PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jamesion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Jamesion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jamesion
vs
Paw

162 cm
25
133 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Jamesion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Paw!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamesion misses with a wild body shot.
Paw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Jamesion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jamesion stands up over Paw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jamesion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jamesion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jamesion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Paw for as long as he can get away with.
Paw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jamesion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paw is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Jamesion.

Jamesion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paw to the ground. Jamesion is now in Paw's guard.
Jamesion wants to pass the guard but Paw is keeping the position.

Paw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jamesion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paw's head.

Jamesion stands and steps away. Paw gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jamesion slows down the pace here.

Jamesion breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jamesion looking to score a takedown here. Paw is defending well but Jamesion drives through and ends up in Paw's guard.
Jamesion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jamesion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paw's head.
Jamesion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jamesion landing with the ground and pound.
Jamesion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paw's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jamesion drops back looking for a leg! Paw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paw manages to kick Jamesion off! Jamesion jumps back into Paw's guard.
Jamesion with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jamesion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jamesion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paw manages to avoid it.
Paw misses with a takedown attempt

and Jamesion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jamesion lands with a punch from half guard.
Jamesion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mark Jamesion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paw is breathing heavily.
Jamesion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Jamesion.

Jamesion closes the distance and pushes Paw back into the cage.
Jamesion slows down the pace here.

Jamesion pulls Paw into guard.

Jamesion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jamesion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paw manages to avoid it.
Mark Jamesion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion misses with a wild body shot.
Jamesion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jamesion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Paw did well to prevent Jamesion getting side control.
Jamesion wants to pass to mount but Paw is defending the position.
Paw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion drops an elbow to the side of Paw's head.
Jamesion passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Paw!

Jamesion with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jamesion controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jamesion is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Paw has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamesion lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jamesion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jamesion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jamesion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jamesion has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jamesion misses with a leg kick.
Paw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamesion throws a push kick but Paw slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jamesion pulls Paw into guard.
Jamesion lands some strikes from the bottom.

Jamesion scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Jamesion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paw's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion distracts Paw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jamesion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Jamesion just wasn't active enough.

Jamesion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Mark Jamesion has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jamesion fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jamesion clinches.
Jamesion lands a hook that snaps the head of Paw backwards.
Jamesion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paw up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jamesion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Paw uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamesion pulls Paw in close to his closed guard and prevents Paw from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jamesion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paw is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jamesion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jamesion 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jamesion!