PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Jameson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Austin
vs
Jameson

192 cm
26
245 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.

Austin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jameson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Austin is in Jameson's guard.
Jameson wants to stand up but Austin is controlling him.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin.
Jameson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Austin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Austin stays in close to Jameson's body and controls the position.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson wants to stand but Austin is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Jameson is keeping the position.
Austin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Austin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Austin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin is in close to Jameson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jameson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Austin trying to control but Jameson is working from the bottom.
Austin landing some decent shots from guard.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jameson wants to stand up but Austin is controlling him.
Austin lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Austin trying to control but Jameson is working from the bottom.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet but Austin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jameson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Austin throwing strikes from guard but Jameson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Jameson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jameson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Austin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Austin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Austin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin stops Jameson from standing up.

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.
Austin postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet but Austin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jameson looks gassed!
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Jameson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jameson!
Jameson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Austin lands with some strikes.
Austin cracks Jameson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jameson tries to buck Austin off but he can't manage it.
Austin lands a nice shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Austin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Austin landing strikes from the mount.

Austin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jameson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jameson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jameson is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Austin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jameson is breathing heavily.
Jameson is trying to get back to his feet.
Austin grinds an elbow into Jameson's temple.
Austin is working Jameson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jameson is trying to escape the position but Austin is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jameson some visible discomfort.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Austin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jameson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Austin grinds an elbow into Jameson's temple.
Austin misses with the ground and pound.

Austin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jameson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Austin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Austin scoring with punches from side control.
Austin is chipping away with strikes.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Austin scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson taking a bit of punishment here - Austin scoring with strikes.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Austin lands an elbow.

Austin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Austin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Austin landing a few strikes.
Austin working the ground and pound.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Austin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Austin advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin breaks from Jameson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Austin working Jameson over with strikes here.
Austin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jameson tries to buck Austin off but he can't manage it.
Austin looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jameson looks a forlorn figure.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Austin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jameson is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Jameson is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin breaks from Jameson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jameson is squirming around, avoiding Austin's attempts to control the action.
Austin landing shots from mount.
Jameson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Austin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jameson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Austin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jameson's face.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Austin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Austin lands in his opponent's guard.
Austin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Austin has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Austin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Austin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Austin looks up at the clock and then as Jameson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Austin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jameson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jameson is in a horrible position here. Austin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin cracks Jameson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jameson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Jameson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Austin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Austin looking to finish Jameson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jameson!
Austin landing shots from mount.
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
Jameson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Austin is working for a guillotine from mount but Jameson frees his head quite easily.
BOOM! Austin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jameson is trying to stand.

Austin looking for a guillotine from mount but Jameson is having none of it.
Ron Jameson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin won't let Jameson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Austin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Austin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jameson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Austin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jameson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Austin controlling the pace for now.
Austin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin won't let Jameson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jameson can do to turn this around?
Austin lands with some strikes.
Austin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
Austin landing strikes from the mount.
Jameson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Austin controlling from mount.
Austin lands with some strikes.
Jameson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Austin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jameson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Austin misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson really wants to buck Austin off and get back to his feet.
Austin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Austin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Austin lands with some strikes.
Austin thowing shots but they're missing.
Austin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jameson is looking to escape.
Jameson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Austin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Austin controlling the position easily from mount.
Steve Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jameson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Austin 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Steve Austin!

Steve Austin wins by unanimous decision!