PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daquan Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jibber Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Battle
vs
Jabber

196 cm
18
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
230 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daquan Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jibber Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Battle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jabber sneaks back into half guard.
Battle thows a huge punch but Jabber dodges it nicely.
Battle wants to stand up but Jabber has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jabber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Battle.
Battle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Battle thows a huge punch but Jabber dodges it nicely.
Battle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jabber 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.
Battle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Battle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jabber wants to control but Battle postures up.
Battle tries to stand but Jabber controls the position and pulls Battle into his guard.
Jabber is trying to keep Battle in close.
Jabber has a closed guard, preventing Battle from standing up.
Battle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Battle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Battle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jabber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Battle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battle circles away from the clinch attempt.

Battle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Battle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Battle lands strikes from half guard.

Jabber is rocked!
Battle wants to stand up but Jabber has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jabber is still in real trouble! Can Battle finish him?
Battle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Battle throwing shots but Jabber is blocking nicely.

Jabber is defending against the submission attempts here by Battle.
Battle not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Battle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jabber tries to avoid it but Battle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jabber to the ground. Jabber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Battle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battle looks to land a combination but Jabber avoids it well.
Battle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jabber's head.
Jabber seems to have recovered his senses.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabber shoots in looking for a takedown. Battle tries to sprawl out of it but Jabber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Battle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice combo by Jabber! Oh, that's hurt him - Battle falls to the canvas and Jabber follows him into side control.

Battle is rocked!

It looks like Daquan Battle has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Battle's face as Jabber controls the position.
Jabber cracks Battle with a big elbow.
Oh Battle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jabber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Jabber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Jabber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabber in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Battle seems to have got his legs back now.
Battle is trying to escape the position but Jabber is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jabber decides to stand back up. Jabber steps back and let's Battle get back to his feet.

Jabber forces Battle back against the cage and clinches.
Jabber trying to stall but Battle improves his position.
Jabber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jabber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Battle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Battle shoots for a takedown but Jabber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Battle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jabber pinned against the cage. Jabber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daquan Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jabber lands a hook that stumbles Battle back into the cage. Jabber follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Battle to the canvas! Jabber pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Battle has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jibber Jabber!