PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jole Jolt The Rim Job (ranked 6374 p4p, 282 weight class) and Jonathan Ray (ranked 7992 p4p, 312 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jolt The Rim Job
vs
Ray

175 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jole Jolt The Rim Job !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Ray!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Jolt The Rim Job .
Jolt The Rim Job throws a combination. Ray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Ray rushes Jolt The Rim Job and presses him up against the cage.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray fails to land the takedown.
Jolt The Rim Job misses with a series of wild punches.
Jolt The Rim Job misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Jolt The Rim Job does no damage.
Ray wants to counter with a clinch but Jolt The Rim Job pushes him away.
Jolt The Rim Job misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Jolt The Rim Job pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ray back to the cage. Jolt The Rim Job follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Ray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jolt The Rim Job 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolt The Rim Job working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ray.

Ray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ray gets to his feet - Jolt The Rim Job follows without any prompting.
A low kick from Ray misses
and Jolt The Rim Job counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jole Jolt The Rim Job seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ray.
Nice takedown defense from Jolt The Rim Job . No joy for Ray on that attempt.
Jole Jolt The Rim Job has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Ray.
Jolt The Rim Job scores with a shot to the body.
Jolt The Rim Job looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jolt The Rim Job tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jolt The Rim Job .
Jole Jolt The Rim Job is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jolt The Rim Job bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ray's head backwards.
Jolt The Rim Job scores with a jab to the body.
Jolt The Rim Job scores with the left hand. Ray knows he should have avoided that one.

Ray is rocked!
Ray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jolt The Rim Job circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray is still on wobbly legs! Can Jolt The Rim Job finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolt The Rim Job lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jolt The Rim Job jabs Ray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jolt The Rim Job will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jolt The Rim Job is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jolt The Rim Job .
Jolt The Rim Job lands with an uppercut that bounces Ray off the cage and back into range.
Jolt The Rim Job tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Jolt The Rim Job .
Ray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jolt The Rim Job is fending him off so far but Ray persists. Nope, Jolt The Rim Job circles away and we're back to standing.
Ray seems to have recovered his senses.
Ray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jolt The Rim Job to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray takes a swing at Jolt The Rim Job 's ribcage but misses.

Ray forces Jolt The Rim Job back against the cage and clinches.
Jolt The Rim Job misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jolt The Rim Job wants to get back to striking at distance but Ray won't allow it.
Jolt The Rim Job is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ray drags the fight down to the ground.
Ray has a closed guard, preventing Jolt The Rim Job from standing up.
Jolt The Rim Job trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jolt The Rim Job wants to stand but Ray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ray controlling Jolt The Rim Job 's posture.
Jolt The Rim Job wants to stand and escape but instead Ray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a big right hand that misses.
Ray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ray trying to control but Jolt The Rim Job is working from the bottom.
Jolt The Rim Job trying to control the position.
Jolt The Rim Job looking for a sweep. Not yet Jolt The Rim Job , not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jole Jolt The Rim Job dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jolt The Rim Job throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ray misses.
Jolt The Rim Job goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jolt The Rim Job scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Ray has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ray tries to pull guard but Jolt The Rim Job holds him up against the cage and eventually Ray drops back down to his feet.

Ray turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray advances to full mount.

Ray moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jolt The Rim Job has worked his arm free - good work by Jolt The Rim Job !
Jolt The Rim Job is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt The Rim Job being controlled for a moment.
Jolt The Rim Job is not content to let Ray control the position.
Ray taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ray working the ground and pound.

Ray decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jolt The Rim Job scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Ray manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jolt The Rim Job on his heels. He'll look to pass Jolt The Rim Job 's guard now, I'm sure.
Ray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ray postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolt The Rim Job looking for a sweep. Not yet Jolt The Rim Job , not yet.
Jolt The Rim Job has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ray has passed into side control.

Ray decides to stand back up.
A punch combination from Jolt The Rim Job misses.
Jolt The Rim Job lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jolt The Rim Job misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ray gets a double leg takedown into Jolt The Rim Job 's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolt The Rim Job can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ray controls the pace.
Ray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jonathan Ray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jolt The Rim Job looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ray is one step ahead there.
Jolt The Rim Job preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ray passes into half guard.

Ray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonathan Ray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jolt The Rim Job connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jolt The Rim Job scores with a nice strike.

Ray moves into range and clinches up with Jolt The Rim Job .

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jole Jolt The Rim Job is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jolt The Rim Job moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jolt The Rim Job lands a slapping body shot.
Ray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jolt The Rim Job swivels and escapes.
Jolt The Rim Job seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray trying to control the position but Jolt The Rim Job is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt The Rim Job is looking to reverse the position.
Jolt The Rim Job is not content to let Ray control the position.
Ray tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jolt The Rim Job struggling a bit here.
Jolt The Rim Job is not content to let Ray control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jolt The Rim Job is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ray is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ray controlling the position easily from mount.
Jolt The Rim Job is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ray tries to control but Jolt The Rim Job wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray scoring with strikes but Jolt The Rim Job is staying in there.
Jolt The Rim Job is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jolt The Rim Job wants to hold on but Ray pushes him away.

Ray is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jolt The Rim Job has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jolt The Rim Job !
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ray holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolt The Rim Job wants to stand but Ray is controlling his posture from full guard.

Jolt The Rim Job has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ray to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jolt The Rim Job is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ray pulls down on the head and he's put Jolt The Rim Job to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonathan Ray!