PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lajoie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lajoie
vs
Hetfield

192 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Lajoie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lajoie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lajoie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lajoie clinches.
Lajoie controlling the action here for a moment.
Lajoie landing knees to the body.
Lajoie lands a knee to the body.
Lajoie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Lajoie prevents a body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lajoie slowing the pace effectively.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Hetfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hetfield is trying to break the clinch but Lajoie has him pressed against the cage.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch but Lajoie keeps him there for the moment.
Lajoie scores a nice knee to the body.
Hetfield looks gassed!
Hetfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
A right hook to the body lands for Lajoie.
Lajoie scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie has Hetfield pressed against the cage.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Lajoie.
Lajoie scores with a nice strike.

Lajoie has Hetfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hetfield avoids the elbow strike from Lajoie, against the cage.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lajoie scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Come on Lajoie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie is stalling here.
Lajoie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lajoie.
Hetfield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lajoie prevents it.
Hetfield takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Hetfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie has Hetfield pressed against the cage.
Lajoie lands a knee to the body.
Lajoie scores a nice knee to the body.
Lajoie tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Lajoie scores with a knee to the head.
Lajoie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lajoie stalling the fight.
Hetfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lajoie prevents the takedown attempt.
Jon Lajoie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hetfield.
Hetfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hetfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Lajoie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hetfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lajoie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lajoie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield looks to clinch

and Lajoie moves into the clinch.
Lajoie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hetfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lajoie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lajoie landing knees to the body.
Lajoie lands a knee to the body.
Lajoie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lajoie misses with a body punch.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hetfield can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lajoie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hetfield wants to clinch but Lajoie slips to the side

and Lajoie counters by moving into the clinch.
Lajoie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hetfield's face.
Hetfield being controlled against the cage.
Lajoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hetfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Lajoie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hetfield goes for a takedown attempt but Lajoie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lajoie throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lajoie gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lajoie lands an elbow that stopped Hetfield in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lajoie landing knees to the body.
Lajoie is stalling here.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hetfield is trying to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lajoie.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Lajoie lands a hook that snaps the head of Hetfield backwards.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Lajoie tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Hetfield is working for takedown but Lajoie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Lajoie.
Jon Lajoie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lajoie blocks a body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lajoie is leaning against Hetfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lajoie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield fails to pull guard.
Jon Lajoie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hetfield.
Come on Lajoie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Lajoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hetfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hetfield jumps guard but Lajoie stands there with Hetfield around his waist. Hetfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lajoie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lajoie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Hetfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lajoie smiles and moves away.

Lajoie closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield looking for a takedown.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lajoie scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lajoie.
Hetfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Lajoie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hetfield.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Lajoie.
Hetfield letting Lajoie take a breather here.
Hetfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hetfield fails to pull guard.
Lajoie scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lajoie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hetfield's face.
Lajoie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hetfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Hetfield fails to pull guard.
Hetfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lajoie has him pressed against the cage.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Lajoie.
Hetfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hetfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lajoie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lajoie misses with a knee strike.
Hetfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lajoie smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Lajoie finds it's way through Hetfield's defenses.
Hetfield tries to clinch up

and Lajoie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lajoie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lajoie swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Lajoie lands a body shot.
Lajoie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lajoie closes the distance and clinches.
Lajoie scores a nice knee to the body.
Lajoie lands a nice knee to the body.
Lajoie just leaning against Hetfield, taking a breather.
Lajoie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lajoie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Lajoie.

Lajoie clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lajoie as Hetfield tries to tie him up.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lajoie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees to the body from Lajoie.
Lajoie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lajoie is struggling to control the position.
Hetfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lajoie lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hetfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lajoie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lajoie landing knees to the body.
Lajoie prevents the takedown attempt.
Jon Lajoie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hetfield.
Lajoie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Lajoie.
Lajoie stops a takedown attempt from Hetfield.
Lajoie effectively controlling the action here.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Hetfield tries to pull guard but Lajoie won't allow it.
Lajoie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hetfield's face.
Lajoie misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hetfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lajoie is keeping busy.
Lajoie just leaning against Hetfield, taking a breather.
Lajoie crunches a lovely knee into Hetfield's ribcage.
Hetfield fails to pull guard.
Lajoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hetfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hetfield drags the fight down to the ground.
Hetfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lajoie controlling from the top position.
Lajoie wants to pass the guard but Hetfield is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hetfield working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lajoie has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lajoie is pressing down on Hetfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hetfield is holding on for now.
Hetfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Lajoie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hetfield looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Lajoie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lajoie 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Lajoie!