PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico World Citizen (ranked 13660 p4p, 24430 weight class) and John James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). World Citizen comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Bitch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

World Citizen
vs
James

160 cm
57
145
33 - 34 - 4

185 cm
30
145
6 - 20 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 33 - 34 - 4, fighting out of London, Nico World Citizen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John James!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
World Citizen misses with a shot to the body
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Nico World Citizen has been cut.
World Citizen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting James counter with a right hand.
World Citizen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
World Citizen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! World Citizen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! World Citizen has escaped and now he's on top!

James can't keep his opponent in guard - World Citizen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
World Citizen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen is taking a breather. James says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

James looking for submissions off his back.
World Citizen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James won't allow World Citizen to pass to mount.

James looking for submissions off his back.

James actively working from the bottom here.

James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
World Citizen is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with World Citizen in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.

James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James is refusing to be controlled, as World Citizen sits in half guard.

James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but World Citizen pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
World Citizen misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from World Citizen misses the target.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
World Citizen misses with a body shot.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James feints the counter takedown.
World Citizen swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James drops down looking to force a counter takedown but World Citizen defends it well.
World Citizen misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
World Citizen misses with a left hand
letting James counter with a right hand.
World Citizen swings widly with a right hand

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nico World Citizen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

World Citizen misses with a hook
and James counters with a huge left! World Citizen is in big trouble! He's backing up but James isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save World Citizen from any more damage. A dominating finish by James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John James!