PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Massey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Massey
vs
James

184 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality

Affordable Quality
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James throws a solid leg kick but Massey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
Massey misses the shot to the body.
Massey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.

James gets caught napping as Massey dives in and scores a takedown. James manages to retain guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Massey from controlling successfully.
Massey throws a big right hand that misses.
Massey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Massey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James keeping full guard, as Massey tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey preventing the sweep.
Massey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Massey throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Massey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Massey.
Massey looking to pass the guard.
Massey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey throwing strikes but missing.
Massey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massey throws a big right hand that misses.
Massey passes James's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Massey wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Massey throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Massey scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Massey.

Massey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Massey.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Massey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.

Massey is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
Massey tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massey is just content to waste time from the top position. James takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Massey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Massey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James takes one to the side of the head.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Massey's shoulder, as Massey tries to avoid the shot.
James takes one to the side of the head.
James swinging wildly here.
Massey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Massey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Massey lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a sloppy head kick and Massey moves out of range easily.
James tries to move into range but Massey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Massey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Massey passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for James because Massey loaded up on that one.
James is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Massey throwing strikes here but James is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Massey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Massey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Massey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
James is working to get back to half guard.
Massey controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Eli Massey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James blocking the ground and pound.
James avoids a series of strikes thrown by Massey.
Massey raining down hammerfists from mount.

James is rocked!
James regains half guard.
James is still in real trouble! Can Massey finish him?
James won't allow Massey to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James taking some punishment here, with Massey in his half guard.
James seems to have recovered his senses.

Massey seems to be working for a kimura but James defends the submission attempt.
Massey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Massey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Massey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massey tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
Massey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey is just content to waste time from the top position. James takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Massey is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Massey is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Massey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massey tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Massey wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Massey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Massey lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Massey.
Massey digs a good hook to James's body.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Massey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Massey stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Massey.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Oooh a lovely combination from Massey sends James down but not out. Massey dives into side control looking to finish.
We've been hearing good reports from Massey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ground and pound from Massey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Massey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Massey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Massey crashes against the mat.
Massey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Massey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Massey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Massey throws a strike aimed at the side of James's head but James avoids it well.
Eli Massey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Eli Massey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Massey.
Massey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Massey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Massey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Massey. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Massey throws out a powerful jab.
Massey scores with a nice right hand.
Massey thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eli Massey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massey lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James ducks under a wild hook from Massey.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James blocks a head kick by Massey.

Massey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey controlling from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Massey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Massey 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Massey!
Eli Massey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.