PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jason sambozle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jason sambozle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Jericho's chin.

sambozle
vs
Jericho

179 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Urban Vandal fight gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jason sambozle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jericho darts in and clinches sambozle up against the cage.
Jericho scores a nice knee to the body.
sambozle looking for a takedown.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

sambozle lands a takedown into guard.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
sambozle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jericho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
sambozle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho trying to control the position here.
Jericho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jericho not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sambozle tries to get to full guard but Jericho has control of the leg.
sambozle moves into full guard.
Jericho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jericho stays in close to sambozle 's body and controls the position.
sambozle keeping full guard, as Jericho tries to pass.
Jericho preventing the sweep.

sambozle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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.
Jericho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

sambozle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
sambozle is breathing heavily.
Jericho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

sambozle looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jericho has picked sambozle up and slammed him! sambozle can't keep hold of the triangle and Jericho manages to pass to side control!
Jericho content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Jericho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jericho scores with a body shot.

Jericho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jericho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jericho with the ground and pound from mount.
Jericho cracks sambozle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sambozle is looking to get to half guard.
Jericho landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho lands with some strikes.
Jericho looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jericho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jericho looking to finish sambozle with some ground and pound. This is bad for sambozle !
Jericho prevents sambozle from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jericho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
sambozle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jericho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jericho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Jericho.
Jericho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jericho landing punches.
Jericho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

sambozle tries for a takedown but Jericho circles away easily

and Jericho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jericho.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
sambozle jumps guard but Jericho stands there with sambozle around his waist. sambozle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sambozle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jericho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jason sambozle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch but sambozle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jericho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by sambozle .
sambozle has his takedown stuffed
and Jericho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
sambozle throws a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a nice low kick that buckles sambozle 's knee momentarily.
sambozle darts in trying to clinch
and Jericho counters with a straight right hand.
sambozle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho tries to clinch but sambozle is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jericho clinches with his opponent.
sambozle takes a knee right on the jaw!
sambozle fails to pull guard.
Jericho working some nice short punches in the clinch.

sambozle is rocked!

sambozle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and sambozle manages to end up in side control.
Oh sambozle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Jericho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
sambozle seems to have got his legs back now.

sambozle tries for a kimura but Jericho is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jericho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jericho manages to get back to half guard.
Jericho trying to hold on to sambozle 's head to control him but sambozle postures up.
Jericho gets back to full guard.
sambozle looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho wants to stand and escape but sambozle is having none of it.
Jericho managing to control the position.
Jericho trying to strike off his back.
sambozle wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
sambozle is looking to work some ground and pound but Jericho has wrist control.
Jericho looking for a sweep. Not yet Jericho, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

sambozle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jericho misses with a knee to the head.
Jericho with a knee to the head.
Jericho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
sambozle misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Jericho.
Jericho connects with a nasty looking knee right to sambozle 's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a knee to the body.
sambozle wants to get back to striking at distance but Jericho won't allow it.
Jericho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jericho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

sambozle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jericho tries to clinch

and sambozle counters with a head kick that drops Jericho!

Jericho is rocked!
sambozle stopping the sweep attempt from Jericho.
Jericho is still in real trouble! Can sambozle finish him?
Jericho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jericho seems to have recovered his senses.
Jericho has sambozle pulled in close to control his posture.
sambozle tries to free his leg and advance position but Jericho is retaining full guard.
sambozle is working hard here to advance position.
sambozle won't allow Jericho to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jericho tries to clinch up.
sambozle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
sambozle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jericho circles away.

sambozle gets the takedown into side control.
Jericho is looking to regain half guard here but sambozle keeps moving and retains side control.

sambozle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jericho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Jericho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jericho is looking to regain half guard here but sambozle keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that jason sambozle will probably get the nod.
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!

Jericho wants to clinch but sambozle slips to the side

and sambozle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jericho wants to improve his position but sambozle is controlling well.
sambozle seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jericho controlling the position well.
sambozle wants to free his trapped foot but Jericho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jericho is trying to control but can't.
Jericho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho working a defensive guard here.
Jericho can't keep his opponent in guard - sambozle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jericho is trying to maintain the position but sambozle is very close to passing his half guard.
Jericho wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho is positioning himself well to prevent sambozle advancing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jericho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Jericho manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jericho scores with a jab. sambozle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jericho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Jericho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jericho lands an elbow inside that sambozle shrugs off.
Jericho just leaning against sambozle , taking a breather.
Jericho lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jericho.
Jericho scores with a shoulder strike.
sambozle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jericho smiles and moves away.
sambozle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
sambozle moves out of range of the strikes.
sambozle fails with the takedown

and Jericho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sambozle tries to pull guard but Jericho holds him up against the cage and eventually sambozle drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jason sambozle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but sambozle blocks it.
sambozle tries to score a body lock takedown but Jericho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
sambozle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jericho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
sambozle tries to free his leg and advance position but Jericho is retaining full guard.
sambozle is looking to stand up but Jericho won't let him.
sambozle trying to control the position from guard on top but Jericho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jericho pulls sambozle in to control the position.
sambozle tries to free his leg and advance position but Jericho is retaining full guard.
sambozle trying to control the position from guard on top but Jericho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jericho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jericho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control sambozle kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
sambozle circles away from the clinch attempt

and sambozle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jericho's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sambozle being controlled here momentarily.
sambozle stopping the sweep attempt from Jericho.
Jericho pulls sambozle in close to his closed guard and prevents sambozle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Jericho has control of sambozle 's left arm, preventing sambozle from doing any damage.
Jericho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sambozle manages to get himself to full guard.
Jericho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
sambozle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sambozle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jericho controls the pace.
Jericho won't allow sambozle to sweep him here.
sambozle seems keen to control Jericho's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Jericho.
I think Jericho 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!