PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itamar Colaiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town. Colaiuta has chosen Metallica-Battery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jabari
vs
Colaiuta

179 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zachariah Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itamar Colaiuta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colaiuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jabari.
Itamar Colaiuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Colaiuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jabari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jabari stuffs the takedown attempt from Colaiuta. Colaiuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Jabari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Jabari as Colaiuta shoots in.
Jabari throws a right hand that Colaiuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Colaiuta also avoids with ease.
Jabari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Colaiuta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jabari avoids it really well and circles away.
Zachariah Jabari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
Colaiuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colaiuta.
Jabari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colaiuta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jabari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colaiuta.
Colaiuta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Colaiuta fails with a takedown attempt.
Colaiuta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jabari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but Jabari is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Jabari.
Jabari thuds his right hand into Colaiuta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colaiuta shoots in for a takedown but Jabari shows good takedown defense.
Jabari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jabari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabari fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Colaiuta.
Jabari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jabari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari scores with a nice strike.
Jabari keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabari misses with a series of wild punches.
Colaiuta is looking to clinch but Jabari is avoiding it.
Colaiuta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jabari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Colaiuta somewhat.

Colaiuta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jabari looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Colaiuta looks gassed!
Jabari is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jabari takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jabari manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jabari in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari wants to pass to mount but Colaiuta is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Jabari dominated that round.
That's time! Jabari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Colaiuta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jabari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jabari connects with a right hand. Colaiuta shakes it off.
Colaiuta fails with a takedown attempt.
Jabari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabari lands with a straight right. Colaiuta didn't see that one coming.
A shot to de liver by Jabari. Beautiful body shot.
Colaiuta is breathing heavily.
A combination from Jabari does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colaiuta. Colaiuta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colaiuta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jabari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zachariah Jabari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colaiuta tries to clinch up.

Colaiuta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Colaiuta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jabari sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jabari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Colaiuta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari trying to control but Colaiuta postures up.
Jabari wants to get back to his feet.
Jabari is trying to get back to full guard.

Colaiuta decides to return to a standing position.
Colaiuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colaiuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jabari.
Jabari throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Colaiuta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jabari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Colaiuta backs up against the cage.

Jabari gets caught flat footed, as Colaiuta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Colaiuta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jabari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colaiuta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colaiuta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colaiuta postures up in Jabari's guard and throws a big left but Jabari blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jabari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Colaiuta is one step ahead there.
Colaiuta throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colaiuta misses with a head kick.
Colaiuta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jabari tries to avoid it but Colaiuta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jabari to the ground. Jabari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jabari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Jabari dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice combo by Jabari! Oh, that's hurt him - Colaiuta falls to the canvas and Jabari follows him into side control.

Colaiuta is rocked!
Jabari just content to control the position.
Colaiuta is still in real trouble! Can Jabari finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Colaiuta is not content to let Jabari control the position.
Colaiuta seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jabari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colaiuta keeps working.
Jabari is really struggling to control Colaiuta but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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.
Jabari with the ground and pound but Colaiuta regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jabari wants to free his trapped foot but Colaiuta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zachariah Jabari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jabari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Itamar Colaiuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jabari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but Jabari moves out of range.
Jabari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Colaiuta.
Jabari cracks Colaiuta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Colaiuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jabari.
Jabari scores with a decent looking hook.
Colaiuta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jabari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Colaiuta somewhat.
Jabari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colaiuta's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jabari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jabari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Colaiuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jabari sizes up Colaiuta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Colaiuta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Colaiuta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jabari avoids it really well and circles away.
Colaiuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colaiuta takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Jabari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jabari, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Jabari!