PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Azari (ranked 3336 p4p, 23942 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 367 p4p, 683 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azari
vs
John

180 cm
27
160
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
169
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vahid Azari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azari just misses with a punch to the body.
Azari's jab looks to have found its range, popping John under the eye.
A swing and a miss from John.
Azari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Azari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azari throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John ducks under a wild hook from Azari.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azari misses with a lunging right hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azari misses with a lunging right hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azari misses with a body punch
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Khabiri Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Azari. That snapped John's head back.
Azari swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azari misses the body punch
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John ducks under a wild hook from Azari.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vahid Azari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azari misses with a left hand
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Azari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Azari misses its intended target.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azari throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azari thinking.
Azari swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John slips under a jab.
Azari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Azari is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azari misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Azari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Azari.
Azari seems to have got his legs back now.
Azari throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John staying out of range there.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azari throws a big shot that misses.
Azari sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Azari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azari. Azari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azari misses with a body punch
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John throws a body punch but Azari moves out of range.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azari misses with a left hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
Azari throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azari thinking.
A shot to the body from Azari misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Azari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and John counters with a nice right hand that sends Azari toppling to the canvas! Azari scrambles and gets back to his feet - can John finish him?!
Azari misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Azari misses with a right hand
and John counters with a right hand from hell and Azari is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jihadi John!
A pretty intense looking Jihadi John took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.