PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naseem Hamed (ranked 5962 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius James (ranked 6850 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hamed
vs
James

188 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naseem Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed tries to clinch up.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hamed rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James holding his opponent close, against the cage.

James breaks from the clinch.

James clinches up against the cage.
Hamed blocks a body shot from James.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamed wants to clinch

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamed is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
James perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hamed tries to push off, looking to stand up, but James manages to move to mount!
Hamed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
Hamed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James controlling from the full mount.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Hamed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
James working the ground and pound effectively.
James won't let Hamed get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cassius James!