PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Twister

185 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Twister fails with a takedown attempt.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Twister scores with a shot to the body.
Twister misses with a body shot.
Twister cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James shoots in and drives through. Twister sprawls well.
James shoots in but Twister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister thows a body shot but no joy.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Twister scores with a shot to the body.
Tony Twister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twister scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister dodges the punch combination from James.
Twister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
James staying out of range there.
Twister looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Twister swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Twister looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister looking to pass the guard.
Twister wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Twister is standing up over James. James looks to escape but Twister dives into side control.

Twister thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Twister laying and praying for a moment but James takes advantage and regains half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Twister works his foot free and advances to mount.
James wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that James really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Twister looking to secure an arm triangle but James defends it well.
James squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

James defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Twister.
Twister wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twister takes James's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, James is in trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

James preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Twister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Twister looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Twister lands an overhand right.
Twister looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister has a takedown stuffed.
Twister thows a body shot but no joy.
Alex James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Twister gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James stands and throws Twister's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Twister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if James is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
James is pressing down on Twister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Twister is holding on for now.

Twister actively working from the bottom here.
James thows a huge punch but Twister dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Twister is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
James wants to control but Twister is keeping him busy.
James prevents Twister from improving his position.

Twister is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Twister looking for submissions off his back.
James perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Twister looking for submissions off his back.
Twister won't allow James to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Twister is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
James tries to pass to full mount but Twister defends it.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twister keeps working.
Twister wants to get back to full guard.

Twister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
James is trying to control. Twister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James thows a huge punch but Twister dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Twister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Twister is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
James trying to control the action but Twister is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Twister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James passes the guard and advances to mount!
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex James dominated that second round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Twister cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Twister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Twister swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Twister slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James throws a right and a left that Twister avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Twister as James shoots in.
Twister is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister misses the shot to the body.
Twister digs a good hook to James's body.
Twister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twister fails with the takedown

and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Twister!
Twister sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
James is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Alex James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Twister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Twister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twister keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

Twister throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Twister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is stalling in the full guard.
Twister is trying to keep James in close.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Twister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister being controlled here, momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big right from Twister misses.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Twister circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twister misses with a body shot.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Twister throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Twister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Twister swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Twister throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Twister.
I think Twister has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Twister!
A victorious Tony Twister thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.