PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Alban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Go to sleep blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

James
vs
Alban

177 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Coffee Shop (Cheapest recovery in Dam!)

Combat Pro Design

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Alban!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alban takes one on the button.

It looks like Erik Alban has been cut.
Alban closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Jesse James has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from James.
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!
Alban slips a jab and a cross from James.
Alban tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Alban staying out of range there.

James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alban's guard.
James looking to pass the guard.
Alban looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alban punching from the bottom.
Alban keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Alban scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Alban punching to the body, from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alban in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

James has control of Alban's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alban regains control of the situation pretty easily.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James is breathing heavily.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alban?
James prevents Alban from getting the reversal.
James lands a heavy elbow.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James with the ground and pound from mount.
Alban swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Alban is in all sorts of trouble here.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alban can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alban is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James with a couple of short strikes.
James 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alban can't escape the position.
Alban is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alban is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alban really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James landing strikes from the mount.
James looking to finish Alban with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alban!
Alban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alban in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alban working to try and regain half guard.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alban sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James drops an elbow to the side of Alban's head.
James throwing shots but Alban is blocking nicely.
James frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James landing shots from mount.
Alban is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
James looking to finish Alban with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alban!
Alban trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alban takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alban is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James prevents Alban from getting the reversal.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James unloading with bombs!
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alban is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

James looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Alban but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alban sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Alban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alban is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alban moves into full guard.
James lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alban throws a head kick that misses.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alban holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Alban lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alban is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alban down to the mat. Alban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alban throws a combination that misses

and James counters with a takedown into side control.
Alban sneaks back into half guard.
James throwing shots but Alban is blocking nicely.
Alban is trying to control but can't.

James is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Alban has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alban trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alban has hold of James's hands but James slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James lands strikes from half guard.
James blocks the strikes from Alban.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alban wants to clinch
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab lands there for James.
Alban misses with a head kick.

Alban pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Alban misses with an elbow over the top.

Alban is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Alban to the mat. Alban regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Alban trying to control the position.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
Alban throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Alban is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells James's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alban tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Alban which made him look bad.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Alban fails to land with a series of punches.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alban connects with a high kick.
Alban looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Alban.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alban is desperately trying to improve his position but James has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Alban that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alban flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Alban is trying desperately to improve position.
Alban trying desperately to get to his feet.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alban is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
Alban tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jesse James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alban?
James landing punches.
Alban really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
James lands a big shot there that rocks Alban but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alban wants to control but James is having none of it.

Alban bucks James off and manages to get back to his feet!
Alban tries to clinch

and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alban is on top in guard.
Alban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alban is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alban trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Alban lands a couple of elbows.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alban doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alban manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alban tries to clinch

and James counters with a takedown into side control.
Alban throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Alban misses with a strike from the bottom.

James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alban is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
James misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alban tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Alban is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.

James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alban is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alban, who protects the arm well.
Alban sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands with a punch from half guard.
Alban striking from the bottom.

Alban is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alban with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

James 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.
Alban wants to get back to full guard.

James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alban is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
Alban blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alban misses with a jab, cross combination.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alban closes the distance but James moves to the side
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Alban tries to clinch but fails miserably

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alban taking some punishment here, with James in his half guard.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alban defends it well.

James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
James working over Alban with some ground and pound. Alban looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alban kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
James connects with a crisp jab.
James circles away from the clinch attempt

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alban won't be happy with that.
Alban is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Erik Alban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alban gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alban sees it coming and defends easily.

James 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.
James working over Alban with some ground and pound. Alban looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James blocks the strikes from Alban.
Jesse James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alban moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alban throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse James!