PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes to the cage accompanied by Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls. Roy Jones Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chamakh
vs
Jones Jr

168 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
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, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.

Chamakh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chamakh prevents Jones Jr from standing back up.
Jones Jr wants to control but Chamakh is keeping busy.
Jones Jr tries to kick Chamakh off in order to stand up. Chamakh Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jones Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chamakh is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh working away.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chamakh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chamakh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Jones Jr does no damage.
Jones Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Chamakh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones Jr trying to remain calm as Chamakh controls from the top position.
Jones Jr is trying to control Chamakh's posture but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones Jr on the ground.
Jones Jr looks gassed!
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet but Chamakh drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh controlling the position.
Jones Jr prevents Chamakh from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Chamakh just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones Jr tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jones Jr holding both Chamakh 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones Jr has his takedown stuffed

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown. Jones Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Chamakh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chamakh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones Jr is breathing heavily.

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

Chamakh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones Jr is trying to maintain the position but Chamakh is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chamakh in particular looking to stall.

Chamakh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Chamakh keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two 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.
Jones Jr struggling a bit here.
Chamakh controlling the position.
Chamakh misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Chamakh controlling the position easily from mount.
Chamakh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

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

Chamakh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones Jr's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Chamakh moves away and avoids it.
Jones Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones Jr throws a right hand that Chamakh ducks under and follows up with a left that Chamakh also avoids with ease.
Chamakh slips a jab and a cross from Jones Jr.

Chamakh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chamakh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chamakh controlling the action here.
Jones Jr wants to get back to full guard but Chamakh has mounted him!
Jones Jr tries to reverse the position but Chamakh maintains control.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh controlling from mount.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Jones Jr is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh controlling the pace for now.

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

Chamakh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones Jr is trying to defend but Chamakh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chamakh content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!