PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and deacon james (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Damian Marley - welcome to jamrock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bridges
vs
james

189 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, deacon james!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
james is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from james misses.
james tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bridges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bridges tries for a takedown but james sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bridges.
james tries to clinch there but Bridges circles away.
Bridges shoots in but james avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
james looks to land a combination but Bridges avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

james rushes Bridges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

james has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bridges is trying to keep an underhook but james manages to get the takedown into half guard.
james wants to take a breather but Bridges is having none of it.
james throwing shots but Bridges is blocking nicely.

james is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges wants to get back to full guard.
Bridges is staying active underneath james, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bridges gets back to full guard.
james would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bridges is looking for a triangle but james pushes his legs off easily.
Bridges is looking to sweep but instead, james has passed into half guard.
Bridges trying to control from the bottom.
james is taking a breather. Bridges says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bridges works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
james chips away with some ground and pound.
james preventing the sweep.
Bridges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bridges is keen to just control but james is a slippery customer.
Bridges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
james looks like he's trying to stand up.
james manages to get to full guard.
james wants to stand but Bridges is controlling the position.
Bridges tries to free his leg and advance position but james is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
james has control of Bridges's left arm, preventing Bridges from doing any damage.
Bridges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed james's guard.
Bridges moves nicely into side control.
james is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

james is defending against the submission attempts here by Bridges.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
james wants to improve his position but Bridges is controlling well.

james looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
james wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
james won't allow Bridges to pass to mount.
Bridges is working hard here to advance position.
james looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
james misses with a wild combination.
Bridges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bridges lands a nice leg kick that just misses james's sensitive parts.
james checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bridges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but deacon james will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

james tries to clinch but Bridges is having none of it.

james drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bridges is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! james has his hands clasped together but Bridges extends an breaks james's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bridges.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Bridges!