PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Ja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ja
vs
Statham

183 cm
28
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
33
196 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordan Statham!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja throws a head kick but Statham moves out of range.
Ja ducks under a wild hook from Statham.
Ja tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Statham counters with a shoot takedown. Ja fights it but they end up in guard.

Statham drops back looking for a leg! Ja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ja manages to kick Statham off! Statham jumps back into Ja's guard.
Statham won't allow Ja to get back to his feet.
Statham distracts Ja with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Statham lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Statham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ja's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ja's head.
Statham lands a couple of elbows.
Statham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Statham winds up and cracks Ja with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Statham lands with a punch from half guard.

Statham is trying for a kimura here. Ja looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Statham wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Statham!
During a confident post fight interview, Jordan Statham thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.