PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the cage accompanied by Predator Theme. James has chosen Tuesday's Gone as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Archer
vs
James

193 cm
40
213 lbs
49 - 20 - 0

189 cm
31
206 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 49 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Archer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
James misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Archer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Archer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Archer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James misses with the combination.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
Archer slips a jab and a cross from James.

Archer moves into the clinch successfully.

James has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Archer clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James controls the action.
Archer breaks James's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Our spies down at at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring) inform us that James has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Archer looking to pass the guard.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.

James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James striking off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
James is trying to control the position but Archer postures up.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Archer trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Archer looking to pass the guard.
James is trying to control the position but Archer postures up.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Archer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Archer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Archer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
Tommy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with an uppercut.
Archer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

James fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Archer to the ground. James is now in Archer's guard.
Archer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James stays in close to Archer's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Archer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Archer keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Archer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Archer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Archer throws a leg kick that misses.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Archer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Archer throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tommy James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Archer.
Archer throws a hook but James blocks it.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Archer circles away quickly and effectively.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James lands a jab.

James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Archer is looking for a sweep.
Archer dodges the ground and pound from James.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ground and pound from James seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Archer tries to improve position but can't.
James is staying tight to Archer's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer is looking for a sweep.
Archer is working hard here to advance position.
Archer is letting James control him for a moment.
Archer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Archer keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Archer wants to control but James postures up.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.
Archer manages to get back to half guard.
Archer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James is thwarting Archer's attempts to control the position.
James wants to control but Archer is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Archer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James scores with a nice body kick.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Archer counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Archer's sensitive parts.
James throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
A jab from James does it's job there.
James misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Archer as he connects with a hook.
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Archer, as that shot connected.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Archer avoids the body shot from James.
James needs to keep his hands up - Archer had a free shot at his head there.
Archer is looking to clinch.
Tommy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
As James looks to move away, Archer throws a big counter combo bu James just gets out of the way.
Mason Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands with a nice body kick.
James loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James misses with a body kick.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Archer lands a jab to James's midsection.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Archer as he jumps to the side.
Mason Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy James.
James cracks the inside of Archer's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

James misses with a double jab.
James misses the shot to the body.
Archer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
Good leg kick by Archer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Archer.
Archer digs a good hook to James's body.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Archer on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses the body punch
and Archer counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Archer circles away quickly and effectively.
James connects with the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Archer down.
Archer lands a body shot.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Archer back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
James blocks the body kick.
Archer lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Archer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Archer lands a head kick!
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!
A combination from James does no damage.
James throws a push kick but Archer slaps the foot to one side.
Archer lets loose with a powerful body kick. James will feel that in the morning.
Archer tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Archer steps away.
James moves away from the strike by Archer.
James feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James looks for a takedown but Archer sprawls well.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Archer tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Archer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Archer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
James shoots in for a takedown but Archer shows good takedown defense.
Mason Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy James.
Archer misses with a head kick.
Archer throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Archer keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
James misses with a looping right.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archer tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason Archer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer cracks the inside of James's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
James throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Archer misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Archer.
Archer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer slips under a jab from James.
Archer throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer staying out of range there.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Archer counters with a straight right hand.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Nice body punch from Archer.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.

Archer drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
Archer tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer wants to break free but James has control.
Archer gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy James!
In his post fight interview, Tommy James gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Fury for helping me be strong, Modern Wear Apparel for making me look so good, the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in the HMFL!! Thank you!!'.