PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tore Bross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bross comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton. Jaromir Jag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bross
vs
Jag

165 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

165 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tore Bross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag is looking to clinch but Bross is avoiding it.
Jag throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jag tries to clinch but Bross is having none of it.

Jag clinches with his opponent.
Bross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jag just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jag is pressed up against the cage. Bross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jag down to the mat. Jag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jag tries to clinch but Bross moves out of range.
Bross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tore Bross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jag keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Jag.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jag tries to clinch but Bross is having none of it.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bross tries for a takedown but Jag sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jag tries to clinch up but Bross circles away and keeps his distance.
Jag tries to clinch up.
Bross shoots in for a double leg but Jag sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Jag. No joy for Bross on that attempt.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bross fails with the takedown.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Bross pushes him off.
Bross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jag is looking to clinch but Bross is avoiding it.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jag but Jag pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Bross pushes him off.
Jag is looking to clinch but Bross is avoiding it.
Jag is looking to clinch.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Bross pushes him off.
Jag lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jag sprawls well. Jag wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bross gets slowly back to his feet.

Jag has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bross gets control of Jag's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bross will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jag has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bross is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jag would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bross wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bross is defended easily by Jag.
Bross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bross is breathing heavily.
Bross has a takedown stuffed.
Bross shoots for a takedown but Jag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bross fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jag avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick from Jag lands but Bross takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bross keeps the fight on the outside.
Jag lands a head kick. Bross smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jag tries to clinch up.
Bross circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jag forces Bross back against the cage and clinches.
Jag gets underhooks to prevent Bross's takedown attempt.
Bross jumps guard but Jag stands there with Bross around his waist. Bross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bross tries to pull guard but Jag won't allow it.
Jag looking to slow down the pace here.
Bross being controlled against the cage.
Bross is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jag pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bross drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jag pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bross wants to land a leg kick but Jag is out of range.
Jag tries to clinch there but Bross circles away.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Bross circles away.

Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Bross tries for a takedown but Jag manages to get underhooks.
Jag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bross tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Bross wants a takedown.
Jag landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bross avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Jag with a knee to the head.
Jag tries to stall but Bross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jag pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Jag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaromir Jag dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jag swivels and escapes.
Bross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jag misses with a head kick.
Jag tries to clinch up but Bross circles away and keeps his distance.
Bross blocks a head kick by Jag.
Jag tries to clinch but Bross moves out of range.

Bross shoots in and bounces Jag off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jag is keeping the position for now.
Bross prevents Jag from getting back to his feet.

Jag scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jag wants to clinch.
Bross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jag gets caught flat footed, as Bross shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jag keeping full guard, as Bross tries to pass.

Jag has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bross off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag misses with a head kick.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bross swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bross closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jag is looking to escape.

Bross is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jag sees it coming and defends easily.
Jag is trying to stand back up but Bross is controlling him

Bross seems to be working for a kimura but Jag defends the submission attempt.

Bross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag is trying to stand.

Bross is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jag defends it well.
Jag tries to kick Bross off but Bross keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Bross seems to be looking for submissions.

Jag pushes Bross off and gets back to his feet.
Bross fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jag tries to clinch but Bross is having none of it.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Bross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bross looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jag wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bross is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jag is just riding it out for now. Bross eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jag looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Jag has one foot on Bross's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jag tries a head kick but it misses.
Bross keeps the fight on the outside.
Bross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tore Bross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bross shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jag napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Bross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jag is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Bross is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jag looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bross gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jag is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bross lets go of the hold and Jag can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tore Bross!