PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haytham Jebriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Kjovisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haytham Jebriel looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jebriel
vs
Kjovisk

183 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haytham Jebriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Kjovisk!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebriel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kjovisk pinned against the cage. Kjovisk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jebriel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jebriel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kjovisk digs a good hook to Jebriel's body.
Kjovisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kjovisk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kjovisk lands a glancing blow to the side of Jebriel's head.
Kjovisk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jebriel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kjovisk's waist but Kjovisk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jebriel off to one side.
Jebriel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kjovisk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jebriel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kjovisk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kjovisk throws a right and a left that Jebriel avoids nicely.
Jebriel looks for a takedown but Kjovisk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haytham Jebriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjovisk throws the kick towards the body but Jebriel avoids it.
Kjovisk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kjovisk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kjovisk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jebriel checks a low kick from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk throws a sloppy head kick

and Jebriel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kjovisk's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jebriel postures up.
Jebriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kjovisk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jebriel postures up.
Kjovisk 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.
Kjovisk keeping full guard, as Jebriel tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjovisk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jebriel is one step ahead there.
Jebriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kjovisk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jebriel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kjovisk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kjovisk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kjovisk, not yet.
Jebriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jebriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jebriel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kjovisk trying to control the position.
Jebriel throwing strikes from guard but Kjovisk blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebriel wants to control from the top but Kjovisk keeps moving.
Kjovisk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jebriel looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jebriel stopping the sweep attempt from Kjovisk.
Jebriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jebriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kjovisk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kjovisk throws a leg kick that misses.
Kjovisk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice combination there by Kjovisk.
Jebriel looks for a takedown but Kjovisk sprawls well.
Jebriel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kjovisk misses with a body kick.
Kjovisk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kjovisk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kjovisk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kjovisk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jebriel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jebriel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kjovisk throws a front kick aimed at Jebriel's knee but Jebriel avoids it well.
Jebriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kjovisk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jebriel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Kjovisk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kjovisk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kjovisk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kjovisk tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jebriel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kjovisk wants to sweep but no luck.
Kjovisk trying to keep a closed guard but Jebriel is proving a slippery customer.
Haytham Jebriel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kjovisk wants to sweep but no luck.
Kjovisk is looking to stand up but Jebriel isn't so interested in that idea.
Kjovisk working a defensive guard here.
Jebriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Kjovisk is retaining full guard.
Jebriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kjovisk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebriel is looking to work some ground and pound but Kjovisk has wrist control.
Jebriel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kjovisk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jebriel throwing strikes from guard but Kjovisk blocks nicely.
Jebriel trying to control but Kjovisk is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jebriel checks a leg kick.
Kjovisk scores with a jab.
Jebriel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk throws a push kick but Jebriel slaps the foot to one side.
Jebriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kjovisk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jebriel checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kjovisk. Jebriel shrugs it off though.
Jebriel moves out of range of the leg kick from Kjovisk.
Jebriel avoids the body shot from Kjovisk.
Jebriel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kjovisk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kjovisk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jebriel shoots for a takedown but Kjovisk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon Kjovisk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kjovisk throws a solid leg kick but Jebriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kjovisk.
Jebriel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Kjovisk.
Kjovisk throws a solid leg kick but Jebriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kjovisk.
Kjovisk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jebriel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Jebriel blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjovisk throws a good cross that connects.
Haytham Jebriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jebriel on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjovisk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jebriel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kjovisk lands the left hand.
Kjovisk misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kjovisk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kjovisk throws a sloppy head kick and Jebriel moves out of range easily.
Jebriel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kjovisk as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haytham Jebriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjovisk throws a leg kick but Jebriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kjovisk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kjovisk.
Jebriel checks a leg kick.
Kjovisk scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjovisk misses with a body kick.
Kjovisk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jon Kjovisk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kjovisk misses with a body kick.
Kjovisk swinging wildly here.
Kjovisk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jebriel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kjovisk swings for the body but Jebriel moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebriel shoots for a double leg takedown but Kjovisk sprawls well. He's pushed Jebriel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jebriel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kjovisk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kjovisk throws a head kick that misses

and Jebriel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kjovisk won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjovisk wants to control but Jebriel postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Kjovisk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kjovisk misses with a body kick.
Jebriel shoots in and drives through. Kjovisk sprawls well.
Kjovisk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kjovisk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kjovisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kjovisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kjovisk misses with a low kick.
Kjovisk throws a head kick that misses.
Kjovisk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kjovisk wants to slow Jebriel down by chopping away at his legs.
Jebriel avoids a kick to the body.
Jebriel shoots in for a takedown but Kjovisk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jebriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kjovisk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kjovisk punishes Jebriel's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebriel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kjovisk is fending him off so far but Jebriel persists. Nope, Kjovisk circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haytham Jebriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjovisk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Kjovisk as Jebriel shoots in.
Jebriel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kjovisk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jebriel on the side of the head.
Jebriel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kjovisk avoids it really well and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Jebriel blocks the low kick.
Kjovisk catches Jebriel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jebriel checks a leg kick.
Jebriel dives in and grabs Kjovisk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kjovisk pushes down on Jebriel's head and hops out.
Kjovisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kjovisk cracks Jebriel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jon Kjovisk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebriel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kjovisk throws a sloppy head kick and Jebriel moves out of range easily.
Kjovisk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kjovisk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kjovisk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kjovisk throws the kick towards the body but Jebriel avoids it.
Nice cross by Kjovisk.
Kjovisk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kjovisk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kjovisk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kjovisk just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kjovisk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kjovisk.
Jebriel checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjovisk thuds his right hand into Jebriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kjovisk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kjovisk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kjovisk throws a sloppy head kick and Jebriel moves out of range easily.
Jebriel moves out of range of the body kick from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk lands a jab to the head.
Kjovisk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jebriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kjovisk tries a head kick but it misses.
Jebriel looks for a takedown but Kjovisk sprawls well.
Jebriel avoids the head kick by Kjovisk.
Kjovisk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kjovisk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebriel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Kjovisk.
Kjovisk looks for the body kick but Jebriel saw that one coming.
Kjovisk thuds his right hand into Jebriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Kjovisk finds it's way through Jebriel's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjovisk. That's going to slow Jebriel down.
Jebriel walks into a stiff left hand from Kjovisk.
Kjovisk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kjovisk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kjovisk thuds his right hand into Jebriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kjovisk throws a sloppy head kick and Jebriel moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kjovisk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kjovisk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haytham Jebriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjovisk looks to land a body kick but Jebriel moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Kjovisk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kjovisk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Kjovisk!