PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Hajile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jamison
vs
Hajile

179 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Hajile!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison loads up on a big right hand but Hajile slips the punch.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Jamison lands with an overhand left.

Hajile closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jamison to the mat! Jamison manages to get full guard.
Hajile scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hajile throws an elbow that misses. Jamison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hajile's guard. Nice move by Jamison!

Jamison stays in close to Hajile's body and controls the position.
Hajile looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajile working a defensive guard but Jamison passes into half guard.
Hajile tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hajile tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jamison is thwarting Hajile's attempts to control the position.
Hajile tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jamison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hajile wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison controlling from the full mount.
Hajile throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hajile tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
Hajile is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajile wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.
Hajile is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jamison is staying active.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hajile wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jamison is not going to allow Hajile to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jamison controlling the position well here. Hajile rolled but Jamison kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hajile trying to control the hands but Jamison breaks the grip.
I would not like to be Hajile right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hajile trying to control the position but Jamison manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Jamison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hajile shoots in but no luck this time.
Hajile shoots for a double leg takedown but Jamison sprawls well. He's pushed Hajile's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hajile shoots and misses
and Jamison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carl Jamison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Random Hajile.
Nice body punch from Jamison.
Hajile with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jamison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jamison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hajile under the eye.
Jamison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hajile doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jamison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hajile thinking.
Hajile tries to move into range but Jamison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hajile fails with the takedown
and Jamison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hajile shoots in and bounces Jamison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hajile is looking to pass into half guard but Jamison pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jamison is in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Hajile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hajile not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jamison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jamison postures up.
Hajile looking to control but Jamison passes into half guard.
Carl Jamison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hajile is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hajile fails with the takedown
and Hajile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jamison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jamison wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Hajile.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajile goes for a double leg but Jamison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jamison continues to drive forward.
Random Hajile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hajile with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jamison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hajile closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jamison circles away.
Jamison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hajile with a poor takedown
and Jamison counters with a straight right hand.
Hajile has a takedown stuffed.
Hajile tries for a takedown but Jamison circles away easily
and Jamison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hajile is breathing heavily.
Hajile tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jamison swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hajile.
Jamison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jamison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jamison scores with a hook to the body. Hajile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajile doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hajile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hajile closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jamison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jamison tries to get out of the position.
Hajile working away.
Jamison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hajile's best efforts.
Hajile with the ground and pound but Jamison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hajile working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jamison looking to control.
Hajile scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hajile scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hajile throws an elbow that misses. Jamison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hajile's guard. Nice move by Jamison!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Jamison dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hajile goes for a double leg but Jamison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jamison continues to drive forward.
Jamison lands a nice looking body shot.
Jamison loads up on a big right hand but Hajile slips the punch.
Hajile tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jamison defends well and Hajile ends up having to push Jamison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hajile is defended easily by Jamison.
Carl Jamison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Random Hajile.
Hajile shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jamison sprawls well. Jamison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hajile gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison scores with a nice head shot.
Hajile misses with a takedown attempt
and Jamison counters with a straight right hand.

Hajile shoots in and gets a takedown into Jamison's guard.
Hajile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jamison is on top in guard.

Jamison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jamison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jamison controlling the position.
Random Hajile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hajile's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jamison trying to control the action but Hajile is working from the bottom.
Hajile is trying to control Jamison's posture but Jamison avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajile tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jamison easily slips into full mount!
Hajile tries to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.
Hajile might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jamison haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hajile tries to reverse the position but Jamison maintains control.

That's four 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.
Hajile tries to lock up and control but Jamison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jamison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hajile tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hajile swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hajile is trying to reverse the position but instead Jamison has taken his back - oops!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jamison 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Jamison!
A very excited looking Carl Jamison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.