PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamaican Jam (ranked 2782 p4p, 253 weight class) and Ramon Sophisticado (ranked 2740 p4p, 250 weight class). Jam comes to the cage accompanied by Quartiere Coffee - In Jamaica. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jam
vs
Sophisticado

178 cm
28
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamaican Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Sophisticado!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sophisticado throws out a loose jab but Jam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sophisticado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sophisticado wants to clinch.
Sophisticado wants to clinch.

Sophisticado takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam avoids the elbow strike from Sophisticado, against the cage.
Sophisticado looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam can't break the clinch.
Sophisticado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jam has had enough of the clinch but Sophisticado keeps him there for the moment.
Jam blocks an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Jam avoids the elbow strike from Sophisticado, against the cage.
Sophisticado misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Jam.
Jam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jam is trying to break the clinch but Sophisticado is controlling him.
Jam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jam blocks the elbow strike.
Jam avoids a wild elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Sophisticado is looking to control Jam's arms but Jam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sophisticado has his back to the cage.
Sophisticado throws an elbow that misses.
Sophisticado takes a shot to the head.
Jam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jam dodges an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Jam lands an uppercut.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sophisticado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jam's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sophisticado up against the cage.

Jam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
Sophisticado throws a poor cross that misses
and Jam counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sophisticado fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sophisticado tries to clinch up
and Jam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jam lands a glancing blow to the side of Sophisticado's head.
Jam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sophisticado.
A counter left hand to the body from Jam misses its target.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up.
Jam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophisticado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sophisticado.

Jam tries to keep at a distance but Sophisticado has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sophisticado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sophisticado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jam as the two fighters clinch.
Sophisticado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sophisticado throws a hook but Jam avoids it easily.
Sophisticado throws a lazy uppercut
and Jam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sophisticado thinking.
Ramon Sophisticado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam checks a leg kick.
Sophisticado tries to clinch there but Jam circles away.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sophisticado fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jam misses the target.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sophisticado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sophisticado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jam throwing a counter right hand but Sophisticado manages to avoid it.
Jam lands with a nice combination. Sophisticado backs away looking to recover.

Sophisticado is rocked!
Sophisticado tries to clinch up
and Jam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sophisticado doesn't manage to clinch there - Jam circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaican Jam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sophisticado tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
Sophisticado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Sophisticado.
Jam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good work by Jam as he checks the leg kick.
Jam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sophisticado misses with a left hand
and Jam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sophisticado fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sophisticado.
Sophisticado looks for the body kick but Jam saw that one coming.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sophisticado.
Jam swings for the body but Sophisticado moves out of range.
Jam moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophisticado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sophisticado is looking to clinch.
Sophisticado looks to clinch
and Jam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jam catches Sophisticado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sophisticado is still on wobbly legs! Can Jam finish him?
Sophisticado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sophisticado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jam cracks Sophisticado with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sophisticado tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jam pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sophisticado is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamaican Jam!
A very excited looking Jamaican Jam made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.