PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Jab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold Mine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mine's choice of entrance music: Kardinal Offishall - Ol' Time Killin' . Marvin Jab looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jab
vs
Mine

195 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

196 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Jab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gold Mine!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jab circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marvin Jab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab misses with a body kick.
Mine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab throws a shot to the body.
Jab tries to close the distance and clinch but Mine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab thuds his shin into the meat of Mine's side.

Jab clinches.
Mine jumps guard but Jab stands there with Mine around his waist. Mine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jab dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jab pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marvin Jab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold Mine.
Mine looks gassed!
A combination from Jab does no damage.
Mine dodges the punch combination from Jab.
Jab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jab swivels and escapes.
Jab throws a push kick but Mine slaps the foot to one side.
Jab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab misses with a wild body shot.
Jab misses with a wild combination.

Jab has Mine up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jab is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jab missing with knees to the body.
Jab letting Mine take a breather here.
Mine has Jab pressed against the cage, preventing Jab from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mine manages to break the clinch.
Jab really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab throws a front kick aimed at Mine's knee but Mine avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mine moves away.
Jab tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Jab dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jab avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab darts in trying to clinch

and Mine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jab's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jab is looking for a triangle here but Mine uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jab is trying to buck Mine off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mine connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jab some visible discomfort.
Mine controlling the position.
Mine working the head with strikes.
Mine working the body and head with strikes.
Jab tries to improve position but can't.
Mine scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lull in the action here as Mine stalls from top position.
Jab is trying to get back to his feet.
Mine controlling the position.
Mine advances to mount.
Mine controlling from the full mount.
Mine trying to control but Jab is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mine won't let Jab get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jab is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Mine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jab wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gold Mine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mine tries for a takedown but Jab sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mine avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mine checks a leg kick.
Jab tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jab to the mat! Jab manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jab has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Jab looking for a guillotine here but Mine defends easily.

Mine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jab looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mine passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jab tries to escape but Mine is in control.
Mine is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jab's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mine advances nicely into full mount.
Mine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jab is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mine breaks from Jab's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jab is trying to escape the mount.
Mine is landing with some decent strikes but Jab is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jab really wants to buck Mine off and get back to his feet.
Jab trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mine content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jab wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mine controlling his opponent.
Mine wants to control the pace but Jab is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gold Mine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gold Mine!