PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ogustivimus Amavimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: NWO Wolfpack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amavimus
vs
James

198 cm
26
279 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

195 cm
31
275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ogustivimus Amavimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James moves in looking to clinch but Amavimus pushes him off.

James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Amavimus's guard.
Amavimus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Amavimus is trying to control the position but James postures up.
Amavimus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Amavimus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amavimus seems keen to control James's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ogustivimus Amavimus wasn't doing enough on the ground.

James takes the fight into the clinch.
Amavimus tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Amavimus throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ogustivimus Amavimus has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amavimus lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Amavimus tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amavimus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amavimus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Amavimus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Amavimus.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amavimus avoids it.
James pushes Amavimus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James trying to land knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that James has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Amavimus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Amavimus avoiding damage.
Amavimus is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
Amavimus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amavimus avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Amavimus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amavimus avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Amavimus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to work over Amavimus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Amavimus gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
Amavimus avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Amavimus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amavimus.
Amavimus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amavimus taking a breather.
Amavimus is trying to stall.
Amavimus managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Ogustivimus Amavimus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
Amavimus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Amavimus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Amavimus lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amavimus stalling the fight.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Amavimus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Amavimus's shoulder, as Amavimus tries to avoid the shot.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James takes one to the side of the head.
Amavimus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amavimus is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Amavimus circles away and we're back to standing.
Amavimus misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Amavimus misses
and James counters with an outside leg kick.

Amavimus clinches.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James wants to take the fight to the mat but Amavimus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amavimus blocks the elbow strike.
Amavimus struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Amavimus working hard to break the clinch.
Amavimus lands a nice uppercut.
Amavimus is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Amavimus prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Amavimus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amavimus avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amavimus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Amavimus controls his hands.
Amavimus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
Amavimus is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amavimus down to the mat. Amavimus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ogustivimus Amavimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amavimus lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogustivimus Amavimus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ogustivimus Amavimus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amavimus moves into the clinch.
Amavimus lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Amavimus tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Amavimus back against the cage.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Amavimus working aggressively here.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
Amavimus is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amavimus lands an uppercut.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James missing with knees to the body.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amavimus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James is looking to control Amavimus's arms but Amavimus gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the cage.
Amavimus lands a right hand.
Amavimus tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Amavimus pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to stall but Amavimus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Amavimus scores with a nice short uppercut.
James goes for a takedown attempt but Amavimus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ogustivimus Amavimus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
James is breathing heavily.
Amavimus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James shoots in for a double leg but Amavimus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amavimus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Amavimus takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Amavimus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James prevents a body shot from Amavimus.
Amavimus managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Amavimus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amavimus tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amavimus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ogustivimus Amavimus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amavimus is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amavimus has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from James.
Amavimus managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Amavimus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amavimus working aggressively here.
Amavimus tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Amavimus won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amavimus misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocking some punches.

Amavimus breaks from the clinch.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amavimus but Amavimus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amavimus swivels and escapes.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Amavimus sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Amavimus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Amavimus lands a big head kick that sends James tumbling to the mat! Amavimus takes a step backwards and waves James back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amavimus misses with a looping left.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Amavimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amavimus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amavimus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! James drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Amavimus follows James to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogustivimus Amavimus!
After winning the bout, Ogustivimus Amavimus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.