PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JImmy Ambok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ambok
vs
Chan

191 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JImmy Ambok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ambok throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chan was covering up waiting for the punch and Ambok finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chan wants to stand up but Ambok is controlling him.
Ambok showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ambok postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Chan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ambok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ambok pushes down on Chan's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ambok.
Ambok controlling the pace.
Chan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ambok.
Ambok trying to control the pace.
Ambok has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two 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.
Ambok is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ambok.
Ambok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ambok wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
Ambok with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan trying to control here.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Ambok in his half guard.

Chan looking for submissions off his back.
Chan looks gassed!
Ambok looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to maintain the position but Ambok is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ambok connects with a nice short shot to Chan's temple.
Ambok working over Chan with some ground and pound. Chan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ambok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chan is trying to control but Ambok manages to pass to mount!
Ambok landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
Ambok working Chan over with strikes here.
Chan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ambok controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ambok.
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!
Ambok takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chan tries to hold on but Ambok postures up.
Ambok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JImmy Ambok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

That has opened up Jackie Chan's cut even more.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ambok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ambok postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
Ambok tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Ambok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chan looking to control.
Ambok looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
JImmy Ambok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ambok postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambok works over Chan with some ground and pound from guard.
Ambok distracts Chan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ambok controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ambok postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ambok sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. JImmy Ambok just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ambok feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ambok preventing the sweep.
Ambok throws a big right hand that misses.
Ambok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ambok sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chan's guard.
Chan is pressing down on Ambok's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ambok controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chan trying to keep a closed guard but Ambok is proving a slippery customer.
Chan wants to sweep here but Ambok controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to keep a closed guard but Ambok is proving a slippery customer.
Ambok with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ambok tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Chan controls Ambok momentarily but Ambok frees himself.
Ambok postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chan shoots and misses

and Ambok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chan won't be happy with that.

Ambok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambok throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chan gets back to half guard.
Ambok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ambok is working away from the top position though.
Chan wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JImmy Ambok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ambok gets a takedown into half guard.
Chan is looking to improve his position.
Ambok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ambok is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ambok in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ambok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ambok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chan gets back to full guard.
Ambok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ambok advances to half guard.
Ambok not doing much here.
Chan tries to kick Ambok off but Ambok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to maintain the position but Ambok is very close to passing his half guard.
Ambok looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Ambok in his half guard.

Ambok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ambok wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
Ambok controlling the action here.
Ambok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to control but Ambok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ambok wants to free his trapped foot but Chan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ambok trying to control the pace.
Ambok is trying to control. Chan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt

and Ambok counters with a shoot takedown. Chan fights it but they end up in guard.
Chan striking off his back but it's not causing Ambok any problems.
Ambok trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambok stops Chan from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambok is stalling in the full guard.
Chan is trying to control the position but Ambok postures up.
Ambok wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ambok shoots for a takedown but Chan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JImmy Ambok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
JImmy Ambok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ambok, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JImmy Ambok!