PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between willie maykit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Double J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Double J comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GSP - Im not impressed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! willie maykit looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

maykit
vs
Double J

180 cm
24
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

155 cm
24
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, willie maykit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaq Double J!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Double J scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
maykit looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Double J sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. maykit defending well though.
Double J is thwarting maykit's attempts to control the position.
Double J trying to control from half guard but maykit is working away.
Double J lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Double J wants to take a breather but maykit is having none of it.
maykit is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Double J trying to control the action but maykit is working from the bottom.
Double J missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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

Double J scores with a takedown into maykit's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maykit looking to control.
Double J throwing strikes but missing.

Double J drops back looking for a leg! maykit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and maykit manages to kick Double J off! Double J jumps back into maykit's guard.
Double J stands and throws maykit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Double J in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Double J working the head and body with strikes.
Double J is working maykit over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Double J lands a decent elbow from side control.
Double J scoring with punches from side control.
maykit gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Double J.
Double J lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Double J punishing his opponent with strikes.
Double J scores with a couple of good head shots there.

maykit is rocked!
Double J scoring with strikes but maykit is staying in there.
Oh maykit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Double J looking to finish maykit with some ground and pound. This is bad for maykit!
Double J dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Double J with the ground and pound from mount.
Double J looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Double J.
Double J scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish maykit?
Double J raining down shots from the mount!
Double J lands a big shot there that rocks maykit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Double J landing strikes, looking to finish!
maykit seems to have got his legs back now.
Double J with the ground and pound from mount.

Double J working for a submission but maykit is keeping him at bay.
Double J is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. maykit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Double J landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Double J looking to finish maykit with some ground and pound. This is bad for maykit!
Double J lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Double J trying to control but maykit is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Double J cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Double J avoids the attempt from maykit to control.
Double J lands a big shot there that rocks maykit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maykit tries to hold on but Double J postures up.
maykit is in a horrible position here. Double J smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Double J dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Double J scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Double J landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
maykit seems a little lost for a moment, as Double J dominates the positioning.
maykit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Double J working the body and head with strikes.
Double J scoring with punches and elbows.
Double J trying to control the position but maykit is working away.
Double J advances to full mount.
Double J lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Double J connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
maykit taking shots to the head.
Double J is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. maykit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Double J lands a nice shot to the head.
Double J lands a big elbow.
Shaq Double J has got the better of the ground game so far.
maykit wants to control but Double J is having none of it.

Double J is going olschool here, as he tries to force maykit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so maykit shrugs it off.
Double J looking to control but maykit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maykit wants to control but Double J is having none of it.
Double J working the ground and pound effectively.
maykit wants to hold on but Double J pushes him away.
Double J scoring with strikes but maykit is staying in there.
Double J landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Double J cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Double J putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Double J scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Double J content just to control the position here.
Double J prevents maykit from getting the reversal.
Double J scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Double J takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Double J is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but maykit is surviving well by controlling Double J's body position as best he can.
Double J punishing his opponent with strikes.
Double J fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Double J has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maykit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
maykit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Double J trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Double J looking to finish with strikes here!
Double J with good strikes from the mount here!
Double J with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns maykit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
maykit wants to hold on but Double J pushes him away.
Double J raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Double J cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Double J showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Double J drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
maykit wants to stand up but Double J is controlling him.
Double J postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Double J scoring with some ground and pound.
Double J postures up in maykit's guard and throws a big left but maykit blocks it.
Double J postures up in maykit's guard and throws a big left but maykit blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Double J accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
maykit trying to keep a closed guard but Double J is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
maykit controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Double J fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. maykit sprawls well initially but Double J persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Double J thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed maykit's head.
Double J working over maykit with some ground and pound. maykit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
maykit wants to control but Double J is keeping busy.
Double J lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
maykit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Double J.
Double J lands strikes from half guard.
maykit is trying to get back to full guard.
Double J wants to lay and pray for a moment but maykit keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Double J shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. maykit is trying to defend but Double J finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maykit trying to control from the bottom.
Double J is trying to control the action in half guard but maykit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
maykit wants to control but Double J is keeping busy.
Double J lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Double J lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Double J seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but maykit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maykit trying to control here.
Double J lands with a punch from half guard.
Double J wants to take a breather but maykit is having none of it.
maykit tries to get to full guard but Double J has control of the leg.
Double J has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Double J is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and maykit defends it well.
Shaq Double J is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maykit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Double J trying to stand up but can't free himself from maykit's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Double J wants to control from the top but maykit keeps moving.
Double J looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
maykit keeping moving, preventing Double J from controlling successfully.
willie maykit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Double J is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaq Double J comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Double J 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaq Double J!