PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aluicious James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Demon
vs
James

187 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

170 cm
31
177 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aluicious James!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demon tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.

James clinches up with Demon and pushes him back against the cage.
Demon tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Demon struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.

Demon is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Demon to the mat. Demon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James passes into half guard.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James is just content to waste time from the top position. Demon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Demon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Demon is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demon keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James advances to half guard.

James is looking for a kimura but Demon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demon is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him

James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Demon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demon defending well though.

James is looking for a kimura here.
Demon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demon is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demon is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Demon avoid being mounted?
James throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Demon to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Demon keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Demon is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James working the ground and pound but Demon is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
James looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Demon is avoiding damage well.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
James working the ground and pound but Demon is defending the strikes.

James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demon has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James working the ground and pound but Demon is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demon struggling a bit here.

James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Demon misses with a two punch combination.
Demon has a takedown stuffed.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Demon, looking for a takedown. James pushes Demon against the cage but Demon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demon throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Demon swinging wildly here.
Demon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James scores a takedown into full mount!
James misses with a head shot.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Demon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
James thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Demon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James throwing strikes here but Demon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James landing shots from mount.

Demon is rocked!
Aluicious James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oh Demon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Demon seems to have got his legs back now.
James punching from mount but Demon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Demon because James loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
James looking to ground and pound but Demon is blocking nicely.

James is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aluicious James!