PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jahn
vs
Bate

165 cm
24
144 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

166 cm
23
144 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition
Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Jahn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bate throws a push kick but Jahn slaps the foot to one side.
Bate throws a sloppy head kick and Jahn moves out of range easily.
Bate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Oliver Jahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Jahn does no damage.
A head kick misses from Jahn.
Jahn misses with a few strikes there.
Jahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bate circles away quickly and effectively.
Bate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jahn misses with a double jab.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses

and Bate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bate throws a big right hand that misses.
Bate trying to control but Jahn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bate stands and throws Jahn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bate working the ground and pound.
Jahn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bate on the ground.
Bate trying to control the position but Jahn is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bate cracks Jahn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bate trying to control the action but Jahn is working from the bottom.
Jahn prevents Bate from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahn is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bate cracks Jahn with a big elbow.
Bate trying to control the action but Jahn is working from the bottom.
Jahn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jahn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jahn keeps working.
Jahn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bate is controlling him well.
Bate working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jahn is letting Bate control him for a moment.
Bate tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bate is putting a hurting on Jahn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bate fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bate wants to control but Jahn is keeping him busy.
Bate in side control, throwing shots but Jahn defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate scoring with punches and elbows.
Bate cracks Jahn with a big right hand but Jahn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Bate.
Bate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bate scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jahn to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bate goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jahn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bate but great work by Jahn.
Bate holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Bate regains half guard.
Bate is trying to control but can't.
Jahn wants to stand up but Bate is controlling the position.
Bate is positioning himself well to prevent Jahn advancing to mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate trying to hold on to Jahn's head to control him but Jahn postures up.
Bate wants to improve his position but Jahn is controlling well.

Bate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bate moves into full guard.
Jahn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bate wants to hit a switch here but Jahn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bate there!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate regains half guard.
Bate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate is controlling Jahn's trapped leg to prevent Jahn from advancing to side control.
Bate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jahn pulls his head out easily.
Jahn wants to stand up but Bate is controlling the position.
Bate is trying to control but can't.
Jahn prevents Bate from improving his position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate moves into full guard.

Bate looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jahn has picked Bate up and slammed him! Bate can't keep hold of the triangle and Jahn manages to pass to side control!
Jahn working away.
Bate is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jahn off and has taken his back!
Bate throwing sloppy strikes.
Jahn is trying to stand back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jahn avoids the strikes from Bate.
Bate thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jahn is trying to stand back up.
Jahn is breathing heavily.
Jahn covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bate is riding his opponent, not letting Jahn buck him off.
Bate cracks Jahn with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jahn from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate scores with strikes from the back.
Bate lands shots from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jahn blocks a low kick nicely.

Bate manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jahn on his heels. He'll look to pass Jahn's guard now, I'm sure.
Bate thows a big elbow that misses.
Jahn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jahn keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
Jahn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bate.
Bate throws a big right hand that misses.
Bate is looking to work some ground and pound but Jahn has wrist control.
Jahn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bate works over Jahn with some ground and pound from guard.
Bate thows a big elbow that misses.
Bate is pushing down on Jahn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jahn is fighting to maintain full guard but Bate has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bate trying to control the action but Jahn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bate trying to pass the guard but Jahn defending well.

Jahn is defending against the submission attempts here by Bate.
Bate passes to side control.
Bate is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jahn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bate throws an elbow but Jahn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bate throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jahn seems a little lost for a moment, as Bate dominates the positioning.
Bate trying to control the position but Jahn is working away.
Bate tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bate is putting a hurting on Jahn here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bate looks up at the clock and then as Jahn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bate smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bate trying to control the action but Jahn is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate throws an elbow but Jahn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bate in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Bate goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jahn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bate but great work by Jahn.
Jahn working away.
Bate sneaks back into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to get back to full guard.

Bate actively working from the bottom here.
Bate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bate.

Bate is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jahn frees his head nicely. Oh but Bate has switched to an armbar! Jahn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tyrone Bate!