PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 323 p4p, 531 weight class) and Jamie James (ranked 51 p4p, 81 weight class). Joe Derrick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie James's chin.

Derrick
vs
James

180 cm
24
215
14 - 8 - 0

182 cm
24
214
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Pit Bull Development
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie James!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James takes one to the chin there.
James throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
James lands a head shot.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Derrick to score with a decent uppercut.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derrick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Derrick swings widly with a right hand

and James counters with a nice right hand that sends Derrick toppling to the canvas! Derrick scrambles and gets back to his feet - can James finish him?!

Derrick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Derrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derrick lands a body shot.
Derrick seems to have got his legs back now.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Derrick lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Derrick is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from James.
Derrick dodges an elbow strike from James.
Derrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James lands a nice elbow.
Derrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James lands an elbow inside that Derrick shrugs off.
James lands an elbow that stopped Derrick in his tracks for a moment.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derrick avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
James tries to work over Derrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Derrick avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Derrick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if James can turn it around.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derrick can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derrick backwards.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James digs a right hand into Derrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Derrick's gas tank.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James crunches a lovely knee into Derrick's ribcage.
James creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Derrick! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for James.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie James!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jamie James thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).