PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calico James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plant
vs
James

184 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
218 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plant has a takedown stuffed.
Robert Plant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plant misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Plant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Plant is just out of range.
Plant fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Plant shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
Plant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Plant's head.
James scores with the left hand. Plant knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!

Plant is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from James as Plant shoots in.
Plant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plant is breathing heavily.

James looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James stalling.
James passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James works to advance to full mount. Plant defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Plant's face.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by James.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a heavy elbow.
James controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Calico James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plant slips a jab and a cross from James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant shoots and misses

and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plant!
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with shots to the head and body - Plant looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that James has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
James landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Calico James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robert Plant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for James.
James with a nice cross.
Plant doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting James counter with a right hand.
Oh Plant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plant ducks under a wild hook from James.
Plant seems to have got his legs back now.
Plant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Plant won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Calico James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James looks up at the clock and then as Plant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, James smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James advances to full mount.

James has hold of Plant's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Plant manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Plant tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Plant defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James.
James landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plant wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
James content just to control the position here.
James with a couple of short strikes.
James content just to control the position here.
Plant is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
James landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James content just to control the position here.
James cracks Plant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
James controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Calico James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plant takes one to the chin there.

James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plant wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James trying to pass the guard but Plant defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calico James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

James lands a body shot.
James digs a good hook to Plant's body.

James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James passes Plant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
James is thwarting Plant's attempts to control the position.
Plant wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. James connects with a nice short shot to Plant's temple.

James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calico James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James stalling.

Despite being in the dominant position, Calico James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plant has his takedown stuffed

and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plant!
James looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by James.
James controlling the pace for now.
Plant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plant taking shots to the head.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Plant hang on?
James controlling the pace for now.
Robert Plant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

James is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Plant to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Plant shrugs it off.
James controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calico James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calico James!