PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bamas
vs
Chan

170 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bamas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamas wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.
Chan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bamas drops his hands momentarily and Chan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like John Bamas has been cut.

Bamas has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Bamas is looking for a takedown.
Bamas has Chan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bamas avoids it.
Bamas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chan is keeping busy.
Bamas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bamas managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Bamas is trying to force a seperation but Chan has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Bamas avoids the elbow strike from Chan, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bamas taking a breather.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chan has Bamas pressed against the cage, preventing Bamas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bamas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chan walks away with a smile on his face. Bamas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bamas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamas moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Bamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan cracks Bamas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bamas tries to clinch but Chan is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bamas's head.
Bamas tries to clinch up but Chan circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Chan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bamas doesn't seem phased though.
Chan lands a glancing blow to the side of Bamas's head.
Bamas blocks a head kick by Chan.
A jab from Chan finds it's way through Bamas's defenses.
Bamas avoids the body shot from Chan.
Bamas avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Bamas moves out of range easily.
Chan looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Bamas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bamas tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Bamas slips the punch.
Bamas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chan manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Chan misses.
As Chan tries to get set, Bamas tries to push him back and clinch up but Chan manages to avoid the attempt.
Bamas doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Bamas moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.

Bamas has managed to clinch.
Bamas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamas stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Bamas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chan is keeping busy.

Bamas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan takes a swing at Bamas's ribcage but misses.
Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamas moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bamas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chan with a jab.
Bamas moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.

Bamas takes the fight into the clinch.

Bamas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bamas is looking to counter the offense by Chan and move into the clinch.

Bamas darts in and clinches Chan up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bamas breaks from the clinch.
Bamas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bamas tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bamas wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bamas tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamas moves away.
Bamas is looking to counter the offense by Chan and move into the clinch.
Bamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamas tries to clinch up but Chan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bamas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamas is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bamas closes the distance and clinches.
Bamas is looking for a takedown.
Bamas stalling.
Bamas wants to take the fight to the mat but Chan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bamas trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Bamas is trying to stall.
Chan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bamas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bamas breaks the clinch.
Bamas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bamas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bamas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bamas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bamas is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Bamas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bamas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bamas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Chan misses.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bamas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bamas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
John Bamas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan is breathing heavily.

Bamas gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bamas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamas tries to clinch up.
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.

Bamas moves into the clinch.
Bamas avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Bamas, against the cage.
John Bamas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bamas jumps guard but Chan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bamas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bamas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
Bamas avoids a wild elbow strike from Chan.
Chan misses with an elbow strike.
Bamas stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Chan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bamas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamas looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bamas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Bamas breaks the clinch.
Bamas avoids the head kick by Chan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Bamas gets a clinch.
Bamas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chan up against the cage.

Bamas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bamas tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Bamas wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.

Bamas drives through and clinches with Chan against the cage.
Bamas just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.

Bamas pulls Chan into guard.
Chan throws an elbow that misses. Bamas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chan's guard. Nice move by Bamas!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bamas stands and steps away. Chan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bamas tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Bamas tries to clinch up but Chan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamas doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chan swings for the body but Bamas moves out of range.
Bamas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bamas doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.

Bamas forces Chan back against the cage and clinches.
Bamas wants to stall.
Bamas looking for a takedown.
Bamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bamas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bamas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chan is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamas looking to slow down the pace here.

Bamas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bamas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bamas drives through and clinches with Chan against the cage.
Bamas looking to stall.
Chan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bamas looking to slow down the pace here.
Bamas goes for a takedown attempt but Chan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jackie Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Bamas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bamas tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bamas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan throws out a powerful jab.
Bamas moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bamas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chan as Bamas tries to tie him up.
Bamas can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bamas avoids the elbow strike from Chan, against the cage.

Bamas breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bamas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bamas's hands.
Chan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamas wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bamas avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Bamas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bamas avoids the damage to the body.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bamas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bamas wants to stall.
Bamas taking a breather.
Bamas is pushing Chan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
John Bamas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamas lands a good knee to the midsection. Chan won't want to take too many of those.

Bamas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bamas lands a high kick!
Bamas wants to clinch.
Chan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bamas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bamas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Bamas moved out of range.
Bamas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.

Bamas drives through and clinches with Chan against the cage.
Bamas is trying to stall.
Bamas is trying to maintain a safe position but Chan gets an underhook and turns Bamas into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bamas looking to slow down the pace here.
Bamas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bamas.
Bamas is looking to control Chan's arms but Chan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bamas has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Bamas.
Bamas tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Jackie Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bamas gets a clinch.
Bamas blocks an elbow strike from Chan.
Bamas wants to break free but Chan has control.
Bamas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bamas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamas throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
Chan works Bamas's body with a nice hook.
Chan throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Chan tries to keep at a distance but Bamas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bamas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bamas tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.

Bamas moves into the clinch.
Bamas lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Bamas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chan walks away with a smile on his face. Bamas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bamas blocks a head kick by Chan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bamas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bamas looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Bamas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chan to score with a decent uppercut.
Bamas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackie Chan.
I've got Chan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jackie Chan!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jackie Chan!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Jackie Chan!

Jackie Chan wins by unanimous decision!