PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

James
vs
Downtime

195 cm
42
218 lbs
41 - 25 - 0

176 cm
42
159 lbs
39 - 37 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 37 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bitch! rushes Downtime and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Downtime on the inside.
Downtime takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Nycky Downtime has been cut.
Downtime told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bitch! is stalling here.
Downtime looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.

Bitch! lands a vicious elbow to the side of Downtime's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Bitch! tries to finish him with strikes but Downtime still seems able to defend himself so Bitch! steps back and lets Downtime get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Downtime is rocked!
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!
Downtime takes a swing at Bitch!'s ribcage but misses.
Downtime is still on wobbly legs! Can Bitch! finish him?
Downtime moves out of range as Bitch! strikes.
Bitch! darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bitch! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nycky Downtime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch! misses with a straight right.
Bitch! swings for the body but Downtime moves out of range.
Bitch! slips a jab and a cross from Downtime.
An attempted straight right counter from Bitch! misses the target.
Bitch! lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Downtime misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Downtime.
Downtime throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitch! stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Downtime seems to have recovered his senses.
Bitch! dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitch!. Downtime does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Downtime. Beautiful body shot.
Downtime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rick James, Bitch! is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitch! fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Downtime on the side of the head.
Downtime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Downtime fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Downtime falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bitch! counters with a nice uppercut.
Downtime throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bitch!.
Bitch! looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downtime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bitch! is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Downtime.

Bitch! instigates a clinch.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.
Downtime wants to stall.
Downtime blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! avoiding damage as Downtime throws knees to the body.
Downtime tries to score a body lock takedown but Bitch! shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bitch! working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bitch! has Downtime pressed against the cage, preventing Downtime from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bitch! lands a right hand that snaps the head of Downtime backwards.
Bitch! is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitch!.
Downtime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitch! is defending well for now.
Downtime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bitch! has Downtime pressed against the cage. He pushes Downtime back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bitch! throws a beautiful elbow that sends Downtime crashing to the floor! Bitch! piles on the pressure with more strikes! Downtime is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.