PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Fevzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Fevzi

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmed Fevzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James rushes Fevzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fevzi up against the cage.
James stops a takedown attempt from Fevzi.
Fevzi fails to pull guard.
Fevzi is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
David James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Fevzi.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
Fevzi is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fevzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fevzi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fevzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

James forces Fevzi back against the cage and clinches.
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fevzi takes a knee to the side of the body.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fevzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fevzi looks winded!
James slowing the pace effectively.
Come on James - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James landing knees to the head.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Fevzi avoids the damage to the body.
Fevzi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. James avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fevzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fevzi backwards.
Fevzi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fevzi jumps guard but James turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks with his arms.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James missing with knees to the body.
Fevzi is looking to take this one to the mat.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James tries a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James pressing his opponent against the cage.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James tries a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks it.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fevzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from James.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ahmed Fevzi has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stalling the fight.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks with his arms.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fevzi blocks it with crossed arms.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fevzi.
Fevzi is working for takedown but James is calmly controlling the position for now.
James presses Fevzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James working Fevzi over with knees to the body.
James leaning his opponent against the cage.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Fevzi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

James pushes Fevzi up against the cage in a clinch.
Fevzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fevzi.
Fevzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James tries a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks it.
Fevzi throws a head punch that misses.
Fevzi has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fevzi goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
David James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Fevzi.
James throws a front kick that sends Fevzi stumbling back into the cage.
Fevzi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Fevzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.

James has Fevzi up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James digs a right hand underneath Fevzi's ribcage. Fevzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by James.
James misses with a knee strike.
James is struggling to control the position.
Fevzi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.

James has closed the distance and engaged Fevzi in a clinch.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fevzi avoids it.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fevzi can do to turn this around?
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fevzi avoids it.
Knees to the body from James.
Fevzi managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fevzi is defending well for now.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fevzi is defending well for now.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fevzi wants a takedown but no success here.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fevzi's face.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fevzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James is leaning against Fevzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with a knee to the head.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
David James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fevzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James landing knees to the head.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fevzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Fevzi avoids the damage to the body.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fevzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James tries a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks it.
James is struggling to control the position.
James missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from James.
James crunches a lovely knee into Fevzi's ribcage.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fevzi blocks it with crossed arms.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fevzi.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fevzi is defending well for now.
Fevzi takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Fevzi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Fevzi is blocking nicely.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fevzi can't get the takedown.
Fevzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fevzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fevzi avoids it.
Fevzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James has Fevzi pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Fevzi avoids the damage to the body.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
Fevzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a knee to the head.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from James.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fevzi.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James pushes Fevzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James tries a knee to the head but Fevzi blocks it.
Fevzi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fevzi letting James take a breather here.
James dodges an elbow strike from Fevzi.
Fevzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fevzi.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fevzi letting James take a breather here.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Fevzi won't want to take too many of those.
James leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fevzi.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fevzi managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Fevzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James landing knees to the head.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James lands a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fevzi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fevzi is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
David James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Fevzi.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fevzi avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Fevzi looking for a takedown.
James connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
Fevzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ahmed Fevzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James has Fevzi pressed against the cage.
David James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fevzi has a couple of punches blocked by James.

And that's the end of the fight!
David 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David James!
David James decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.