PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice James (ranked 4664 p4p, 456 weight class) and Erik Eriksson (ranked 6625 p4p, 573 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ... And Justice For All. Eriksson has chosen The Script - Hall of Fame as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Erik Eriksson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

James
vs
Eriksson

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eriksson manages to circle out of the way.

James clinches up against the ropes.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eriksson just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James moves out of range as Eriksson strikes.
Eriksson scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
Erik Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
Eriksson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson avoids the head kick by James.
Nice body punch from Eriksson.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Eriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Eriksson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James throws out a loose jab but Eriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson lands a head shot.
Eriksson throws a hook but James blocks it.
Eriksson scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eriksson throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James tries to land a leg kick but Eriksson saw it coming and moves away.

Eriksson tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eriksson is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eriksson has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Eriksson lands a nice shot to the body.
James being controlled against the ropes.
Eriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

James pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eriksson defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Eriksson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
James keeping moving, preventing Eriksson from controlling successfully.

James pushes a forearm under Eriksson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Eriksson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justice James!
Post fight, Justice James took to the microphone: 'Justice was served today'.
Erik Eriksson was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter this timw. You win lose, you and some some.'.