PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari has chosen Run this town as his entrance music. Valio Hristov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hristov
vs
Jabari

175 cm
28
167 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

179 cm
28
159 lbs
7 - 24 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachariah Jabari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari just misses with a punch to the body.
Hristov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabari moves away.
Hristov loads up on a big right hand but Jabari slips the punch.
Hristov misses with the combination.
Hristov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabari manages to avoid it.
Jabari throws an off balance right hand
and Hristov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabari loads up on a big right hand but Hristov slips the punch.
Jabari missing with a left hand there. Hristov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hristov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zachariah Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hristov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Hristov. Those never looked like landing.
Hristov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hristov there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hristov. Jabari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hristov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hristov avoids the body shot from Jabari.
Hristov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hristov.
Hristov avoids the body shot from Jabari.
Hristov staying out of range there.
Jabari misses the jab.
Jabari misses with a hook.
Jabari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hristovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Jabari looks to score with a jab to the body but Hristov is just out of range.
Hristov thuds his right hand into Jabari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Jabari avoids them all with ease.
Hristov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hristov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jabari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabari missing with a left hand there. Hristov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hristov staying out of range there.
Hristov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses with a wild body shot.
Jabari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hristov misses with a double jab.
Jabari connects with a body shot.
Jabari just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jabari throws a hook to the side of Hristov's head but Hristov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hristov misses with the combination.
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
Jabari connects with a body shot.
Hristov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jabari at a distance.
Hristov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jabari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hristov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hristov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
Hristov staying out of range there.
Hristov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hristov avoids the body shot from Jabari.
Jabari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hristov.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabari.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabari.
Hristov lands a jab to the head.
Jabari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hristov's head backwards.
Hristov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabari is just out of range.
Hristov is breathing heavily.
Jabari takes a swing at Hristov's ribcage but misses.
Jabari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hristov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hristov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabari.
Jabari throws a hook but Hristov blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
Hristov throws a right hand that Jabari ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabari also avoids with ease.
Jabari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hristov doesn't seem bothered though.
Jabari misses with a wild body shot.
Hristov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hristov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabari.
Jabari misses with a straight right.
Jabari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hristov. Jabari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabari scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hristov. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Jabari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hristov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Hristov misses.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Jabari scores with a jab to the body.
Hristov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hristov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jabari lands a nice hook to Hristov's body. Hristov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hristov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jabari blocks a jab.
Hristov throws the left hand but Jabari avoids the punch easily.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Jabari moves out of range.
Hristov misses the jab.
Zachariah Jabari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Hristov does no damage.
Jabari scores with a sloppy right hand. Hristov should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabari lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hristov. Jabari does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari lands a nice hook to Hristov's body. Hristov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jabari slips a jab and a cross from Hristov.
Jabari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Jabari just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hristov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabari.
Nice uppercut lands for Jabari. That snapped Hristov's head back.
Jabari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hristov.
Jabari avoids the body shot from Hristov.
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
Hristov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabari.
Hristov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabari.
Jabari throws an overhand right that lands on Hristov's shoulder, as Hristov tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Jabari coming out on top.
A lazy left from Jabari finds it's target.
Jabari misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses with a body shot.
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
Jabari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hristov at a distance.
Jabari throws a hook but Hristov blocks it.
Jabari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabari connects with a looping right hand.
Jabari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hristov rather than just go for the knockout.
Jabari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hristov doesn't seem bothered though.
Hristov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Jabari connects with a looping right hand.
Jabari slips a jab and a cross from Hristov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hristov.
Hristov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hristov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hristov ducks right into an uppercut from Jabari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari lands a nice hook to Hristov's body. Hristov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jabari misses with a hook. Hristov ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jabari.
Hristov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jabari.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hristov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jabari throws a jab when Hristov was well out of range.
Hristov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hristov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabari connects with a body shot that sends Hristov's belly button to the back.
Hristov throws a nice looking combination but Jabari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hristov scores with a shot to the body.
Valio Hristov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses the shot to the body.
Hristov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hristov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hristov needs to keep his hands up - Jabari had a free shot at his head there.
Hristov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hristov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hristov misses with an uppercut.
Hristov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hristov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabari just misses with a punch to the body.
Hristov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabari was well out of range. Poor timing from Hristov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabari scores with a decent looking hook.
Hristov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Jabari.
Hristov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Jabari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hristov throws a one two combo.
Jabari connects with a jab.
Jabari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hristov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabari.
Jab from Jabari.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Jabari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hristov in his tracks.
A shot to the body from Jabari misses
and Hristov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hristov ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Hristov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jabari thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabari slips a jab from Hristov.
Jabari works Hristov's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov cracks Jabari with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hristov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hristov throws a right hand that Jabari ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabari also avoids with ease.
Hristov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Jabari lands.
Hristov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jabari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Hristov misses with a two punch combination.
Hristov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jabari under the eye.
Hristov swinging wildly here.
Jabari throws a shot to the body.
Jabari misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabari. Hristov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabari. Hristov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hristov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabari.
A combination from Hristov does no damage.
Hristov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jabari throws out the jab.
Jabari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hristov misses with a few strikes there.
Hristov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jabari to counter with a crisp jab.
Hristov throws a shot from downtown. Jabari moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hristov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jabari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hristov slips a straight right by Jabari.
Jabari looks to score with a jab to the body but Hristov is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Jabari misses
and Hristov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hristov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jabari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jabari throws a jab when Hristov was well out of range.
Jabari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jabari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hristov.
Jabari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hristov.
Hristov tries to move into range but Jabari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hristov throws a right hand that Jabari ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabari also avoids with ease.
Jabari misses with a wild body shot.
Jabari lands with a good body shot.
Hristov thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabari just misses with a punch to the body.
Hristov throws out a loose jab but Jabari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabari swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses with an uppercut.
Jabari ducks under a wild hook from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a double jab.
Jabari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Jabari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hristov.
Hristov throws a hook but Jabari avoids it easily.
Jabari moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabari works Hristov's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Hristov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hristov.
Valio Hristov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hristov lands a really nice looking cross but Jabari seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jabari misses its intended target.
Jabari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Jabari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jabari 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Jabari!