PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holla Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jabbar
vs
Back

217 cm
25
260 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
262 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akimbo Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holla Back!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Back forces Jabbar back against the ropes and clinches.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back pushes Jabbar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Back lands a shot to the body.
Back lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Back.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Back.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabbar.
Good body shot from Back.
Back keeps control of Jabbar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Back lands a shot to the body.
Back working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Back lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Back.
Back stalling the fight.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Back - that landed with a thud.
Back lands a body shot.
Back makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Back scores with a hook to the body.
Back lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jabbar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Back digs a right hand into Jabbar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jabbar's gas tank.
Back lands a right hand.
Back presses Jabbar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Back misses with a knee to the head.
Back lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Back digs a right hand into Jabbar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jabbar's gas tank.
Back lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Back is working Jabbar over against the ropes.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabbar.
A right handed body shot lands from Back.
Nice body punch from Back.
Back working Jabbar over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Back with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Back working Jabbar over with knees to the body.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back pushes Jabbar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Back lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jabbar or not.
Back cracks Jabbar with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Back.
Good body shot from Back.
Back scores a nice knee to the body.
Back stalls.
Back lands a hook that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Back on the inside.
Back softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Back.
Jabbar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Back lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Back.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabbar.
Back lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jabbar or not.
Back lands a nice shot to the body.
Back avoiding damage.
Jabbar takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Back.
Back lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Back lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Back lands a body punch.
Back digs a right hand underneath Jabbar's ribcage. Jabbar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Back slowing the pace effectively.
Back scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Back cracks Jabbar with a nice body shot.
Back digs a right hand into Jabbar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jabbar's gas tank.
Jabbar is trying to break the clinch but Back is controlling him.
Back tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Back is pushing Jabbar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Back lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Back misses with a knee strike.
Back pushes Jabbar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Back.
Back lands a hook to the side of the head.
Back stops a takedown attempt from Jabbar.
A right hook to the body lands for Back.
Come on Back - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Back.
Back connects with a knee to the head.
Jabbar tries for a takedown but Back manages to get underhooks.
Back has Jabbar pushed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Back.
Back digs a right hand underneath Jabbar's ribcage. Jabbar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Back - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jabbar wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akimbo Jabbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jabbar fails to pull guard.
Back lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Back obliges.
Jabbar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Back lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Jabbar has Back pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Back manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Back stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Back lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Jabbar is looking to break free of the clinch but Back has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Back scores with a shoulder strike.
Back lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Back - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Back lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holla Back dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Back thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabbar shoots for a double leg takedown but Back sprawls well. He's pushed Jabbar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jabbar tries to clinch up
and Back counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Back throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
Back lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Akimbo Jabbar has been cut.
A head kick misses from Jabbar.
Akimbo Jabbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jabbar throws a lazy head kick

and Back moves into the clinch.
Jabbar wants a takedown.
Jabbar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Back pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akimbo Jabbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Back throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Back - that landed with a thud.
Back throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Back digs a right hand underneath Jabbar's ribcage. Jabbar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Back scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Back has Jabbar pushed against the ropes.
Back lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Back slowing the pace effectively.
Jabbar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Back scores with a nice hook to the head.
Back lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Back lands a nice uppercut.
Back leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jabbar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Back is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Back misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Back obliges.
Back has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Back prevents a takedown attempt there.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Back.
Back stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Back digs a right hand underneath Jabbar's ribcage. Jabbar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Back tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Back pushes Jabbar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Back lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Back.
Nice body punch from Back - that landed with a thud.
Back lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Back lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Back.
Back content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Back scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Back.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Back.
A short right from Back on the inside.
Back digs a right hand into Jabbar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jabbar's gas tank.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back is leaning against Jabbar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Back lands a body punch.
Back scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back cracks Jabbar with a nice body shot.
Back using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jabbar is trying to break the clinch but Back is controlling him.
Good body shot from Back.
A left hand lands to the body for Back.
Back landing knees to the body.
Back presses Jabbar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Back lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Back with a knee to the head.
Back lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jabbar or not.
Back using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Back lands a hook to the side of the head.
Back lands a body shot in the clinch.
Back lands a good knee to the midsection. Jabbar won't want to take too many of those.
Back scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Back lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back effectively controlling the action here.
Jabbar goes for a takedown attempt but Back pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Back jabs at Jabbar's body.
Back chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Back just misses with a punch to the body.
Back lands with a nice body punch.
Back cracks a nice hook into Jabbar's ribs.
Jabbar tries for a takedown but Back circles away easily
and Back counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Back lands a slapping body shot.
Back cracks Jabbar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Jabbar tries to keep at a distance but Back has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holla Back showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Jabbar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Back lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Back fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabbar manages to avoid it.
Jabbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Back manages to avoid it.
Jabbar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Back counters with a right hand to the body.
Back cracks Jabbar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabbar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Back. Back obviously looking to wear him down.
Back lands with an uppercut that bounces Jabbar off the ropes and back into rage.
Jabbar avoids the body shot from Back.
Jabbar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Back counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Back.
Back lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Back is leaning against Jabbar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Back is leaning against Jabbar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Back scores with a shot to the side of Jabbar's head.
Back working Jabbar over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Back.
A right hook to the body lands for Back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Back lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Back.
Holla Back seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Back lands a left hand.
Back slows down the pace here.
Back lands a shoulder strike.
Back leaning against his opponent.
Jabbar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Back is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akimbo Jabbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Back.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabbar.
Back lands a left hand.
A short right from Back.
Back lands a right hand.
Back working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jabbar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Back.
Back digs a right hand into Jabbar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jabbar's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Back.
Back has Jabbar pushed against the ropes.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabbar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Back works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Back lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabbar.
Back lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Back lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Back.
A hook to the body from Back.
Back digs a right hand underneath Jabbar's ribcage. Jabbar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Back.
Jabbar tries to circle away but Back has him pinned against the ropes.
Back is leaning against Jabbar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Back leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Back on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
Back taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
Back tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holla Back is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Back.
Back lands a nice uppercut.
Jabbar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Back takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jabbar is working for takedown but Back is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jabbar tries to score a body lock takedown but Back shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Back scores with a nice hook to the head.
Back is pressed up against the ropes. Jabbar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Back down to the mat. Back avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jabbar takes one to the chin there.
Back fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jabbar misses with a takedown attempt
and Back counters with a stiff right hand.
Back lands with a shot to the body.
Back dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jabbar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Back fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jabbar.

Back gets a clinch.
Jabbar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jabbar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Back just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Back lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Back lands a body shot in the clinch.
Back lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Back.
Jabbar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akimbo Jabbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Back avoiding damage as Jabbar throws knees to the body.
Jabbar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Back walks away with a smile on his face. Jabbar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Back ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Back scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jabbar doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holla Back comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Back has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holla Back!