PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

James
vs
Abdul

176 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

177 cm
29
183 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores with a nice head shot.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abdul works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Abdul lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James throws a leg kick but Abdul sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Abdul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdul lands with a good body shot.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James throws a hook but Abdul avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Abdul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdul throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Abdul throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Abdul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a good, hard body kick but Abdul shrugs it off.
Abdul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James misses with a kick to the body.
Abdul sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James swings for the body but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abdul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
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!
James feints and then cracks Abdul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdul down.
A punch combination from Abdul misses.
Abdul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdul moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James moves away from the strike by Abdul.
Abdul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James walks into a jab.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
Nice shot lands for James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Abdul scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdul misses with a straight right.
Abdul throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Abdul misses.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Abdul blocks the low kick.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abdul checks it well.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdul.
James throws a jab when Abdul was well out of range.
James clobbers Abdul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
Abdul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdul throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James takes a swing at Abdul's ribcage but misses.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdul.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abdul to score with a decent uppercut.
Abdul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Abdul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James misses with a hook. Abdul ducked under it nicely.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Abdul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paula Abdul will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Abdul throws a hook but James blocks it.
James throws out a loose jab but Abdul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Abdul with a hook.
Abdul swinging wildly here.
Abdul tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Abdul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James misses the shot to the body.
Abdul avoids the body shot from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdul.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
James slips a jab and a cross from Abdul.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Abdul avoids the body shot from James.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Paula Abdul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abdul missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James swings for the body but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdul slips a straight right by James.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from James.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Abdul's shoulder, as Abdul tries to avoid the shot.
Abdul throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Abdul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James digs a good hook to Abdul's body.
Abdul throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James lands a body shot.
Abdul slips under a jab from James.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abdul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdul.
Abdul swings for the body but James moves out of range.
A low kick from James misses
and Abdul counters with a right hand to the body.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdul misses with a hook.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul cracks James with a good jab.
Abdul swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abdul looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdul lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
A jab lands there for Abdul.
Abdul thows a body shot but no joy.
James lands a body shot.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James misses with a hook.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Abdul throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Abdul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses the shot to the body.
Abdul tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdul's sensitive parts.
Abdul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abdul moves out of range of the strikes.
James keeps Abdul at a distance using the push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by James.
James with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Abdul counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
A big left from James misses.
James misses with an uppercut.
James takes a swing at Abdul's ribcage but misses.
Abdul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdul ducks under a wild hook from James.
A punch lands to the side of Abdul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James connects with a jab.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdul moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James works Abdul's body with a nice hook.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Abdul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abdul dodges the punch combination from James.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James throws a hook to the side of Abdul's head but Abdul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdul tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Abdul does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul lands with a shot to the body.
James swings for the body but Abdul moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Abdul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdul scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Abdul coming out on top.
James cracks Abdul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a straight left.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdul.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdul.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse James!
Jesse James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.