PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Van Damme is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Protacio Jawo
vs
Claude Van Damme

175 cm
27
180 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
178 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jawo. That did some damage!
Jose Protacio Jawo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jawo.
Van Damme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jawo can pounce on him.
Jawo cracks a nice hook into Van Damme's ribs.
Van Damme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jawos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo throws a combination that misses
and Van Damme counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jawo wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Damme has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Damme there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jawo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Van Damme.
Jawo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jawo throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Van Damme.
Jawo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jawo misses with a few strikes there.
Jawo throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jawo throws a lazy head kick
and Van Damme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Damme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jawo is looking to wear down Van Damme with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawo moves away.
Jawo checks a leg kick nicely.
Jawo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Damme sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jawo somewhat.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Jawo.
A punch combination from Jawo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawo wants to clinch.
Jawo throws a chopping leg kick but Van Damme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Jawo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jawo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jawo blocks the body kick.
A big left from Van Damme misses.
Jawo tries to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Van Damme throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.
Jawo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jawo.
Jawo connects with a high kick.
Van Damme looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Jawo.
Jawo drops his hands momentarily and Van Damme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Damme lands with a straight right. Jawo didn't see that one coming.
Van Damme lands with a right hand.
Jawo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme blocks the body kick.
Jawo walks into a straight right hand from Van Damme.
Jawo wants to land a leg kick but Van Damme is out of range.
Van Damme scores with a body shot.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Damme.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jawo.
Jawo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Damme swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Damme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Damme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jawo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Jawo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawo manages to avoid it.
Jawo throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Damme slips under a jab.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Van Damme throws a combination. Jawo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jean Claude Van Damme will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jawo with a poor takedown
and Van Damme counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Damme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jawo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Damme has time to react.
Van Damme lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Damme.
Jawo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Damme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Damme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jawo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jawo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jawo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Damme in his tracks.
Van Damme defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand.
Van Damme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Damme scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Jawo.
Van Damme with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Jawo.
Jawo misses with a jab to the body
and Van Damme counters with a nice body shot.
Jawo shoots in but Van Damme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Damme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jawo throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Van Damme tries to score with a low kick but Jawo moves his leg out of the way.
Van Damme misses the shot to the body.
Van Damme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jawo lands a right hook to the body.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Van Damme scores with a hook.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Damme connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
Jose Protacio Jawo is winning the standup battle so far.

Jawo drives through and clinches with Van Damme against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Damme managing to block the knees to the body from Jawo.
Jawo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Van Damme fails to land.
Jawo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Van Damme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jawo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Damme blocks a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo blocks a body shot from Van Damme.
Jawo misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jawo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jawo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Damme lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Damme tries to work over Jawo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jawo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jawo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Damme defending well though.
Van Damme wants to control but Jawo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jawo 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.

Jawo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Van Damme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jawo prevents Van Damme from standing back up.
Van Damme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jawo.
Van Damme is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo wants to take a breather but Van Damme is having none of it.
Jawo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jawo controlling the pace.
Jawo wants to pass the guard but Van Damme is defending well.
Jawo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jawo is trying to work for a kimura but Van Damme is defending well.
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!
Jawo looks to land a strike but Van Damme avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jawo misses with a wild combination.
Jawo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jawo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Damme.
Jawo throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jawo throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Van Damme stuffs the takedown attempt from Jawo. Jawo gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Jawo
and Van Damme counters with a series of strikes. Jawo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Damme throws a series of punches but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo throws a hook but Van Damme avoids it easily.
Van Damme takes one to the chin there.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jawo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jawo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Damme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Van Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jawo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Damme can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo avoids the body shot from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a hook. Jawo ducked under it nicely.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jawo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Jawo.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Jawo moves out of range.
Good work by Jawo as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo swings for the body but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme is looking to slow Jawo down with leg kicks.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Damme lands a nice looking body shot.
Jawo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Van Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jawo's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Jawo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jawo.
Jawo throws the left hand but Van Damme avoids the punch easily.
Jawo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme misses with a series of wild punches.
Jawo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Damme circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jawo tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme throws a series of strikes that have Jawo backpedaling.
A leg kick checked by Jawo.
Jawo tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jawo connects with a nice looking jab.
Jawo wants to clinch
and Van Damme counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Damme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Damme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jawo at a distance.
Van Damme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands with an uppercut that bounces Jawo off the cage and back into range.
Van Damme swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Damme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jawo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Protacio Jawo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Damme lands with a hook. Jawo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jawo avoids the body shot from Van Damme.
Van Damme goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Jawo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Damme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!