PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Immanuel
vs
James

177 cm
34
184 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

179 cm
32
183 lbs
20 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Hellbent

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Immanuel scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.

James has closed the distance and engaged Immanuel in a clinch.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Immanuel avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
Immanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from James.
James blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James works on Immanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
James digs a right hand into Immanuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Immanuel's gas tank.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Immanuel.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Immanuel's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as James takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
James takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Immanuel just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James misses with a knee strike.
James lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel takes a shot to the head.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Immanuel is blocking nicely.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James pressing his opponent against the cage.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James prevents a body shot from Immanuel.
James misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
James is leaning against Immanuel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Immanuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Immanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Immanuel as James tries to tie him up.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

James checks a low kick from Immanuel.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Immanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Immanuel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Immanuel misses.

James gets a clinch.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with an elbow strike.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.

Immanuel is rocked!
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James has Immanuel pressed against the cage. He pushes Immanuel back and as he springs towards him off the cage, James throws a beautiful elbow that sends Immanuel crashing to the floor! James piles on the pressure with more strikes! Immanuel is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James!
In his post fight interview, Rick James started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.