PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is call to prayer. Jesus of Nazareth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aki Sirkesalo's chin.

of Nazareth
vs
Sirkesalo

160 cm
27
150 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

165 cm
25
151 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version

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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth throws the left hand but Sirkesalo avoids the punch easily.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkesalo was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkesalo avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth swinging wildly here.
of Nazareth misses with a body shot.
of Nazareth looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkesalo is just out of range.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Sirkesalo misses.
Sirkesalo scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Sirkesalo does no damage.
of Nazareth fails to land with a series of punches.
of Nazareth misses with a series of wild punches.
of Nazareth lands a head kick!
of Nazareth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirkesalo throws a nice looking combination but of Nazareth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkesalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
of Nazareth throws out a loose jab but Sirkesalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
of Nazareth ducks under a wild hook from Sirkesalo.
of Nazareth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo moves out of range of the body kick.
of Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkesalo misses with a looping left.
of Nazareth throws a shot to the body.
of Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
of Nazareth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
of Nazareth throws the left hand but Sirkesalo avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from of Nazareth both land. Nice combination.
Sirkesalo avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sirkesalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sirkesalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Sirkesalo lands a jab to of Nazareth's midsection.
Sirkesalo takes a swing at of Nazareth's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Sirkesalo misses its intended target.
Sirkesalo misses with a two punch combination.
of Nazareth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
of Nazareth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirkesalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirkesalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
of Nazareth lands a head kick!
Sirkesalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but of Nazareth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sirkesalo back to the cage. of Nazareth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
of Nazareth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from of Nazareth there as he acknowledges the shot.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
Sirkesalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but of Nazareth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
of Nazareth throws a jab when Sirkesalo was well out of range.
of Nazareth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sirkesalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
of Nazareth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirkesalo.
of Nazareth misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Sirkesalo.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sirkesalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between of Nazareth's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
of Nazareth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sirkesalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
of Nazareth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
of Nazareth misses with a head kick.
of Nazareth throws an overhand right that lands on Sirkesalo's shoulder, as Sirkesalo tries to avoid the shot.
of Nazareth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
of Nazareth lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkesalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sirkesalo misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
of Nazareth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
of Nazareth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
of Nazareth tries a head kick but it misses.
Sirkesalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by of Nazareth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus of Nazareth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sirkesalo throws a looping overhand right but of Nazareth ducks down to avoid it.
of Nazareth scores with a one two! Sirkesalo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sirkesalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
of Nazareth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
of Nazareth misses with a straight right.
of Nazareth looks to land a combination but Sirkesalo avoids it well.
of Nazareth scores with a head kick. Sirkesalo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good shot there by Sirkesalo.
of Nazareth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sirkesalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
of Nazareth throws a hook to the side of Sirkesalo's head but Sirkesalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Sirkesalo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
of Nazareth missing with a left hand there. Sirkesalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sirkesalo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
of Nazareth tries to bum rush Sirkesalo with a series of wild strikes but Sirkesalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth swings for the body but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
of Nazareth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from of Nazareth lands but Sirkesalo takes it in his stride.
of Nazareth lands with a nice body punch.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkesalo manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth ducks under a wild hook from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a series of punches but Sirkesalo avoids them all with ease.
Sirkesalo digs a good hook to of Nazareth's body.
Sirkesalo staying out of range there.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
of Nazareth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
Jesus of Nazareth is winning the standup battle so far.
of Nazareth looks to land a combination. Sirkesalo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sirkesalo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
of Nazareth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
of Nazareth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Sirkesalo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirkesalo there as he acknowledges the shot.
of Nazareth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sirkesalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
of Nazareth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sirkesalo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sirkesalo lands a glancing blow to the side of of Nazareth's head.
of Nazareth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for of Nazareth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sirkesalo throws a hook but of Nazareth blocks it.
Sirkesalo looks to throw the jab but of Nazareth is out of range.
of Nazareth misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sirkesalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. of Nazareth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirkesalo thuds his right hand into of Nazareth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
of Nazareth throws a head kick but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
of Nazareth misses with a hook. Sirkesalo ducked under it nicely.
Sirkesalo dips to his left and cracks of Nazareth with an uppercut!
of Nazareth looks to land a combination but Sirkesalo avoids it well.
of Nazareth throws the left hand but Sirkesalo avoids the punch easily.
Sirkesalo dodges the punch combination from of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo cracks a nice hook into of Nazareth's ribs.
Sirkesalo slips a jab and a cross from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth loads up on a big right hand but Sirkesalo slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo slips a jab and a cross from of Nazareth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sirkesalo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sirkesalo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches of Nazareth on the side of the head.
Sirkesalo connects with a single shot there.
Sirkesalo cracks of Nazareth with an open hand slap.
Sirkesalo avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sirkesalo lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth throws the kick towards the body but Sirkesalo avoids it.
of Nazareth looks to throw the jab but Sirkesalo is out of range.
Sirkesalo lands a two punch combo.
of Nazareth connects with a single shot there.
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 Jesus of Nazareth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sirkesalo slips a straight right by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth tries a head kick but it misses.
of Nazareth missing with a left hand there. Sirkesalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
of Nazareth swings for the body but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Sirkesalo swinging wildly here.
of Nazareth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sirkesalo throws a hook but of Nazareth blocks it.
of Nazareth misses with a head kick.
of Nazareth missing with a left hand there. Sirkesalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
of Nazareth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
of Nazareth misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. Sirkesalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
of Nazareth lands with a nice body punch.
of Nazareth fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth throws a sloppy head kick and Sirkesalo moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
of Nazareth throws a right hand that Sirkesalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sirkesalo also avoids with ease.
Sirkesalo throws a shot from downtown. of Nazareth moves away and avoids it.
of Nazareth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
of Nazareth slips under a jab.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from of Nazareth both land. Nice combination.
of Nazareth throws a right hand that Sirkesalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sirkesalo also avoids with ease.
Sirkesalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
of Nazareth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirkesalo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as of Nazareth backs up against the cage.
of Nazareth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
of Nazareth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sirkesalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirkesalo misses with a few strikes there.
Sirkesalo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
of Nazareth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sirkesalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
of Nazareth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sirkesalo counters with a straight right hand.
Sirkesalo feints a jab promting of Nazareth to slip. Sirkesalo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. of Nazareth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sirkesalo throws a series of punches but of Nazareth moves out of range.
of Nazareth tries to land a leg kick but Sirkesalo saw it coming and moves away.
Sirkesalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo slips under a jab from of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but of Nazareth was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkesalo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo ducks under a wild hook from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth swinging wildly here.
Sirkesalo moves out of range of the body kick from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
of Nazareth looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkesalo is just out of range.
A head kick from of Nazareth lands but Sirkesalo takes it in his stride.
Sirkesalo lands a jab.
of Nazareth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth tries a head kick but it misses.
Sirkesalo looks to land a right hand but of Nazareth moved out of range.
Sirkesalo tests of Nazareth's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo cracks of Nazareth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sirkesalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from of Nazareth.
Sirkesalo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aki Sirkesalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Sirkesalo misses.
Sirkesalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
of Nazareth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
of Nazareth misses the shot to the body.
of Nazareth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
of Nazareth misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirkesalo looks to land a combination but of Nazareth avoids it well.
of Nazareth misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aki Sirkesalo.
Well of Nazareth 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
In his post fight interview, Jesus of Nazareth gave a big smile as he said '"Mohammed is Allahs apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another\\\\\\\" Quran 48:29 '.