PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Julma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. Boris Julma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

J
vs
Julma

200 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray J!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Julma!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Julma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
J has his takedown stuffed

and Julma counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
J wants to sweep but no luck.
J is working hard here to advance position.

J is looking for a triangle but Julma pushes his legs off easily.

J had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Julma is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. J Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Julma's back instead.
J not allowing Julma to control his hands.
J missing with strikes from the back.
J is breathing heavily.
Julma tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Julma bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
J trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julma postures up.
Julma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Julma content to stall in guard here.

J looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Julma chips away with some ground and pound.
J has momentary wrist control but Julma slips an elbow through the middle.
J keeping full guard, as Julma tries to pass.
Julma stands and throws J's legs to the side, diving into side control.
J is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Julma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julma gets to mount! J was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
J wants to control but Julma is having none of it.
J really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
J is working to get back to half guard.
J has given up his back here.
J turns into Julma and is now in his guard.
J wants to stand but Julma is controlling his posture from full guard.
Julma has momentary wrist control but J slips an elbow through the middle.
Julma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
J not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J working some strikes from top position.
J is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
J wants to control from the top but Julma keeps moving.

Julma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
J works over Julma with some ground and pound from guard.
Julma controlling the position.
Julma throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Julma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Julma looking to control.
Julma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
J will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Julma pulls J in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
J 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.
J is trying to escape the mount.

Julma working for a submission but J is keeping him at bay.
J is trying to reverse the position but instead Julma has taken his back - oops!
What can J do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
J trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Julma is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but J has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Julma doesn't have the hooks in and J manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Julma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

J scores with a three punch combo!
J shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Julma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in J's guard now.
Julma controls from within his opponent's guard.
J is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Julma gets full guard.

J stands up and waves to Julma to follow him.
Julma tries to clinch there but J circles away.
J cracks the inside of Julma's front leg.
J doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Julma counters with a single leg into guard. J didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julma stopping the sweep attempt from J.
J is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from J.
J lands with a punch from half guard.
J is keen to just control but Julma is a slippery customer.
J scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Julma gets back to full guard.
J trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Julma manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
J wants to stand but Julma is controlling the position.

Julma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Julma scores with a takedown into J's guard.

J looking for a guillotine here but Julma defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Julma won't allow J to sweep him here.
Julma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Julma stands up from J's guard - Julma perhaps looking for a knockout.

Julma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J tries to get to full guard but Julma has control of the leg.
J gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

J is looking for a triangle but Julma pushes his legs off easily.
J manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Julma manages to get himself to full guard.
J looking to pass the guard.
Julma controlling the position.
Julma wants to sweep here but J controlling him for the moment.
Julma thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Julma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Julma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Julma lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Julma there.

J is defending against the submission attempts here by Julma.

Julma is looking for a kimura here.
J flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julma working the head and body with strikes.

J looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Julma in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Julma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

J with a poor takedown
and Julma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
J with a lazy takedown attempt

and Julma counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Julma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Julma stands up and waves to J to follow him.
J misses with a takedown
and Julma counters with a body kick that stops J in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray J. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julma scores with a three punch combo!
J tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
J throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
J keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

J closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

J looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Julma is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Julma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
J throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
J is trying to control the action in half guard but Julma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
J trying to mount his opponent but Julma defends it.
J lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
J trying to control the action but Julma is working from the bottom.
Julma tries to roll over but J keeps him under control.
Julma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
J frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
J working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Julma is rocked!
Julma is looking to get to half guard.
Julma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
J scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Julma?
Julma is still in real trouble! Can J finish him?
Julma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Julma throwing hammer fists to the chest of J. What's that going to do exactly?
J lands with some strikes.
Julma is looking to improve his position but J isn't that keen on the idea.
Boris Julma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Julma is squirming around, avoiding J's attempts to control the action.
Julma seems to have recovered his senses.
J looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Julma blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Julma is looking to escape.
J blocks Julma's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
J cracks Julma with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
J can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Julma is looking to escape.
J lands a heavy elbow.
J controlling the pace for now.

J is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Julma can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

J looking for a guillotine from mount but Julma is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J looking to control but Julma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
J unloading with bombs!
Julma slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

J is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
J prevents Julma from improving his position.
Julma holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Julma gets back to full guard.
Julma lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ray J has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Julma is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray J showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Julma 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Julma!