PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Slapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slapper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to beep beep i'm a jeep. James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ballad of Jesse James. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Slapper
vs
James

185 cm
20
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

180 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Slapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slapper misses with a two punch combination.
James sizes up Slapper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slapper's hands.
Slapper lands with a nice body punch.
Slapper slips a jab from James.
James avoids the head kick by Slapper.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Slapper is just out of range.
Slapper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James connects with the punch.

Slapper drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slapper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James looking to control.
Slapper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James has his hands on Slapper's head, controlling the position.
Slapper tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.

Slapper drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Slapper off! Slapper jumps back into James's guard.

Slapper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James avoids the body shot from Slapper.
Slapper is looking to land body kicks.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James staying out of range there.

Slapper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James prevents Slapper from moving into mount.
Slapper trying to control the position but James is working away.

Slapper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slapper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control here.
Slapper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slapper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slapper's back!

James is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Slapper has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
James is trying to stick to Slapper's back but Slapper is turning into James. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in James's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Slapper.
Slapper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slapper trying to control but James is working from the bottom.

James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Slapper postures up.
Slapper wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slapper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slapper slips a straight right by James.
Slapper throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a wild combination.
Slapper looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Slapper throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donk. James catches Slapper right on the button with a cross.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slapper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slapper swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James lands the left hand.
James lands with a right hand.

Slapper moves into range and clinches up with James.
Slapper misses with a shot to the kidneys.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

James gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James working a defensive guard here.
James is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slapper is aware though and is defending well.
Slapper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Slapper dominated that round.
That's time! Slapper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slapper takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Slapper lands the left hand.

Slapper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Slapper tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
Slapper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slapper cracks James with a nice body shot.
Slapper misses with some punches.
Slapper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slapper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slapper struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slapper.
Slapper content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Slapper decides to pull guard.
Slapper looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
Slapper keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slapper pulls James in close to his closed guard and prevents James from doing any damage or advancing position.
James is stalling in the full guard.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Slapper.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slapper swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slapper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slapper shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Slapper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James throws a right and a left that Slapper avoids nicely.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Slapper throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Slapper takes one to the chin there.
Slapper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slapper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slapper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slapper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James looks to clinch

and Slapper counters with a takedown into side control.
Slapper scores with a couple of short elbows.
James prevents Slapper from improving position.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slapper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Slapper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Slapper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James is looking to control Slapper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?

Slapper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slapper prevents James from improving his position.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

James is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Slapper fails to pull guard.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slapper throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with an uppercut.
Slapper lands the left hand.

James instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Slapper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Slapper staying out of range there.
Slapper moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James lands with a nice body punch.

James rushes Slapper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slapper pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slapper tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slapper.
Slapper digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Slapper struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slapper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Slapper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James lands with a nice combination. Slapper backs away looking to recover.
James misses with a low kick.
Slapper falls off balance throwing a combination
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from James finds it's way through Slapper's defenses.
Slapper moves away from the strike by James.
Slapper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slapper momentarily.
Slapper misses with a hook.
Slapper lands the left hand.
Slapper moves away from the strike by James.
James throws a one two combo.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slapper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slapper moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.

Slapper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Slapper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
James is trying to work for a sweep but Slapper has mounted him!
Slapper is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapper landing shots from mount.

Slapper is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, James has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

James defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Slapper.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slapper landing shots from mount.
James takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Slapper has control of James's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and James regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
James can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James is looking to improve his position but Slapper isn't that keen on the idea.
James tries to lock up and control but Slapper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James tries to reverse the position but Slapper maintains control.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James tries to hold on but Slapper pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Slapper working for a submission but James is keeping him at bay.

Slapper has control of James's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and James regains control of the situation pretty easily.
James is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jesse James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slapper landing strikes from the mount.

Slapper looking for a guillotine from mount but James is having none of it.
Billy Slapper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James can't escape the position.
Billy Slapper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slapper blocks James's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Slapper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slapper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Slapper!