PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Ungowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungowa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Type O Negative - Black No. 1. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

England
vs
Ungowa

199 cm
21
298 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
27
280 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamal Ungowa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ungowa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
England pushes Ungowa off looking to stand but Ungowa dives back in and keeps control.
Ungowa is trying to control. England wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ungowa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ungowa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
England looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ungowa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ungowa with the ground and pound but England uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ungowa throwing strikes but missing.

Ungowa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on England, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
England misses the jab.
Ungowa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like John England has been cut.
A shot to the body from Ungowa misses
and England counters with a lovely shot to the body.
England misses with a right hand
letting Ungowa counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
England throws a head kick but Ungowa moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from England misses the target.
England tries to bum rush Ungowa with a series of wild strikes but Ungowa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
England is breathing heavily.
England lands a nice shot that snaps Ungowa's head back.
Ungowa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ungowa throws a shot to the body.
Jamal Ungowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ungowa drives through with a takedown into England's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ungowa wants to control from the top but England keeps moving.
Ungowa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Jamal Ungowa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ungowa is trying hard to land a takedown here. England sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
England swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ungowa counters with a right hand to the body.
Ungowa throws a left and a right that both miss
and England counters with a nice uppercut.

Ungowa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Ungowa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but England sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
England keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ungowa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so England is just riding it out for now. Ungowa eventually gives up the hold.
Ungowa tries to pass to full mount but England defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa stops England from getting back to his feet.
Ungowa wants to take a breather but England is having none of it.
Ungowa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. England defending well though.
England pushes Ungowa off looking to stand but Ungowa dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ungowa is keen to just control but England is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ungowa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Ungowa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John England's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

England just misses with a punch to the body.
England misses with an uppercut
and Ungowa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ungowa ducks under a wild hook from England.
A punch combination from Ungowa misses.
Nice straight punches there by England. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of England.
England takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ungowa moves out of range as England strikes.
England throws a hook but Ungowa blocks it.
Jamal Ungowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ungowa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ungowa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
England throws a right hand that misses
and Ungowa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ungowa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down England rather than just go for the knockout.
England checks a leg kick.
Ungowa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Ungowa.

England gets caught flat footed, as Ungowa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ungowa looking to pass the guard.
Ungowa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England can't keep his opponent in guard - Ungowa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ungowa prevents England from standing back up.
Ungowa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for England!
Ungowa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ungowa lands with some strikes.
Ungowa cracks England with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ungowa lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ungowa throwing strikes here but England is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Ungowa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ungowa breaks from England's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ungowa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ungowa lands a big shot there that rocks England but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
England holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ungowa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ungowa trying to control but England is having none of it.
Ungowa landing shots from mount.
England knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ungowa on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ungowa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns England that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ungowa punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ungowa controlling the pace for now.
Ungowa is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Ungowa.
Jamal Ungowa has got the better of the ground game so far.
England is bucking up trying to escape but Ungowa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ungowa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ungowa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
England is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ungowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ungowa throws some wild stikes that England manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Ungowa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John England's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ungowa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from England.
Ungowa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and England is able to avoid easily.
Ungowa moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - England throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
England jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ungowa throws a series of punches but England avoids them all with ease.
England looks to throw the jab but Ungowa is out of range.
Ungowa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ungowa moves out of range of the body kick.
England throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ungowa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamal Ungowa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Ungowa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
England misses with a straight left.
Ungowa shoots for a double leg takedown but England sprawls well. He's pushed Ungowa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ungowa looks to land a left hand but England moved out of range nicely.
Ungowa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ungowa throws an overhand right that lands on England's shoulder, as England tries to avoid the shot.
Ungowa tries for a takedown but England sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John England has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Ungowa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungowa misses with a head kick.
England misses the jab.
England displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jamal Ungowa has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
England throws a series of punches but Ungowa moves out of range.
England walks into a straight right hand from Ungowa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungowa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Ungowa with that takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ungowa.
Ungowa misses with a body punch
and England counters with a left to the body.
Ungowa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ungowa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
England lands a nice looking body shot.
England throws a right and a left that Ungowa avoids nicely.
England with a jab.
England throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from England. Ungowa does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa walks into a jab.
Sloppy strikes from England. Those never looked like landing.
Ungowa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ungowa shoots in and drives through. England sprawls well.
England throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ungowa counters with a low kick, right behind England 's knee.
Good standup being displayed there by Ungowa as he connects with a hook.
England misses with an uppercut
and Ungowa counters with a nice body shot.

Ungowa scores a takedown into full mount!
Ungowa throwing strikes here but England is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ungowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
England is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ungowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ungowa landing strikes from the mount.
Ungowa with the ground and pound from mount.
England is trying to stand up.
Ungowa throws some wild stikes that England manages to avoid easily.

Ungowa wants to finish this one by submission but England is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ungowa.
England is in a horrible position here. Ungowa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Ungowa lands a nice shot to the head.
England is squirming around, avoiding Ungowa's attempts to control the action.
John England 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!
Ungowa landing strikes from the mount and England is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Ungowa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ungowa 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Ungowa!