PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Truman Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota LeJame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeJame has chosen God, if you are above as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Underwood
vs
LeJame

156 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

198 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Truman Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota LeJame!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

LeJame shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Underwood's guard.
LeJame postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Underwood lands with a heel strike from the guard.
LeJame trying to control the position from guard on top but Underwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LeJame trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LeJame with a flurry of punches that miss.
LeJame landing some decent shots from guard.
Underwood wants to get back to his feet but LeJame is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
LeJame must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as LeJame accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood is trying to keep LeJame in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeJame wants to pass the guard but Underwood is keeping the position.
LeJame is looking to work some ground and pound but Underwood has wrist control.
Underwood is trying to keep LeJame in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeJame throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
LeJame pushes down on Underwood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Underwood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Underwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from LeJame.
Underwood trying to control but LeJame postures up.
LeJame thows a huge punch but Underwood dodges it nicely.
Underwood could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Underwood is looking for a sweep. LeJame is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
LeJame is taking a breather. Underwood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Underwood is looking to control LeJame's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Underwood avoid being mounted?
Underwood is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
LeJame thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Underwood's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeJame prevents Underwood from improving his position.
Underwood trying to hold on to LeJame's head to control him but LeJame postures up.
LeJame not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeJame is trying to control. Underwood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Underwood trying to control from the bottom.
LeJame blocks the strikes from Underwood.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

LeJame scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

LeJame is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
LeJame throwing shots but Underwood is blocking nicely.
Underwood trying to control but LeJame postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood is refusing to be controlled, as LeJame sits in half guard.
LeJame is just content to waste time from the top position. Underwood takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
LeJame wants to pass the guard but Underwood is keeping the position.
LeJame stands and throws Underwood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Underwood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Underwood throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Underwood tries to improve position but can't.
LeJame works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Underwood throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

LeJame is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Underwood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Underwood is looking for a sweep.
Underwood tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
LeJame landing shots from mount.
LeJame lands a big elbow.
Underwood regains half guard.
LeJame wants to control but Underwood is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with LeJame in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Underwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from LeJame.
Underwood is looking to control LeJame's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Underwood avoid being mounted?
Underwood lands a couple of sideways elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

LeJame lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LeJame misses with a head kick.

LeJame looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
LeJame is trying to control the action in half guard but Underwood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

LeJame seems to be looking for submissions.
Underwood is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood trying to hold on to LeJame's head to control him but LeJame postures up.
LeJame really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Underwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Underwood is looking for a sweep. LeJame is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Underwood trying to control but LeJame postures up.
LeJame wants to control but Underwood is keeping him busy.
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.
Underwood keeping control of the position.
LeJame wants to pass to mount but Underwood is defending the position.
LeJame is keen to just control but Underwood is a slippery customer.
LeJame is breathing heavily.
Underwood flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Underwood is looking for a sweep. LeJame is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Underwood trying to control from the bottom.
LeJame thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Underwood's head.
Underwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

LeJame gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Underwood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
LeJame wants to get back to his feet but Underwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood is working LeJame over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Underwood is working LeJame over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Underwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Underwood throws a big elbow that misses.
Underwood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Underwood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LeJame works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Underwood gets a double leg takedown into LeJame's guard.
Underwood throws a big elbow that misses.
Underwood is working LeJame over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Underwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Underwood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
LeJame being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Underwood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

LeJame gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Underwood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of LeJame's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take LeJame's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truman Underwood dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

LeJame drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Underwood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Underwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
LeJame trying to control the action but Underwood is working from the bottom.
LeJame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LeJame working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from LeJame are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
LeJame avoids the strikes from the bottom by Underwood.
LeJame taking a breather here.
Underwood misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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Dakota LeJame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Underwood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Underwood wants to control but LeJame postures up.
Underwood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Underwood is trying to control but can't.
LeJame looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Underwood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

LeJame decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

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

Underwood kicks LeJame off and gets to his feet.
LeJame takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LeJame gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeJame trying to pass the guard but Underwood defending well.
Underwood wants to get back to full guard.
Underwood landing strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Underwood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Underwood scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Underwood has his hands on LeJame's head, controlling the position.
Underwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood pulls LeJame in close to his closed guard and prevents LeJame from doing any damage or advancing position.
LeJame prevents Underwood from getting back to his feet.
LeJame works over Underwood with some ground and pound from guard.

LeJame decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Underwood, up you get!

LeJame gets a takedown into half guard.
Underwood scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but LeJame manages to mount him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeJame lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Underwood blocking the ground and pound.
Underwood is squirming around, avoiding LeJame's attempts to control the action.
Underwood can't escape the position.
LeJame breaks from Underwood's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by LeJame there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Underwood wants to hold on but LeJame pushes him away.
Underwood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Underwood tries to lock up and control but LeJame gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Underwood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by LeJame.
Underwood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeJame looking to control but Underwood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota LeJame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think LeJame has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota LeJame!
Dakota LeJame got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'