PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brazilian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by W32.Mydoom.AU@mm . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

James
vs
Experiment I

185 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

178 cm
26
157 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Experiment I!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment I throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Experiment I which made him look bad.

Experiment I pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment I landing knees to the body.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Experiment I gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Experiment I pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I trying to land knees to the body.
Experiment I lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James blocks an elbow strike from Experiment I.
James is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Experiment I misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment I using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries for a takedown but Experiment I manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Experiment I.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Experiment I avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Experiment I keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Experiment I lands a knee to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
James is trying to pull guard but Experiment I turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Experiment I landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Experiment I tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
A short right from Experiment I on the inside.
Experiment I tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Experiment I is defending well.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment I lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James avoiding damage as Experiment I throws knees to the body.
James is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a takedown.
Experiment I putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment I obliges.
Experiment I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Experiment I landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment I obliges.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Experiment I lands with a short shot to the head.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James is looking for a takedown.
Experiment I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Experiment I lands an uppercut.
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
James tries to pull guard but Experiment I won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Experiment I has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment I throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment I lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Experiment I throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Experiment I misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment I working James over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment I just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Experiment I lands a body shot.
Experiment I lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiment I is working for takedown but James is calmly controlling the position for now.
Experiment I throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment I.

Experiment I has clasped his hands together around James's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Experiment I decides to stand back up. Experiment I steps back and let's James get back to his feet.
James blocks a jab.
James cracks Experiment I with a good jab.
Experiment I moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment I.
James takes a swing at Experiment I's ribcage but misses.
Experiment I feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Experiment I misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Experiment I dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiment I pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment I. That's going to slow James down.
Experiment I displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Experiment I lands with a right hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James misses the jab.
Experiment I has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Experiment I.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Experiment I is looking to clinch.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Experiment I circles away quickly and effectively.

Experiment I moves into the clinch successfully.
James misses with the head strike.
Experiment I throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Experiment I using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James tries to work over Experiment I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment I throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiment I with a knee to the head.

James lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment I pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
James is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
James postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James moves out of range as Experiment I throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Experiment I lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
A cross from James lands.
Brazilian Experiment I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment I takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment I.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
A nice leg kick lands there from Experiment I.
James throws the left hand but Experiment I avoids the punch easily.

James scores with a takedown into Experiment I's guard.
Experiment I not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Experiment I has his feet on James's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Experiment I forces James back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment I prevents the takedown attempt.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Experiment I is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment I tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment I blocks a body shot from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Experiment I showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Experiment I lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James misses the jab.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Experiment I tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Experiment I to the ground. Experiment I escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James misses with a looping left.
Brazilian Experiment I seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment I.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment I.
James walks into a straight right hand from Experiment I.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Experiment I ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses the shot to the body.
Experiment I misses with a jab, cross combination.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!

Experiment I clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Experiment I won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment I.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Experiment I.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Experiment I.
A knee to the head by Experiment I.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Experiment I misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Experiment I.
Experiment I stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Experiment I tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Experiment I lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with an uppercut

and Experiment I counters by moving into the clinch.

Experiment I gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I tries to stand but his hand is stuck under James.
James is looking for a sweep. Experiment I is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Experiment I wants to stand but James has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

James has one foot on Experiment I's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
James looks for a takedown but Experiment I sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Experiment I.
Richard James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brazilian Experiment I is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment I was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Experiment I pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces James back to the cage. Experiment I follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James misses the shot to the body.
Experiment I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment I misses with a straight right.
James throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment I throws a nice head kick!
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
Experiment I moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Experiment I comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Experiment I has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Experiment I!
A very excited looking Brazilian Experiment I rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.