PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Jamse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensai Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Jamse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jamse
vs
Ping

180 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Jamse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sensai Ping!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jamse drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jamse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ping tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ping throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jamse sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jamse's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jamse distracts Ping with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ping looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jamse is one step ahead there.
Jamse pushes down on Ping's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jamse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jamse seems to be working for a kimura but Ping defends the submission attempt.
Jamse is looking to stall here but Ping recovers full guard.
Ping looking for a sweep. Not yet Ping, not yet.
Jamse tries to free his leg and advance position but Ping is retaining full guard.
Ping bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jamse's guard.
Ping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jamse trying to keep a closed guard but Ping is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jamse is looking for a triangle but Ping pushes his legs off easily.
Jamse is breathing heavily.
Jamse working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ping lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ping accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jamse throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ping trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

Jamse scores with a takedown into Ping's guard.

Ping isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jamse stacks Ping on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jamse!
Jamse lands an elbow.
Jamse creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ping is not content to let Jamse control the position.
Jamse controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping is not content to let Jamse control the position.
Ping struggling a bit here.
Ping tries to buck Jamse off but Jamse is having none of it.
Jamse remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ping is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ping is trying to control Jamse's posture but Jamse avoids it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ping lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jamse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ping fails with the takedown

and Jamse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jamse trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.

Ping had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jamse is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ping Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jamse's back instead.

Ping is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ping doesn't have the hooks in and Jamse manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ping can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jamse controls the pace.
Jamse seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ping for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jamse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jamse scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Ping is rocked!
Jamse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ping is still in real trouble! Can Jamse finish him?

It looks like Sensai Ping has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ping avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jamse.
Jamse wants to control the pace but Ping is squirming around nicely.
Jamse thowing shots but they're missing.
Jamse looking to ground and pound but Ping is blocking nicely.
Jamse throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ping because Jamse loaded up on that one.
Jamse thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jamse throws some wild stikes that Ping manages to avoid easily.

Jamse working for a submission but Ping is keeping him at bay.
Ping wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jamse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamse looking to ground and pound but Ping is blocking nicely.
Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Ping is trying to stand.
Jamse with good strikes from the mount here!
Ping taking shots to the head.
Jamse landing punches.
Jamse controlling his opponent.
Ping is looking to get to half guard.
Jamse controlling from the full mount.
Ping is in all sorts of trouble here.

Jamse is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ping has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ping!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamse keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Jamse trying to keep a closed guard but Ping is proving a slippery customer.
Jamse wants to sweep but no luck.
Jamse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ping trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamse pulls Ping in close to prevent any damage.
Ping looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jamse misses with a takedown
and Ping counters with a series of strikes. Jamse will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ping shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Ping jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jamse manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ping working away.
Jamse is looking to regain half guard here but Ping keeps moving and retains side control.
Sid Jamse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ping takes a little break here. Jamse wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ping avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jamse.
Jamse is looking to regain half guard here but Ping keeps moving and retains side control.
Jamse is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ping's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping is pressing down on Jamse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jamse is holding on for now.
Jamse is refusing to be controlled, as Ping sits in half guard.
Jamse manages to get to full guard.
Jamse trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jamse striking from the bottom here.
Ping looking to sit in guard and control but Jamse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jamse lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ping looking for a sweep. Not yet Ping, not yet.
Ping wants to stand up but Jamse is controlling him.
Jamse won't allow Ping to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Jamse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sensai Ping's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ping swinging wilding here.
Jamse misses with a takedown attempt
and Ping counters with a good low kick that Jamse was not able to check.
Jamse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ping can pounce on him.
Ping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jamse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jamse fails with the takedown
and Ping counters with a good low kick that Jamse was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ping drives through and clinches with Jamse against the cage.

Ping has hold of one of Jamse's legs. Jamse is fighting the takedown attempt but Ping gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jamse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ping tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamse is retaining full guard.
Ping would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamse pulls Ping in close to prevent any damage.
Jamse tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jamse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ping doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ping manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jamse has control of Ping's left arm, preventing Ping from doing any damage.

Jamse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jamse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ping gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jamse is keeping the position for now.
Jamse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jamse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ping connects with a couple of short punches.
Ping is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ping content to stall in guard here.
Jamse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ping wants to control from the top but Jamse keeps moving.

Jamse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ping doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ping manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ping trying to control but Jamse is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamse controls Ping momentarily but Ping frees himself.
Jamse keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Ping might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jamse kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

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

Ping closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jamse is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jamse is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ping's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ping's back!
Jamse has the hooks in. Ping is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jamse scores with punches from the back.

Ping is trying to defend against the choke here but Jamse has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Jamse Tightens the hold and Ping taps out furiously! Jamse displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sid Jamse!