PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiga Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bickle
vs
Jim

185 cm
32
201 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

189 cm
24
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

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Conviction

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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Jim shoots in and gets a takedown into Bickle's guard.
Bickle controls Jim momentarily but Jim frees himself.
Jim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bickle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jim passes into side control.
Bickle is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jim is thwarting Bickle's attempts to control the position.
Jim content to control rather than advance.
Jim lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bickle is looking for a sweep. Jim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jim lands a nice short elbow.
Jim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bickle's head.
Bickle tries to get to full guard but Jim has control of the leg.
Bickle is positioning himself well to prevent Jim advancing to mount.
Jim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jim tries to pass to full mount but Bickle defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jim connects with a high kick.

It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jim.
Jim stuffs the takedown attempt from Bickle. Bickle gets slowly back to his feet.
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bickle is defended easily by Jim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Bickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
As Bickle backs off Jim throws a huge counter combo but Bickle manages to avoid it all.
Bickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bickle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bickle tries to clinch but Jim is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim swinging wildly here.
Jim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle misses with a body shot.

Jim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bickle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jim sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bickle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bickle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taiga Jim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jim.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Nice takedown defense from Jim. No joy for Bickle on that attempt.

Jim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bickle sprawls well initially but Jim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jim content to control rather than advance.
Jim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bickle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Jim there.
Bickle tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle wants to control but Jim is keeping busy.
Jim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jim working Bickle over with strikes.
Bickle trying to hold on to Jim's head to control him but Jim postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bickle actively working from the bottom here.
Jim throws a strike but Bickle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Bickle looking for subs off his back but Jim has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bickle is trying to get back to full guard.
Bickle trying to control but Jim postures up.
Jim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jim.
Bickle wants to improve his position but Jim is controlling well.
Jim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Let's hope that Jim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bickle tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
Jim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bickle wants to get back to full guard.
Jim is trying to control the action in half guard but Bickle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jim prevents Bickle from improving his position.
Jim wants to take a breather but Bickle is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bickle doesn't seem bothered though.
Bickle misses with a jab to the body
and Jim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bickle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Jim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim works Bickle's body with a nice hook.

Jim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taiga Jim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bickle darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.
Jim swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jim.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jim misses with some punches.
Jim lands a body punch.
Bickle tries to stall but Jim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jim tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim digs a right hand into Bickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bickle's gas tank.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Jim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Jim controls the action.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Jim avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Jim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Jim lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Jim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Jim lands with a light punch inside.
Jim lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Jim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with an elbow over the top.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Jim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jim tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Jim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jim gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jim on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jim.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle's elbow.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jim prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Jim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Jim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Jim controls the action.
Jim has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Jim struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Jim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jim lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
A short right from Jim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Jim.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bickle is rocked!
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle tries to work over Jim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Bickle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim working aggressively here.
Jim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
A short body shot lands from Jim as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jim.
Taiga Jim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jim misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taiga Jim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jim 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiga Jim!
Taiga Jim thanked the fans post fight for their support.