius Caesar took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'.