PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payette 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sick Puppies- Youre Going Down. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Payette
vs
Jag

187 cm
29
128 lbs
10 - 22 - 0

165 cm
30
130 lbs
19 - 30 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
Jag scores with a head kick.
Payette throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payette .
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Payette pushes him off.
Jag tries to clinch but Payette moves away
and Payette counters with a head kick.
Jag on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Payette shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jag is trying to defend but Payette finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Jag pushes Payette off and gets back to his feet.

Jag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Payette , pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Jag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payette is trying to pull guard but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Jag has had enough of the clinch but Payette keeps him there for the moment.
Payette pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Payette really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Payette misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette scores with a shot to the side of Jag's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Payette jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jag walks away with a smile on his face. Payette gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Payette . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payette avoids the head kick by Jag.

Payette moves into the clinch successfully.
Payette is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.

Payette has clasped his hands together around Jag's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jag is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Payette has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Payette decides to stand back up.
Payette wants to clinch up but Jag keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payette .
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Payette circles away.
Payette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payette avoids the head kick by Jag.

Jag darts in and clinches Payette up against the cage.
Jag avoids a wild elbow strike from Payette .
Jag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Payette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payette avoiding damage.
Payette gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Payette trying to control the position but instead, Jag has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payette into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Payette .
Payette has a takedown stuffed.
Payette closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jag circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Payette gets tackled into the cage by Jag. Jag maintains the clinch.
Jag trying to stall but Payette improves his position.
Jag working Payette over with knees to the body.
Jag pushes off an throws an elbow but Payette leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jag just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payette 's brow.
Jag looking to stall.
Payette taking a breather.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Payette avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payette is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Jag tries to throw a body punch but Payette avoids it by throwing Jag back against the cage.
Jag avoids a wild elbow strike from Payette .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Payette dominated that round.
That's time! Payette 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette tries to clinch up.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Payette blocks a head kick by Jag.
Jag is looking to clinch.
Jag slips a jab and a cross from Payette .

Payette instigates a clinch.
Jag is trying to stall.
Jag takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
Come on Payette - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Payette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jag to keep the fight standing.
Jag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payette is keeping busy.
Jag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payette blocks an elbow strike.
Payette stalls.
Payette avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Payette leaning against his opponent.
Jag blocks an elbow strike from Payette .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Payette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jag wants to clinch.
Payette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jag moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Payette .
Jag darts in trying to clinch
and Payette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Payette , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charles Payette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payette moves away from the strike by Jag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payette is defended easily by Jag.
Jag keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Payette . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag throws a head kick that misses.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payette lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jag makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Payette really felt that one!
Jag tries to clinch but Payette is having none of it.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Payette pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payette .
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jag clinches.
Payette looking to stall.
Jag managing to block the knees to the body from Payette .
Charles Payette has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payette avoids it.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payette .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Jag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jag is defending well for now.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Payette avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette jumps guard but Jag stands there with Payette around his waist. Payette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaromir Jag will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Jag's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Payette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payette misses with a few strikes there.
Jag throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payette swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette moves in looking to clinch but Jag pushes him off.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jag wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payette .
Payette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jag swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Payette closes the distance and pushes Jag back into the cage.
Payette misses with an elbow strike.
Jag missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Payette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Payette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag tries to clinch but Payette moves out of range.
Payette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Payette does no damage.
Jag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
Payette doesn't manage to clinch there - Jag circles away.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payette looks to land a combination but Jag avoids it well.
Jag keeps the fight on the outside.
Payette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jag motions for Payette to come forward. Jag throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jag tries to clinch there but Payette circles away.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Payette pushes him off.
Payette throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Payette keeps the fight on the outside.

Jag darts in and clinches Payette up against the cage.
Payette jumps guard but Jag turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Payette throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jag being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payette trying to stall but Jag improves his position.
Jag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payette blocks a body shot from Jag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette has Jag pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Payette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag closes the distance but Payette moves to the side
and Payette counters with a straight right hand.
Jag tries to clinch but Payette is having none of it.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag tries a head kick but it misses.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payette swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Payette is trying to push Jag away but Jag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payette avoids it.
A short uppercut from Payette .
Payette avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Payette avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jag.
Jag prevents Payette from breaking the clinch.
Payette tries to pull guard but Jag holds him up against the cage and eventually Payette drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Payette . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jag is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaromir Jag.
I think Jag 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!