PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papas Kanamun (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.

James
vs
Kanamun

185 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerrald James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papas Kanamun!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanamun avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a series of punches but Kanamun avoids them all with ease.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerrald James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanamun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
Kanamun goes for a double leg but James avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as James continues to drive forward.
Kanamun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
James thuds a left hand into Kanamun's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kanamun.
Gerrald James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papas Kanamun.
Kanamun tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kanamun eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James jabs Kanamun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James cracks a nice hook into Kanamun's ribs.
Kanamun has his takedown stuffed
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kanamun walks into a jab.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kanamun ducks right into an uppercut from James.
Good shot there by James.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from James tenderised Kanamun's leg. Kanamun is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws out a leg kick but Kanamun moves out of range and James only half commits.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanamuns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanamun shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Kanamun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kanamun slips a jab and a cross from James.
Gerrald James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James works Kanamun's body with a nice hook.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kanamun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James takes a swing at Kanamun's ribcage but misses.
Kanamun dives in for a single leg takedown but James sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kanamun looks winded!
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James lands with a good body shot.
James is looking to wear down Kanamun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James throws a leg kick but Kanamun checks it.
Kanamun fails to land the takedown.
James throws a nice looking combination but Kanamun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanamun moves out of range of the leg kick from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun moves out of range of the body kick from James.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
Kanamun avoids the body shot from James.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kanamun back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James takes a swing at Kanamun's ribcage but misses.
Kanamun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kanamun scrambles back to his feet.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Kanamun seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kanamun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanamun is able to avoid easily.
Kanamun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrald James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

James with a nice cross.
Kanamun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kanamun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kanamun avoids it.
James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kanamun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James swinging wildly here.
Kanamun looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
Kanamun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gerrald James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papas Kanamun.
James dodges the punch combination from Kanamun.
Kanamun tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kanamun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James works Kanamun's body with a nice hook.
Kanamun is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James works over Kanamun's head and body with a nice combination.
James leaves Kanamun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kanamun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kanamun is trying desperately to land a takedown but James is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kanamun.
James lands with a hook. Kanamun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Kanamun blocks the low kick.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanamuns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kanamun or perhaps it was just good defense by James, which made it look bad.
Kanamun fails with a takedown attempt.
James cracks a nice hook into Kanamun's ribs.
James scores with a jab to the body.
James stuffs the takedown.
James is looking for a counter combo.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanamun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James tries to land a front kick but Kanamun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanamun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James connects with a body shot.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kanamun backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanamun checks it well.
James digs a good hook to Kanamun's body.
Kanamun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kanamun checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanamun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrald James dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James jabs Kanamun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kanamun might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, James has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice shot lands for James.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanamun avoids the body shot from James.
James digs a good hook to Kanamun's body.
Papas Kanamun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanamun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanamun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanamun feints the counter takedown.
Kanamun misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a jab to the nose.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanamun can do to turn this around?
James connects with a body shot that sends Kanamun's belly button to the back.
Kanamun dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Kanamun's head and hops out.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kanamun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James lands a right hook to the body.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kanamun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanamun.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kanamun doesn't seem phased though.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanamun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but James defends well and Kanamun ends up having to push James into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gerrald James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papas Kanamun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kanamun moves out of range of the body kick from James.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James stuns Kanamun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kanamun is defended easily by James.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanamun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kanamun tries to clinch but James moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kanamun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James punishes Kanamun's body with a nice straight punch.
James lands a right hook to the body.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James throws out a leg kick but Kanamun moves out of range and James only half commits.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kanamun is defended easily by James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanamun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanamun drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
Good work by Kanamun as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James scores with a three punch combo!
Papas Kanamun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James punishes Kanamun's body with a nice straight punch.
James throws a right hand that Kanamun ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanamun also avoids with ease.
Kanamun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrald James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrald James!