PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemesio Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magellan
vs
Jan

199 cm
27
250 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
240 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemesio Magellan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan closes the distance and clinches up with Magellan, looking for a takedown. Jan pushes Magellan against the cage but Magellan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magellan misses with the body kick
and Jan counters with a left and a right that stings Magellan.
Jan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magellan throws a body kick that misses.
Jan misses with a hook. Magellan ducked under it nicely.
Magellan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jan.
Jan cracks Magellan with an open hand slap.
Magellan tried to score with a low kick but Jan checks it.
Jan throws a shot from downtown. Magellan moves away and avoids it.
Jan misses with a low kick.
Jan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magellan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jan.
Sloppy strikes from Jan. Those never looked like landing.
Jan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with an outside leg kick.
Magellan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jan shoots in but Magellan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magellan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magellan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magellan manages to avoid it.
Magellan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan misses with a hook. Magellan ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jan is defended easily by Magellan.
Nemesio Magellan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jan.
Magellan throws a leg kick

and Jan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Magellan!
Magellan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magellan is looking to escape.
Jan looking to ground and pound but Magellan is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jan throwing strikes but Magellan bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Magellan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magellan keeping moving, preventing Jan from controlling successfully.
Jan is stalling in the full guard.

Magellan looking for a guillotine here but Jan defends easily.
Jan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to control but Magellan is working from the bottom.
Magellan working a defensive guard here.

Jan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magellan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jan has Magellan in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magellan defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Magellan misses with a wild body shot.
Magellan misses with a hook
and Jan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jan swings for the body but Magellan moves out of range.
Jan has a takedown stuffed.
Magellan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magellan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jan counters with a big head kick but Magellan shrugs it off.
Jan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Magellan.
Jan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jan. Jan obviously looking to wear him down.
Magellan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magellan misses with a low kick as Jan jumps back.
Jan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magellan.
Magellan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jan.
Jan looks to land a left hand but Magellan moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magellan.
Jan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magellan counters with a nice leg kick.
Magellan checks a low kick from Jan.
Jan closes the distance and clinches up with Magellan, looking for a takedown. Jan pushes Magellan against the cage but Magellan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellan misses with a wild body shot.
Magellan throws a sloppy body shot
and Jan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magellan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magellan is trying to defend but Jan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jan is looking to take a break and control but Magellan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magellan trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan is trying to get back to full guard.
Jan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magellan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jan is looking for a kimura but Magellan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jan to get the leverage.
Magellan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jan trying to control from half guard but Magellan is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magellan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jan manages to pass to mount!
Jan working Magellan over with strikes here.
Magellan is trying desperately to improve position.
Magellan tries to lock up and control but Jan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jan looking to control but Magellan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magellan?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Magellan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jan.
A good leg kick by Jan.
Magellan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jan scores with a jab to the head.
Jan jabs Magellan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jan lands a jab to Magellan's midsection.
Magellan throws a right hand that misses
and Jan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jan scoring with punches and elbows.
Jan grinds an elbow into Magellan's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magellan to see if he's OK.
Magellan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Magellan is rocked!

Jan tries for a kimura but Magellan is defending well.

Jan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Magellan's face as Jan controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan throws an elbow but Magellan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jan controls the position.

Jan tries for a kimura but Magellan is defending well.
Magellan is not content to let Jan control the position.
Magellan defending against the ground and pound.
Jan wants to control but Magellan is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Magellan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Jan there.

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

Magellan looking for submissions off his back.
Jan trying to control the action but Magellan is working from the bottom.
John Jan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magellan trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magellan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jan really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Magellan throws a leg kick but Jan moved away.
Jan connects with a solid leg kick.
Magellan walks into a jab.
Jan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jan misses with a hook.
Magellan throws a head kick but Jan moves out of range.
Magellan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magellan cracks Jan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magellan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magellan slips a straight right by Jan.
A low kick from Magellan misses
and Jan counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Magellan.
Jan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magellan thows a leg kick but Jan checks it
and Jan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magellan misses with a body kick.
Magellan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jan.
Jan avoids the body shot from Magellan.
Magellan is looking to wear down Jan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magellan.
Jan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Magellan moves into range and clinches up with Jan.
Jan blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan blocks an uppercut.
Magellan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jan or not.
Magellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Magellan.
Jan stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Magellan - that landed with a thud.
Magellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magellan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magellan throws a head punch that misses.
Jan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magellan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magellan up against the cage.
Magellan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jan controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Magellan misses with some punches.
Jan fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Magellan as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magellan.
Jan is looking to control Magellan's arms but Magellan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jan has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Magellan.
Jan controlling the action here for a moment.
Magellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magellan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magellan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magellan tries to work over Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magellan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magellan can't find room to land a body shot as Jan controls the action.
Magellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magellan misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Magellan.
Magellan misses with a body punch.
Magellan throws a head punch that misses.
Magellan letting Jan take a breather here.
Magellan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesio Magellan had his way with John Jan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Magellan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jan.
Magellan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jan.
Some bone on bone action there as Jan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magellan misses with a hook
and Jan counters with a leg kick.
Jan misses with a leg kick
and Magellan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jan motions for Magellan to come forward. Jan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jan throws out a loose jab but Magellan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan with a jab.
Magellan tries to clinch but Jan moves away
and Jan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magellan's knee momentarily.
John Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magellan. Jan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jan blocks a jab.
Magellan moves forwards but Jan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magellan ducks under a wild hook from Jan.
Jan lands a leg kick that knocks Magellan off balance momentarily.
Magellan throws a leg kick which misses Jan's front leg but catches the back leg as Jan tries to avoid it.
Magellan misses with a low kick.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magellan scores with a hook.
Magellan misses with a kick to the body.
Nemesio Magellan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jan lands with a cross.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magellan is looking to clinch.
Magellan lands with a hook. Jan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jan checks a leg kick.
Magellan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jan throws the kick towards the body but Magellan avoids it.
Jan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magellan scores with a jab.
Magellan misses with a hook
and Jan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Jan.
Jan misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a big head kick but Jan shrugs it off.
Jan circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jan to counter with a crisp jab.
Magellan throws a body kick the misses
and Jan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magellan.
Magellan is looking to land body kicks.
Jan swats away the attempt to clinch by Magellan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan tries to move into range but Jan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magellan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magellan throws a leg kick

and Jan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Magellan's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magellan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jan is controlling him.
Jan trying to control the position from guard on top but Magellan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Jan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jan cracks Magellan with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Jan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jan!
John Jan is the new heavyweight champion!