PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wittman has chosen Brian Eno - The Big Ship as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Ly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ly
vs
Wittman

150 cm
24
137 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
135 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hjelte Health Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Ly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wittman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ly looks for a takedown but Wittman sprawls well.
Wittman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wittman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ly.
Wittman shoots and misses
and Ly counters with a nice body kick.
Wittman shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimmy Ly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Wittman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ly digs a good hook to Wittman's body.
Wittman looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ly.
Ly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ly misses with a series of wild punches.
Wittman with a poor takedown

and Ly counters with a takedown into side control.
Ly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ly tries to score with some ground and pound. Wittman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wittman is looking to regain half guard here but Ly keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ly goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wittman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ly but great work by Wittman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman working away.
Ly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ly struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wittman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Ly counter with a right hand.
Wittman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ly counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wittman is looking to reverse the position.
Ly passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wittman!

Ly looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Ly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wittman is surviving well by controlling Ly's body position as best he can.

Ly looking for a guillotine from mount but Wittman is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittman regains half guard.
Wittman trying to control here.
Wittman is trying to get back to full guard.
Wittman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Ly is looking for a kimura but Wittman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ly to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ly wants to pass the guard but Wittman is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Ly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ly misses with a kick to the body.
Ly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Ly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wittman with a poor takedown
letting Ly counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ly wants to clinch up but Wittman keeps it at a distance.
Wittman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wittman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ly drops Wittman with a left and a right! Oh, Wittman is hurt - Ly dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Marcus Wittman has been cut.

Ly has hold of Wittman's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wittman seems comfortable defending it but Ly has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wittman is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wittman is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ly couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Ly!
Jimmy Ly retains his bantamweight title!