PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aluicious James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Roward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roward has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

James
vs
Roward

170 cm
33
177 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

175 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aluicious James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Roward!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roward throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.

Roward gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roward wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James trying to control but Roward is working from the bottom.
Roward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roward wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
Roward is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James stops Roward from standing up.

James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
Roward is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Roward has wrist control.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roward is keeping the position for now.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Roward is keeping the position.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James postures up in Roward's guard and throws a big left but Roward blocks it.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roward keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James 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.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
James trying to control but Roward is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James won't allow Roward to get back to his feet.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roward wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James postures up in Roward's guard and throws a big left but Roward blocks it.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Roward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
James throwing strikes from guard but Roward blocks nicely.
James landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roward preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roward wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Roward 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.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James pushing down on Roward's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

James is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roward pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roward looks like he's trying to stand up.
James uses his free foot to push down on Roward's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roward because James loaded up on that one.
Roward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James looking to ground and pound but Roward is blocking nicely.
Roward tries to buck James off but he can't manage it.
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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 sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roward holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roward is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roward because James loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aluicious James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Roward catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roward misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James ducks under a wild hook from Roward.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Roward throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Josh Roward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Roward.
James shoots in for a takedown but Roward shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Roward.
Roward misses with a hook.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Roward tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roward manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aluicious James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roward looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
James prevents Roward from escaping the position.
James throws a strike aimed at the side of Roward's head but Roward avoids it well.
Roward defending against the ground and pound.
Roward pushes James away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, James gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
James misses with the ground and pound.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by James.
Roward defending against the ground and pound.
Roward is looking to work his way out of this bad position but James is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roward knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roward defending against the ground and pound.
James working the ground and pound from side control.
James working the ground and pound but Roward is defending the strikes.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roward, who protects the arm well.
James throws a strike aimed at the side of Roward's head but Roward avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roward parries the strikes from James easily there. James is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roward to escape.
Roward is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sloppy strikes there by James.
Roward managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by James.
James in side control, throwing shots but Roward defends.
James creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roward sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
James prevents Roward from escaping the position.
James has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Roward'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.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

James working for a submission but Roward is keeping him at bay.
James unloads with some shots from mount but Roward bucks and avoids them well.
James throws some wild stikes that Roward manages to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roward wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roward is trying to stand up.
James looking to finish with strikes here!

James swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Roward is now in James's guard. A big mistake from James there, giving up the dominant position!

James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roward is aware though and is defending well.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roward can do to turn this around?
Roward wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.

James is looking for a triangle but Roward pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

James working for a triangle but Roward defends it easily.

James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aluicious James dominated that second round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roward throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roward.

James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roward quickly recovers to half guard.
James passes to side control.

James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roward has escaped the position, nice work there.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roward, who protects the arm well.

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roward wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

James has hold of Roward's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Roward seems comfortable defending it but James has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Roward is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Roward is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but James couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aluicious James!