PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping Pong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pong
vs
Jamm

192 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ping Pong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong misses with an uppercut
and Pong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Pong misses.
Pong feints a jab promting Jamm to slip. Pong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jamm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Leroy Jamm has been cut.
Jamm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pong.
Jamm misses with a looping left.

Jamm closes the distance and pushes Pong back into the cage.
Jamm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamm lands a nice knee to the body.
Pong misses with a punch to the body.
Pong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jamm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamm looking to throw knees to the head but Pong is blocking nicely.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pong working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Pong.
Pong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jamm blocks a body shot from Pong.
Pong lands a right hand.
Jamm lands a knee to the body.
Pong trying to control the position but instead, Jamm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pong into the cage.
Pong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamm controls his hands.
Pong works on Jamm's body with a couple of short punches.
Jamm looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Jamm.
Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jamm misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Pong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jamm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pong throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm has Pong pressed against the cage, preventing Pong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pong throws a head punch that misses.
Pong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jamm prevents a body shot from Pong.
Pong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamm is keeping busy.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jamm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jamm has Pong pressed against the cage, preventing Pong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pong.
Jamm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pong misses with a body punch.
Pong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jamm.
Jamm blocks an uppercut.
Jamm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pong.
Pong tries to throw a body punch but Jamm avoids it by throwing Pong back against the cage.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Pong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jamm misses with the head strike.
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Jamm is controlling him.
Pong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamm's elbow.
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Jamm has him pressed against the cage.
Jamm misses with a knee strike.
Pong blocks an elbow strike from Jamm.
Jamm blocks an uppercut.
Pong is trying to force a seperation but Jamm has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Pong.
Jamm tries to work over Pong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Pong fails to land.
Pong pushes Jamm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pong has had enough of the clinch but Jamm keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jamm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pong is defending well for now.
Pong is looking to break free of the clinch but Jamm has double underhooks.
Pong can't break the clinch.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Jamm blocks a body shot from Pong.
Pong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pong wants to break free but Jamm has control.
Jamm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pong.
Jamm keeps control of Pong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Pong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pong misses with the head strike.
Jamm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pong's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jamm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Pong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Jamm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pong thows a body shot but no joy.
Pong ducks under a wild hook from Jamm.
No joy there for Pong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pong throws the left hand but Jamm avoids the punch easily.
Jamm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pong throws the left hand but Jamm avoids the punch easily.
Pong thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Pong.
A combination from Jamm does no damage.
Jamm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pong.

Jamm has closed the distance and engaged Pong in a clinch.
Pong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Pong.
Jamm scores with a shoulder strike.
Pong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jamm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Pong dodges an elbow strike from Jamm.
Jamm keeps control of Pong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pong lands a shot to the body.
Jamm is breathing heavily.
Jamm landing knees to the head.
Jamm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pong tries to throw a body punch but Jamm avoids it by throwing Pong back against the cage.
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Jamm has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pong misses with the head strike.
Pong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jamm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pong is looking to control Jamm's arms but Jamm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pong has his back to the cage.
Pong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Jamm has him pressed against the cage.
Pong tries to circle away but Jamm has him pinned against the cage.
Pong is trying to push Jamm away but Jamm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jamm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pong's face.
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Jamm has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pong's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pong tries to break free but Jamm pushes him back against the cage.
Pong throws a head punch that misses.
Jamm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jamm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pong tries a body shot but Jamm blocks it.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Pong can't break the clinch.
Jamm swings wildly with an uppercut but Pong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pong managing to block the knees to the body from Jamm.
Pong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ping Pong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jamm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamm blocks an uppercut.
Pong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jamm backwards.
Jamm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pongs head.
Jamm misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pong is trying to push Jamm away but Jamm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pong tries to break free but Jamm pushes him back against the cage.
Pong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Jamm is controlling him.
Pong tries to break free but Jamm pushes him back against the cage.
Pong has a couple of punches blocked by Jamm.
Pong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamm is keeping busy.
Jamm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pong misses with the head strike.
Pong tries a body shot but Jamm blocks it.
Jamm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamm blocks a body shot from Pong.
Pong tries to throw a body punch but Jamm avoids it by throwing Pong back against the cage.
Pong is trying to force a seperation but Jamm has the dominant position.
Jamm misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Pong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Jamm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pong throws a hook but Jamm avoids it easily.
Pong misses with a body shot
and Pong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamm moves away.
Pong moves out of range of the strikes.
Pong looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamm is just out of range.
Pong lands with a straight right. Jamm didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Jamm.
Jamm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Pong.
Pong moves forwards but Jamm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ping Pong is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jamm is rocked!
Pong drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jamm's head, knocking him out cold! Pong is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ping Pong!