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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Jonsean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsean comes to the cage accompanied by I Stand Alone. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colby Jonsean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy St James!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jonsean but Jonsean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jonsean looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St James!
St James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St James flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
St James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St James is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonsean cracks St James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St James is squirming around, avoiding Jonsean's attempts to control the action.
St James is wriggling around trying to escape.
St James tries to lock up and control but Jonsean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James is bucking up trying to escape but Jonsean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James is working to get back to half guard.
St James is squirming around, avoiding Jonsean's attempts to control the action.
St James is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonsean lands a big shot there that rocks St James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jonsean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St James looks gassed!
Jonsean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St James is in a horrible position here. Jonsean smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St James wants to hold on but Jonsean pushes him away.
Jonsean working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jonsean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St James is looking to escape.
St James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to control but Jonsean is having none of it.
Jonsean working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jonsean.
St James is desperately trying to improve his position but Jonsean has a good base and remains in mount.
Jonsean has hold of St James's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St James manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jonsean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St James is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jonsean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jonsean wants to control the pace but St James is squirming around nicely.
St James is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jonsean scoring with strikes but St James is staying in there.
Jonsean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St James on the ground.
St James is desperately trying to improve his position but Jonsean has a good base and remains in mount.
Jonsean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jonsean 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.
Colby Jonsean dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jonsean fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonsean tries to close the distance and clinch but St James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonsean.
St James with a poor takedown
and Jonsean counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jonsean is looking to take a break and control but St James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St James holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonsean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsean is trying to work for a kimura but St James is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. St James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St James striking off his back but it's not causing Jonsean any problems.
Jonsean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jonsean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jonsean wants to pass the guard but St James is keeping the position.
St James seems keen to control Jonsean's posture.
Jonsean trying to control but St James is working from the bottom.
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.
Jonsean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jonsean!
St James unloading with bombs!
St James looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James punishing his opponent with strikes.
St James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St James trying to control but Jonsean is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jonsean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St James content just to control the position here.
St James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy St James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St James tries for a takedown but Jonsean circles away easily
and Jonsean makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonsean throws a nice head kick!
St James fails with the takedown.
Jonsean with a lazy takedown attempt
and St James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jonsean keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St James wants to control from the top but Jonsean keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeremy St James.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St James can't get the takedown.
Colby Jonsean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy St James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsean lands a shot to the body.
Jonsean tries for a takedown. No joy.
St James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St James fails to pull guard.
St James drags the fight down to the ground.
St James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jonsean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St James is keeping the position for now.
St James controls Jonsean momentarily but Jonsean frees himself.
St James wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St James has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonsean is one step ahead there.
Jonsean with a nice head shot there.
St James is pulling down on Jonsean's head. It's preventing any offense from Jonsean, at least for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jonsean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jonsean throws a right and a left that St James avoids nicely.
St James with a lazy takedown attempt
so Jonsean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St James looking for a guillotine here but Jonsean defends easily.
St James wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jonsean trying to control the position from guard on top but St James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsean tries to stand but St James is controlling from the bottom.
St James keeping moving, preventing Jonsean from controlling successfully.
St James managing to control the position.
Jonsean preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colby Jonsean.
Well Jonsean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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