PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonii Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boondock Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. Saint has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jaa
vs
Saint

168 cm
24
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonii Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boondock Saint!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jaa counters with a body kick.
Boondock Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint tries for a takedown but Jaa circles away easily
and Jaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Saint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaa has time to react.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a good low kick that Saint was not able to check.
Tonii Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boondock Saint.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Saint throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Saint misses with an uppercut
and Jaa counters with a solid body kick.
Saint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaa in his tracks.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Jaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaa counters with a head kick.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint tries for a takedown but Jaa circles away easily
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaa counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick from Jaa lands but Saint takes it in his stride.
Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jaa feints a jab promting Saint to slip. Jaa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saint slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint shoots in and drives through. Jaa sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa slips a jab from Saint.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Saint looks gassed!
Saint walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
Saint throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Saint scores with a one two! Jaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saint throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Jaa counters with a head kick.
Saint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saint throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaa counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saint fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saint will feel that in the morning.
Saint rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint misses with a right hand
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaa misses with a double jab.
Saint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint has his takedown stuffed
and Jaa counters with a head kick.
Saint shoots and misses
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Saint misses with a double jab
and Jaa counters with a good low kick that Saint was not able to check.
Jaa scores with a kick to the body.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Saint.
Jaa scores with a push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaa!
Saint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Saint falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaa counters with a body kick that stops Saint in his tracks momentarily.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Tonii Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaa!
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaa.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaa manages to avoid it.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint misses with a takedown
and Jaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick there by Jaa.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saint misses with a looping right.
Saint takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Jaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Jaa both land. Nice combination.
Saint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saint shoots and misses
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Jaa works over Saint's head and body with a nice combination.
Saint misses with a body shot
and Jaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Saint is rocked!
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaa finish him?
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saint seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Saint down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Jaa lands but Saint takes it in his stride.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saint throws a lazy head kick
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saint takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saint misses with a hook to the body
and Jaa counters with a good low kick that Saint was not able to check.
Jaa jabs Saint right on the nose. Saint blinks but takes it well.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jaa.
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot.
Saint throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with a leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint has his takedown stuffed
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Saint.
Jaa keeps Saint at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonii Jaa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jaa throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a solid body kick.
Saint walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Saint with a poor takedown
and Jaa counters with a head kick.
Saint misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saint will feel that in the morning.
Saint throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint in the body.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Saint fails with the takedown
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Tonii Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boondock Saint.
Jaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint shoots and misses
and Jaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saint's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaa cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Saint might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jaa has got the better of the exchanges.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Tonii Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaa. Saint shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Saint misses with a hook
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.
Saint throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Jaa misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaa.
Saint 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.
Saint has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint misses with a hook
and Jaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Saint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Jaa slips under a jab from Saint.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot.
Tonii Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint fails with the takedown
and Jaa counters with a head kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jaa thows a body kick. Saint tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Saint misses.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Saint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaa throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaa!
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Saint misses with a body punch
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saint shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saint misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaa counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaa.
Saint shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Saint doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Boondock Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saint misses with a hook
and Jaa counters with a body kick.
Saint misses with an uppercut
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Saint.
Jaa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Saint throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaa counters with a head kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saint thows a leg kick but Jaa checks it
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaa delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Jaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaa cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Saint is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jaa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Saint.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint misses with a jab to the body
and Jaa counters with a big head kick but Saint shrugs it off.
Jaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaa counters with a big head kick but Saint shrugs it off.
Saint misses with a jab to the body
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaa throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.
Saint fails with the takedown
and Jaa counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Saint with a poor takedown
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Saint.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Saint takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a low kick, right behind Saint 's knee.
Jaa lands a two punch combo.
Tonii Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saint throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaa counters with a good low kick that Saint was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonii Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tonii Jaa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tonii Jaa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Tonii Jaa!

Tonii Jaa wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tonii Jaa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.