PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levi James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gordon
vs
James

188 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 Helsinki, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Levi James!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gordon gets a takedown into half guard.
Gordon trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James wants to get back to his feet.
James tries to kick Gordon off in order to stand up. Gordon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Gordon trying to control the position but James is working away.
James is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Gordon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gordon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gordon asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James works over Gordon's head and body with a nice combination.

James gets caught flat footed, as Gordon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gordon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
Gordon trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
James is looking to escape.

Gordon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Gordon eventually gives up the hold.
Gordon thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Gordon stops James from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from James.
James misses with a double jab.
James looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Levi James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Gordon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
James misses with the combination.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gordon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Gordon advances position into side control!
Gordon cracks James with a big right hand but James just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
James tries to escape but Gordon is in control.

Gordon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gordon tries to move into full mount but can't pass James's legs.

Gordon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gordon grinds an elbow into James's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is not content to let Gordon control the position.
Gordon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gordon advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to buck Gordon off but he can't manage it.
James is squirming around, avoiding Gordon's attempts to control the action.
James's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gordon controlling the pace for now.
Gordon tries to control but James wriggling away.

Gordon looking for a guillotine from mount but James is having none of it.
James squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Gordon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Gordon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flash Gordon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

James misses with a wild combination.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gordon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for James!
James is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gordon trying to control but James is having none of it.
Gordon controlling from mount.
James is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gordon landing shots from mount.
James has given up his back here. Will Gordon look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gordon looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! James taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Flash Gordon!