PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

James
vs
Lancelot

191 cm
24
196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Lancelot!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancelot is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lancelot swinging wilding here.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lancelot.
James looks to land a combination but Lancelot avoids it well.
James throws the left hand but Lancelot avoids the punch easily.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancelot circles away.
James tries to clinch there but Lancelot circles away.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancelot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James wants to clinch.
James with a jab.
James tries to clinch but Lancelot moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James tries to keep at a distance but Lancelot has taken the fight into the clinch.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancelots head.
James lands a shot to the body.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. James catches Lancelot right on the button with a cross.
James misses with a double jab.
Freddy James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lancelot staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Lancelot 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Lancelot feints and as James raises his hands in defense, Lancelot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancelot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lancelot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lancelot throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Lancelot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot thows a big elbow that misses.
Lancelot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lancelot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James tries to clinch up but Lancelot circles away and keeps his distance.
Lancelot shoots in but no luck this time.
Freddy James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Lancelot.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lancelot fails with the takedown.
Lancelot fails with the takedown.
Lancelot looks gassed!
Lancelot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Lancelot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lancelot's head.
James cracks Lancelot with an open hand slap.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancelot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with the combination.
Lancelot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lancelot tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lancelot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Lancelot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lancelot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancelot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James is trying to stand.
Lancelot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to get back to is feet but Lancelot passes into side control.
James is looking for a sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lancelot moves away from the strike by James.
James lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lancelot.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancelot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James lands the left hand.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancelot fails with a takedown attempt.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lancelot moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Lancelot tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James misses with a combination

and Lancelot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James trying to control from the bottom.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Lancelot slows the pace down in half guard.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancelot.
Lancelot is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James is in trouble now - Lancelot has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lancelot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. James looks a forlorn figure.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is in a horrible position here. Lancelot smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James tries to hold on but Lancelot postures up.
James wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lancelot.
James working to try and regain half guard.
James tries to hold on but Lancelot pushes him away.
Lancelot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as James is looking to escape.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
James taking shots to the head.
James wants to hold on but Lancelot pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lancelot throws some wild stikes that James manages to avoid easily.
Lancelot cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lancelot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lancelot working the ground and pound effectively.
Lancelot throws some wild stikes that James manages to avoid easily.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Lancelot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lancelot throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for James because Lancelot loaded up on that one.
James is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lancelot landing shots from mount.
Lancelot with the ground and pound from mount.
Lancelot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.
James is looking to get to half guard.
Lancelot lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lancelot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lancelot throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
James is trying to escape the mount.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lancelot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Lancelot working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. James looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lancelot! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sir Lancelot!