PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bloo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Charles
vs
Ray

180 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamaal Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bloo Ray!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Ray tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charles blocks a leg kick.

Charles tries to keep at a distance but Ray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rays head.
Ray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
Ray is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Ray wants a takedown.
Jamaal Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bloo Ray.
Ray wants a takedown but no success here.
Charles is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ray's brow.
Charles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ray.
Charles gets underhooks to prevent Ray's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charles digs a right hand into Ray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ray's gas tank.
Charles scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray is trying to pull guard but Charles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ray blocks a body shot from Charles.
Ray wants to take the fight to the mat but Charles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Charles.

Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Ray avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jamaal Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ray 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 Charles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Charles blocks the leg kick.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Charles moves out of range of the leg kick from Ray.
Ray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ray is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a solid leg kick.
Ray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray throws a body kick that misses.
Charles scores with a spinning back kick!
Charles misses with a low kick as Ray jumps back.
Ray feints a counter leg kick.
Ray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Charles forces Ray back against the cage and clinches.
Ray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Charles presses Ray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaal Charles 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.

Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Charles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray lands a leg kick that knocks Charles off balance momentarily.
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ray lunges at Charles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charles's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ray.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ray throws a low kick but Charles avoids it.
Ray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles avoids the head kick by Ray.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ray.
Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Charles dips to his left and cracks Ray with an uppercut!
Ray tries to clinch up.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Charles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ray drops his hands momentarily and Charles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray goes for a double leg but Charles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Charles continues to drive forward.
Crunch! Charles slams his shin into Ray's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray misses with a low kick.
Charles lands a jab to Ray's midsection.
Ray tries a low kick but Charles avoids it.
Ray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charles is out of range and Ray settles back down.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charles throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.
Ray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
Ray tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a leg kick which misses Ray's front leg but catches the back leg as Ray tries to avoid it.
Jamaal Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles stuns Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Charles moves into range and clinches up with Ray.
Ray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jamaal Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bloo Ray.
Ray is working for takedown but Charles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Charles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ray can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ray.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ray is looking to chop away at Charles's legs.
Charles throws a big counter combination but Ray scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Charles stuns Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Charles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaal Charles dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Charles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ray is able to avoid easily.
Ray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ray tries to clinch up.
Charles appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Charles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Ray with that takedown attempt.
Jamaal Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray throws a solid leg kick but Charles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ray.
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Charles.
Charles moves out of range of the leg kick from Ray.
Charles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ray blocks a head kick by Charles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles darts in looking for a takedown but Ray gets double underhooks and turns Charles into the cage.
Charles moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRay.
Ray is looking to chop away at Charles's legs.
Ray is looking to slow Charles down with leg kicks.
Ray lands a head kick!
Ray tries a low kick but Charles avoids it.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
Charles backing away here, and Ray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles lands with a nice combination. Ray backs away looking to recover.
Charles lands with a nice combination. Ray backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick.
Ray tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles lands a head kick. Ray smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a double jab
and Ray counters with an inside leg kick.
Charles throws a head kick that half lands.
Ray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charles can pounce on him.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ray.
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charles 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 Ray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ray flicks out a counter leg kick but Charles steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.
Charles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ray lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Charles throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Charles lands a head kick. Ray smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Charles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice defenses there by Ray.
Charles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a double jab.
Ray misses with a low kick.
Jamaal Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Ray raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Charles blocks a leg kick.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray throws a front kick aimed at Charles's knee but Charles avoids it well.
Bloo Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamaal Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Charles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamaal Charles!