PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes into the arena with Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loveladdy
vs
Jasta

176 cm
29
153 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

174 cm
27
154 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Dauntless

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loveladdy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jasta.
A slow jab from Loveladdy misses its intended target.
Loveladdy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loveladdy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loveladdy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loveladdy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loveladdy scores with a nice strike.
Loveladdy throws a shot from downtown. Jasta moves away and avoids it.
Loveladdy cracks a nice hook into Jasta's ribs.
Jasta connects with the punch.
Loveladdy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jasta.

Loveladdy rushes Jasta and presses him up against the cage.
Jasta looking to stall.
Jasta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy.
Jasta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jasta uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Loveladdy fails to land.
Jasta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loveladdy blocks it with crossed arms.
Jasta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Loveladdy.
Jasta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jasta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loveladdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jasta avoids it.
Jasta throws an elbow but it misses.

Loveladdy breaks from the clinch.
Loveladdy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jasta needs to keep his hands up - Loveladdy had a free shot at his head there.
Jasta takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.

Loveladdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loveladdy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jasta.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a solid leg kick but Jasta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loveladdy.
Loveladdy wants to clinch up but Jasta keeps it at a distance.
Loveladdy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Loveladdy.
Jasta cracks Loveladdy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Loveladdy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jasta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loveladdy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loveladdy misses the jab.
Loveladdy tests Jasta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loveladdy throws a body kick that misses
and Jasta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jasta swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a nice shot to the body.
Neptune Loveladdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a body kick.
Loveladdy lands with a hook. Jasta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jasta misses with a hook
and Loveladdy counters with a three punch combo that has Jasta backing up. Jasta nods at Loveladdy to acknowledge the strikes.
Jasta tries a head kick but it misses.
Loveladdy takes a swing at Jasta's ribcage but misses.
Loveladdy looks to land a body kick but Jasta moved away.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jasta misses with a looping right.
Jasta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jasta lands with an uppercut that bounces Loveladdy off the cage and back into range.
Jasta lunges at Loveladdy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loveladdy's hand.
Nice body punch from Loveladdy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Jasta misses.
Loveladdy lands with an overhand left.
Loveladdy is looking to clinch.
Loveladdy looks to throw the jab but Jasta is out of range.
Loveladdy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses the body punch
and Loveladdy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loveladdy throws a right hand that Jasta ducks under and follows up with a left that Jasta also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Jasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jasta throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.

Loveladdy takes the fight into the clinch.
Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy has a couple of punches blocked by Jasta.
Loveladdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jasta blocks an uppercut.
Jasta leaning against his opponent.
Jasta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loveladdy after a bit of a struggle.
Jasta missing with knees to the body.
Jasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loveladdy stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loveladdy.
Jasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jasta pushes Loveladdy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neptune Loveladdy dominated that round.
That's time! Loveladdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Loveladdy defending well as Jasta loads up on a big left hand.
Neptune Loveladdy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Loveladdy misses its intended target.
Loveladdy misses with a kick to the body.
Jasta misses with a double jab.
Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jasta.
Loveladdy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jasta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy blocks a jab.
Jasta throws the left hand but Loveladdy avoids the punch easily.
Loveladdy feints a jab promting Jasta to slip. Loveladdy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jasta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy throws a lazy body kick
and Jasta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loveladdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loveladdy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jasta avoids it.
Loveladdy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loveladdy ducks under a wild hook from Jasta.
As Jasta looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Jasta just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loveladdy motions for Jasta to come forward. Loveladdy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jasta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jasta checks it well.
Jasta tries to land a leg kick but Loveladdy saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loveladdy.
Jasta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loveladdy.
Jasta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loveladdy.
Jasta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jasta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jasta counters with a stiff right hand.
Loveladdy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jasta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jasta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jasta misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loveladdy. Jasta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loveladdy throws a front kick aimed at Jasta's knee but Jasta avoids it well.
Loveladdy lands with a right hand.
Loveladdy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Loveladdy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loveladdy rushes Jasta and presses him up against the cage.

Loveladdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loveladdy moves in looking to clinch but Jasta pushes him off.
Jasta throws a poor cross that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a straight right hand.
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Loveladdy moves away and avoids it.
Jasta moves out of range as Loveladdy strikes.
Jasta misses with a looping left.
Jasta throws a lazy right hand but Loveladdy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jasta throws the left hand but Loveladdy avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy misses with a hook
and Jasta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loveladdy needs to keep his hands up - Jasta had a free shot at his head there.
Loveladdy throws a body kick that misses
and Jasta counters with a right hand to the body.
Jasta wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta slips under a jab.
Jasta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy tries a low kick but Jasta avoids it.
Loveladdy looks to land a left hand but Jasta moved out of range nicely.
Jasta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses with a hook. Jasta ducked under it nicely.
Jasta digs a good hook to Loveladdy's body.
Loveladdy scores with a sloppy right hand. Jasta should have avoided that one.
Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jasta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Loveladdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasta.
Loveladdy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jasta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Loveladdy if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jasta throws a shot from downtown. Loveladdy moves away and avoids it.
Loveladdy throws a chopping leg kick but Jasta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loveladdy clinches.
Loveladdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jasta can do to turn this around?
Loveladdy is trying to push Jasta away but Jasta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jasta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasta.
A right handed body shot lands from Jasta.
Jasta misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Jasta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jasta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jasta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loveladdy has him pressed against the cage.

Jasta gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jasta is looking to advance position but Loveladdy won't allow it.
Jasta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jasta wants to pass the guard but Loveladdy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Neptune Loveladdy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Loveladdy throws a sloppy head kick and Jasta moves out of range easily.
Loveladdy closes the distance but Jasta moves to the side
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loveladdy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jasta tries a low kick but Loveladdy avoids it.
Loveladdy dips to his left and cracks Jasta with an uppercut!
That kick from Jasta tenderised Loveladdy's leg. Loveladdy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the body
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loveladdy 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.
A combination from Jasta does no damage.
Loveladdy is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasta throws a leg kick but Loveladdy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loveladdy moves to clinch but Jasta breaks away
letting Jasta counter with a right hand.
Loveladdy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jasta moves out of range of the body kick from Loveladdy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a left hand

and Jasta counters by clinching up.
Jasta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loveladdy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jasta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jasta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loveladdy.
Jasta stalks Loveladdy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loveladdy's face. Loveladdy staggers backwards, shaken.
Loveladdy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jasta.
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loveladdy.
Jasta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jasta throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jasta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loveladdy - the referee stops the clock and Jasta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loveladdy. Jasta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Loveladdy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jasta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jasta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loveladdy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loveladdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jasta.
Nice body punch from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jasta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loveladdy tries to clinch there but Jasta circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jasta misses the target.
Loveladdy throws a series of punches but Jasta avoids them all with ease.
Jasta lands a two punch combo.
Loveladdy slips a straight right by Jasta.
Loveladdy fails to land with a series of punches.
Loveladdy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jastas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jasta misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta lands with a right hand.
Jasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jasta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loveladdy misses the body punch
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Loveladdy is rocked!
Jasta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Loveladdy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jasta takes a swing at Loveladdy's ribcage but misses.
As Jasta looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Jasta just gets out of the way.
Loveladdy tries to score with a low kick but Jasta moves his leg out of the way.
Loveladdy seems to have got his legs back now.
Loveladdy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loveladdy tries to work over Jasta's front leg with a kick but Jasta checks it.
Jasta throws a right hand that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jasta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jasta tries to land a front kick but Loveladdy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jasta throws a jab but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Jasta misses with a looping left.
Jasta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loveladdy moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Loveladdy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasta takes one to the side of the head.
Jasta misses with a low kick as Loveladdy jumps back.
Jasta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loveladdy feints and then cracks Jasta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jasta down.
A big right from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jasta.
Loveladdy lands a jab to the nose.
Jasta looks to throw the jab but Loveladdy is out of range.
Jasta dips to his left and cracks Loveladdy with an uppercut!
Loveladdy lands with a right hand.
Jasta throws a poor cross that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loveladdy lands a jab-cross combination.
Jamey Jasta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jasta throws a low kick, looking for Loveladdy's leg but Loveladdy calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neptune Loveladdy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loveladdy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!