PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayden James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

James
vs
Villela

185 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden James !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Villela!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from James misses.
Villela looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Villela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villela misses with a series of wild punches.
Villela's coach down at island top team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Villela's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James connects with a couple of short punches.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

James gets to his feet. Villela looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a jab when Villela was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from James . Villela does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Villela counters with a two punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Villela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James throws the left hand but Villela avoids the punch easily.
Villela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a leg kick but Villela sees it coming and moves out of range.

James drives through with a takedown into Villela's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
James tries to stand but Villela is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James passes Villela's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Villela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James uses his free foot to push down on Villela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Villela.

Villela defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James .
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 working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
James 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 has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James unloading with bombs!
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Villela for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

James misses with an uppercut
and Villela counters with a left and a right that stings James .
Villela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Villela throws a jab but it's blocked by James .
Villela ducks under a wild hook from James .
Villela staying out of range there.
Villela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from James misses.
Villela ducks under a wild hook from James .
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.

James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Villela is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
James sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Villela is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James tries to stand and escape but Villela is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James content to control rather than advance.
James frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
James landing strikes from the mount and Villela is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling his opponent.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Villela hang on?
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.
James landing strikes from the mount.
James controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James controlling his opponent.

James has control of Villela's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Villela regains control of the situation pretty easily.
James controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villela is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden James 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!

James throws a series of punches but Villela avoids them all with ease.
Villela slips a jab from James .
Villela misses with a double jab.
James misses with a hook.

James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
James connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Villela some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James takes a little break here. Villela wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Villela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

James decides to stand back up.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villela can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Jayden James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a leg kick
and Villela counters with a one-two to the body.
James throws a hook but Villela avoids it easily.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Villela's shoulder, as Villela tries to avoid the shot.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws out a loose jab but Villela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James .
Villela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James .
James throws a hook but Villela blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a right hand but Villela moved out of range.
James is looking to chop away at Villela's legs.
A swing and a miss from James .

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James works over Villela with some ground and pound from guard.
James controls from within his opponent's guard.
Villela can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling from mount.
Villela taking shots to the head.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jayden James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

James has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Villela is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jayden James !
A very excited looking Jayden James rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.