PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jc Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bolton
vs
Jamison

199 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jc Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mathew Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bolton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bolton is in close to Jamison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bolton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jamison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolton is one step ahead there.
Bolton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bolton is in close to Jamison's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Jamison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jamison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bolton with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton cracks Jamison with a solid left hand.
Bolton throws a big elbow that misses.
Bolton postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.
Bolton won't allow Jamison to sweep him here.
Jamison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolton cracks Jamison with a solid left hand.

Bolton stands up from Jamison's guard - Bolton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mathew Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison looks winded!
Jamison tries to land a front kick but Bolton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolton misses with a head kick.

Jamison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jamison lands in his opponent's guard.
Bolton tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jamison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bolton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bolton is nestled in close to Jamison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bolton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jamison's head.
Bolton working over Jamison with some ground and pound. Jamison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jamison tries to get to full guard but Bolton has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jamison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolton.
Jamison is trying to maintain the position but Bolton is very close to passing his half guard.
Bolton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jamison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolton is working away from the top position though.
Bolton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jamison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolton scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jamison trying to control here.
Bolton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Jamison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jamison is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolton misses with a head shot. Jamison uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bolton scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jc Bolton dominated that round.
That's time! Bolton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bolton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jamison pinned against the cage. Jamison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jamison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jamison wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Jamison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bolton quickly recovers to half guard.

Bolton has one foot on Jamison's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Bolton 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison trying to control the position.

Jamison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bolton landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jamison's head.
Jamison is breathing heavily.
Bolton scoring with some ground and pound.

Bolton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jamison, up you get!
Bolton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamison can do to turn this around?
Jamison tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolton blocks a head kick by Jamison.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bolton.
Jc Bolton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bolton lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bolton tries for a kimura but Jamison is defending well.
Bolton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bolton cracks Jamison with a big right hand but Jamison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bolton working away.
Bolton is chipping away with strikes.
Jamison tries to buck Bolton off but Bolton is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bolton scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton working the head and body with strikes.
Bolton cracks Jamison with a big right hand but Jamison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jamison tries to improve position but can't.
Bolton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jamison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bolton is chipping away with strikes.
Jamison is looking to regain half guard here but Bolton keeps moving and retains side control.
Bolton is putting a hurting on Jamison here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bolton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jamison tries to bench press Bolton off him but Bolton keeps the position.
Bolton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison taking a bit of punishment here - Bolton scoring with strikes.
Bolton working the head with strikes.
Bolton scores with punches from side control.
Jamison is looking for a sweep.
Jamison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bolton cracks Jamison with a big right hand but Jamison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bolton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bolton is chipping away with strikes.
Jamison is looking to regain half guard here but Bolton keeps moving and retains side control.
Jamison takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jc Bolton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bolton fails with a takedown attempt.
Bolton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jamison defends it nicely.
Bolton dives in for a single leg takedown but Jamison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jc Bolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jamison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bolton is trying to defend but Jamison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bolton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bolton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jamison stacks Bolton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jamison!
Bolton is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jamison is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jamison fails to take his opponent's back.
Bolton is desperately trying to improve his position but Jamison has a good base and remains in mount.

Jamison stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bolton avoids the head kick by Jamison.

Bolton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jamison to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton looking to control.

Jamison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jamison stands up from Bolton's guard - Jamison perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jamison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bolton was covering up waiting for the punch and Jamison finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jamison forces his way into half guard.
Bolton is trying to stand up here but Jamison is controlling him well.
Bolton tries to roll over but Jamison keeps him under control.
Bolton trying to control from the bottom.
Jamison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bolton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four 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.
Bolton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bolton tries to roll over but Jamison keeps him under control.

Jamison is working for a submission of some sort.
Bolton wants to improve his position but Jamison is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison trying to control the action but Bolton is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bolton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jc Bolton!