PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameson has chosen Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hasashi
vs
Jameson

192 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzo Hasashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson thumps Hasashi with a low kick.
Jameson misses with a wild combination.
Jameson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hasashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Jameson tries to sprawl out of it but Hasashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jameson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Hasashi.
Jameson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hasashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jameson misses with a low kick.
Hasashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jameson's waist but Jameson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hasashi off to one side.
Hasashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jameson throws a series of punches but Hasashi avoids them all with ease.
Jameson tries to bum rush Hasashi with a series of wild strikes but Hasashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hasashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jameson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasashi.
Jameson swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Hasashi.
Hasashi throws a head kick that misses
and Jameson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hasashi's knee momentarily.
Hasashi throws a sloppy head kick and Jameson moves out of range easily.
Jameson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jameson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hasashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jameson pulls his head out easily.
Hasashi is breathing heavily.
Jameson misses with a head shot. Hasashi uses the momentum to regain guard.

Hasashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jameson is aware though and is defending well.
Hasashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson passes Hasashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jameson drops an elbow to the side of Hasashi's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson winds up and cracks Hasashi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jameson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jameson working Hasashi over with strikes.

Hasashi looking for submissions off his back.
Jameson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hasashi wants to control but Jameson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jameson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hasashi defending well though.
Jameson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jameson is nestled in close to Hasashi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jameson prevents Hasashi from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi trying to control from the bottom.
Jameson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jameson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hasashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jameson.

Hasashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jameson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jameson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jameson throwing shots but Hasashi is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson lands strikes from half guard.
Jameson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hasashi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jameson.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jameson lands a couple of elbows.
Jameson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Jameson there.
Jameson prevents Hasashi from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hasashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jameson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jameson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jameson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jameson blocks a head kick by Hasashi.
Jameson thuds his right hand into Hasashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Jameson gets a double leg takedown into Hasashi's guard.
Jameson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hasashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jameson wanted to stand there but Hasashi had control of the position.
Jimmy Jameson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jameson is in close to Hasashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jameson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.

Hasashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jameson scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Jameson works over Hasashi with some ground and pound from guard.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hasashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jameson.
Hasashi keeping full guard, as Jameson tries to pass.

Jameson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hasashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jameson has managed to get both his arms back between Hasashi's legs - danger averted.
Jameson is in close to Hasashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jameson lands a couple of digs.
Jameson lands a couple of digs.
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!
Jameson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jameson distracts Hasashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Hasashi is rocked!
Jameson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hasashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jameson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hasashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson pushing down on Hasashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jameson working the head and body with strikes.
Jameson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Hasashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jameson lands with a punch from half guard.
Hasashi has hold of Jameson's hands but Jameson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jameson working the head and body with strikes.
Jameson thows a huge punch but Hasashi dodges it nicely.
Hasashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson lands strikes from half guard.
Jameson working over Hasashi with some ground and pound. Hasashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jameson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jameson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jameson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hasashi! More strikes land and this one is all over! Jameson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Jameson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Jameson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.