PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Where Yo Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by micheal jackson beat it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Yo Girl

179 cm
24
153 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

172 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Where Yo Girl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James blocks a head kick by Yo Girl.
Yo Girl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James cracks Yo Girl with a good jab.

James darts in and clinches Yo Girl up against the cage.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Yo Girl controls his hands.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Yo Girl.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
A right hand to the body from Yo Girl.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo Girl takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yo Girl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yo Girl misses with a short punch on the inside.

Yo Girl breaks from the clinch.
James throws a looping overhand right but Yo Girl ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yo Girl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Yo Girl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yo Girl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yo Girl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James throws a leg kick but Yo Girl checks it.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo Girl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yo Girl moves out of range as James strikes.
A head kick misses from Yo Girl.
James throws a big counter combination but Yo Girl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yo Girl digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Nice shot by Yo Girl.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yo Girl 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.
Yo Girl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yo Girl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James throws a body shot but no joy.

James pushes Yo Girl up against the cage in a clinch.
Yo Girl working aggressively here.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Yo Girl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Yo Girl breaks from the clinch.
Yo Girl slips a jab and a cross from James.
Yo Girl throws a counter combo.
James slips under a jab from Yo Girl.
Where Yo Girl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo Girl misses with a head kick.
Yo Girl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Yo Girl tries a head kick but it misses.
Yo Girl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Yo Girl there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl checks a leg kick nicely.
Yo Girl throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
Yo Girl looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James defending well as Yo Girl loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
James moves out of range as Yo Girl strikes.
Yo Girl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
A head kick by Yo Girl misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yo Girl moves out of range of the strikes.
Yo Girl looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yo Girl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Yo Girl does a little dance to reset his feet.

James closes the distance and clinches.
Yo Girl lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.

James manages to break the clinch.
Yo Girl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James misses the shot to the body.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yo Girl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Yo Girl thumps James with a low kick.
James misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by James.
Yo Girl misses with a looping right.
James lands a nice hook to Yo Girl's body. Yo Girl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James throws a shot from downtown. Yo Girl moves away and avoids it.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Yo Girl is just out of range.
Yo Girl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
James avoids the head kick by Yo Girl.
Yo Girl throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Yo Girl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James is looking to clinch but Yo Girl is avoiding it.
Yo Girl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Yo Girl does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James blocks a head kick by Yo Girl.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yo Girl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Yo Girl.
James scores with the left hand. Yo Girl knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Where Yo Girl dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yo Girl lands a head kick!
James misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by James.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yo Girl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James tries a low kick but Yo Girl avoids it.
James slips a straight right by Yo Girl.
As Yo Girl tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Yo Girl manages to avoid the attempt.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yo Girl moves away.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Yo Girl misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Yo Girl throws a hook but James blocks it.
Yo Girl scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yo Girl throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James is looking to clinch.
Yo Girl shapes to counter with a head kick.
Where Yo Girl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yo Girl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yo Girl scrambles back to his feet.
Yo Girl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

James darts in and clinches Yo Girl up against the cage.
Yo Girl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James working hard to break the clinch.

Yo Girl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo Girl.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Yo Girl flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
Yo Girl throws a shot to the body.
James wants to clinch.

James takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James prevents a body shot from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl prevents a body shot from James.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Yo Girl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yo Girl tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yo Girl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yo Girl scores with a jab.
Yo Girl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yo Girl throws out a powerful jab.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
James scores with a hook.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yo Girl sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a hook to the side of Yo Girl's head but Yo Girl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yo Girl moves into range and connects with a jab.
James misses with a low kick.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James slips under a jab.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James checks a low kick from Yo Girl.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yo Girl under the eye.
James takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yo Girl throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. James catches Yo Girl right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yo Girl.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yo Girl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yo Girl misses with a body punch
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yo Girl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yo Girl throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yo Girl misses with a head kick.
Yo Girl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yo Girl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James tries to clinch but Yo Girl is having none of it.
Yo Girl scores with a jab to the head.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yo Girl misses with a body punch
and Yo Girl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Yo Girl is rocked!
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yo Girl's calf.
Yo Girl is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?

James closes the distance and clinches.
Yo Girl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Yo Girl missing with knees to the body.
Yo Girl seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yo Girl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James cracks Yo Girl with a nice body shot.
Yo Girl tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Where Yo Girl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yo Girl.
Yo Girl keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
James lands a nice hook to Yo Girl's body. Yo Girl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yo Girl momentarily.
Yo Girl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yo Girl was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Yo Girl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yo Girl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Yo Girl throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yo Girl misses with a left hand
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James throws a shot from downtown. Yo Girl moves away and avoids it.
Yo Girl throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl fakes the leg kick and cracks James in the body.
Yo Girl misses with a body punch
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yo Girl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James looks to land a left hand but Yo Girl moved out of range nicely.
Yo Girl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James misses with a straight right.
James misses with an uppercut.
James throws out a loose jab but Yo Girl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yo Girl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yo Girl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yo Girl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peter James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yo Girl can't break the clinch.
Yo Girl blocking some punches.
James throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James is leaning against Yo Girl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yo Girl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Yo Girl can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Yo Girl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yo Girl misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yo Girl misses the target.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Yo Girl misses.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James moves in looking to clinch but Yo Girl pushes him off.
Yo Girl thinks about the counter body kick.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Yo Girl tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
Yo Girl misses with a body shot.
A combination from James does no damage.
A nice side step and Yo Girl releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yo Girl thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yo Girl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yo Girl connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James lands a head shot.
A combination from James does no damage.
Yo Girl swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Yo Girl is just out of range.
Yo Girl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yo Girl wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
A head kick misses from Yo Girl.
James moves in looking to clinch but Yo Girl pushes him off.
James moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYo Girl.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Yo Girl circles away.
Yo Girl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl misses with a low kick as James jumps back.

James closes the distance and pushes Yo Girl back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yo Girl.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Yo Girl trying to stall but James improves his position.
Peter James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yo Girl can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James tries to work over Yo Girl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yo Girl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yo Girl managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Yo Girl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yo Girl blocking some punches.
Yo Girl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Yo Girl.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Where Yo Girl.
I've got Yo Girl winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Where Yo Girl!
Where Yo Girl took some time post fight to say the following; 'Don't ever count me out! I came in for the knockout to prove Ray and Jay wrong and did just that. Didnt see that coming did you? Know give me my interview!'.
The defeated Peter James had this to say: 'When you fall...you have to get back up'.