PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Van Der Zob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jason
vs
Van Der Zob

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Jason !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernst Van Der Zob!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Der Zob clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Zob trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Zob lands a knee to the body.
Van Der Zob is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jason looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Der Zob missing with knees to the body.
Jason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Zob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like James Jason has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Der Zob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Der Zob is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jason is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Zob lands a nice elbow.
Van Der Zob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jason up against the cage.
Jason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Der Zob walks away with a smile on his face. Jason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Der Zob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Jason rushes Van Der Zob and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob crunches a lovely knee into Jason 's ribcage.
Van Der Zob content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Der Zob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jason avoids it.
Jason tries to circle away but Van Der Zob has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Zob has Jason pressed against the cage.
Van Der Zob lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Zob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jason letting Van Der Zob take a breather here.
Jason blocks a body shot from Van Der Zob.
Jason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zob controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Van Der Zob.
Jason tries to break the clinch but Van Der Zob is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Der Zob lands a nice elbow.
Jason is trying to pull guard but Van Der Zob has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jason . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jason is working for takedown but Van Der Zob is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jason takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Der Zob landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Der Zob lands a good knee to the midsection. Jason won't want to take too many of those.
Jason letting Van Der Zob take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.
Jason closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Zob circles away.

Van Der Zob forces Jason back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Zob lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Van Der Zob.
Jason trying to control the position but instead, Van Der Zob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jason into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Der Zob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Van Der Zob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Jason 's cut.
That's time! Jason 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jason keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Zob doesn't manage to clinch there - Jason circles away.
Jason swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob tries to clinch but Jason is having none of it.
Van Der Zob tries to clinch but Jason moves out of range.
Van Der Zob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Zob tries to clinch but Jason is having none of it.

Van Der Zob gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jason jumps guard but Van Der Zob turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Der Zob stalling against the cage.
Van Der Zob putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Der Zob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jason .
Ernst Van Der Zob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jason is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jason . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jason is trying to push Van Der Zob away but Van Der Zob has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Der Zob taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Der Zob as Jason tries to tie him up.
Van Der Zob is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zob misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Zob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.
Jason fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Zob's waist but Van Der Zob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jason off to one side.
Jason swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Zob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Zob tries to clinch but Jason moves out of range.
Van Der Zob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jason paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jason pushes Van Der Zob up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Zob missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Zob prevents Jason from breaking the clinch.
Jason being controlled against the cage.
Jason is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason avoiding damage as Van Der Zob throws knees to the body.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Der Zob just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jason 's brow.
Nice body punch from Van Der Zob - that landed with a thud.
Van Der Zob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Zob pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jason can't get the takedown.
Van Der Zob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jason avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jason wants to break free but Van Der Zob has control.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Der Zob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Van Der Zob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Jason 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Der Zob fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jason is out of range.
Jason shoots in but Van Der Zob avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Der Zob wants to clinch but Jason slips to the side

and Jason counters with a shoot takedown. Van Der Zob fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Van Der Zob working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Zob managing to control the position.
Van Der Zob trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jason wants to control from the top but Van Der Zob keeps moving.
Van Der Zob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jason is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.
Jason closes the distance and clinches up with Van Der Zob, looking for a takedown. Jason pushes Van Der Zob against the cage but Van Der Zob circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Zob wants to clinch up but Jason keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Zob darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
James Jason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Zob wants to clinch up but Jason keeps it at a distance.

Van Der Zob pushes Jason up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Zob works on Jason 's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Zob obliges.
Van Der Zob lands an elbow that stopped Jason in his tracks for a moment.
Van Der Zob crunches a lovely knee into Jason 's ribcage.
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!
Jason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Der Zob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Der Zob lands a nice elbow.
Van Der Zob leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Van Der Zob's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jason is trying to pull guard but Van Der Zob has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jason . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jason is trying to pull guard but Van Der Zob turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob stalling against the cage.
Jason has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Der Zob is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Der Zob throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Zob is struggling to control the position.
Van Der Zob continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Zob tries to clinch up.

Van Der Zob closes the distance and pushes Jason back into the cage.
Ernst Van Der Zob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Der Zob.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Der Zob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Der Zob lands an elbow inside.
Van Der Zob leaning against his opponent.
Van Der Zob is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Der Zob with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Zob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Zob tries a knee to the head but Jason blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jason jumps guard but Van Der Zob stands there with Jason around his waist. Jason gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jason tries to pull guard but Van Der Zob forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
James Jason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Zob stalling against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Van Der Zob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Der Zob 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Van Der Zob!
An intense looking Ernst Van Der Zob took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ich bin ein sauerkraut mit wurst.'.