PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claire James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, angry cats talking. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Deep

185 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

225 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claire James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Deep!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Deep clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Deep lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Claire James has been cut.
Deep's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deep will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Deep uses good head movement to avoid it.

James manages to break the clinch.

Deep has managed to clinch.
Deep controlling the action here for a moment.
Deep pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deep will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
Deep just leaning against James, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Deep lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Deep can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Deep controlling the action here for a moment.
Deep controlling the action here for a moment.
Deep blocking some punches.
Deep is struggling to control the position.
Deep lands a nice elbow.
Deep pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deep gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Deep is keeping busy.
Deep's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Deep is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Deep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deep gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Deep.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Deep.
James looking to stall.
Deep effectively controlling the action here.

Deep breaks from the clinch.

Deep pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deep manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deep lands an elbow just above James 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deep backwards.
Deep stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Deep.
James misses with a double jab.

Deep takes the fight into the clinch.
Deep has James pressed against the cage.
James misses with some punches.
Deep is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Deep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

James tries to keep at a distance but Deep has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deep leaning his opponent against the cage.

Deep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Deep closes the distance and clinches.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
Deep unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been informed that Deep has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Deep throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deep looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deep just leaning against James, taking a breather.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Deep gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Deep throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
James lands a right hand.

Deep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Deep dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claire James's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Deep clinches up against the cage.
James avoids the elbow strike from Deep, against the cage.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deep manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deep has James pushed against the cage.
Deep slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Deep - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Deep lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deep lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Deep is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Deep leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Deep.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Deep but Deep pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Deep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deep will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James is struggling to control the position.
Deep displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
Deep has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

James drops Deep onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Deep is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

It looks like Johnny Deep has been cut.
Johnny Deep seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Deep.
Deep is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Deep pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deep avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
Come on Deep - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Deep creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Deep avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Deep blocking some punches.
Deep stalling the fight.
Deep avoiding damage.
Deep blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Deep stalling against the cage.
Deep jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Deep gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Deep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deep lands an elbow just above James 's eye.

Claire James's cut is getting worse.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Deep. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Deep lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deep.
Deep jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Deep gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Deep has managed to clinch.
A short left from James.
Deep manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deep working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deep leaning his opponent against the cage.
Deep dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Deep's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Deep.
Deep is looking to clinch.
James seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Deep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James tries for a takedown but Deep sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Deep moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Deep - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Deep avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Deep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

James fails with the takedown
and Deep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deep tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deep to the ground. Deep escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deep with the counter takedown but James avoids it easily.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deep.

Deep gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.
Deep comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deep throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deep is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Deep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James is trying to break the clinch but Deep is controlling him.
Deep is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deep stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deep.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deep.
Stalling in the clinch from Deep.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Deep.
Deep is looking to clinch.
Deep throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deep shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Deep clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Deep.
Deep lands a damaging elbow.

Claire James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deep takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Deep taking a breather.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Deep backwards.
Deep throws an elbow but it misses.
Deep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Deep.
Deep stalling in the clinch.
Come on Deep - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Deep.

Deep darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deep.
Deep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deep lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnny Deep is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Deep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deep throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Deep manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deep blocks a punch to the side of the head.

James drops Deep onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Deep is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Deep is rocked!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Deep pressed against the cage. James frees himself up and cracks Deep with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Deep crumples to the floor, out cold! James jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claire James!
After the fight, Claire James was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.