PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde. Eddie James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lester
vs
James

175 cm
24
176 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

198 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
James looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Lester is looking for a counter combo.
Eddie James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James jabs at Lester's body.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a slapping body shot.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Lester seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Lester seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
James tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester avoids a kick to the body.
James takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester is looking for a counter combo.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester staying out of range there.
Lester went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As James looks to move away, Lester throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Lester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Lester throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James scores with a punch to the head.
Lester takes a jab right on the kisser.
James throws out a powerful jab.
James is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lester had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester slips a straight right by James.
It looked like Lester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

James has closed the distance and engaged Lester in a clinch.
Lester is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - James coming out on top.

James instigates a clinch.
Lester prevents a body shot from James.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lester takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot.
Lester is looking for a counter combo.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lester went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James misses with an uppercut.
Lester appears to be looking for a big counter.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lester backs up against the cage.
Lester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from James.
Lester appears to be looking for a big counter.
James cracks Lester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

James connects with a solid leg kick.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James catches Lester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James looks to land a combination. Lester sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from James.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lester needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lester momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. James catches Lester right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Lester seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lester takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James lands a slapping body shot.
James scores with a head kick.
James scores with a punch to the head.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lester on the side of the head.
James lands with a straight right. Lester didn't see that one coming.
Lester slips a jab from James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lester scrambles back to his feet.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James misses with a right hand
and Lester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jack Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester is looking for a counter combo.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lester walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Lester's head back.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Lester throws a big counter combination but James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lester moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie James 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! This is the final round!

James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James cracks Lester with a good jab.
Lester takes one on the button.
Jab by James.
James misses with a body shot.
Lester appears to be looking for a big counter.
James is looking to clinch.
It looked like Lester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a two punch combo.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Lester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick.
As James looks to move away, Lester throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James lands with a straight right. Lester didn't see that one coming.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Lester seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
James throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James punishes Lester's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lester is trying to break free.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Nice body punch from James.
James is working Lester over against the cage.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James lands a head shot.
James misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James misses with a wild combination.
Eddie James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

James darts in and clinches Lester up against the cage.
James lands a nice elbow.
Lester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jack Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lester is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that Lester has been working on his elbows in the gym.
James has Lester pressed against the cage, preventing Lester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie James!
A relieved looking Eddie James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.