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). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jason
vs
Van Der Zob

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Jason !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernst Van Der Zob!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Zob closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jason counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jason .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Zob obliges.
Van Der Zob connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Jason has been cut.
Van Der Zob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 has Jason pushed against the cage.
Jason changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Der Zob fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jason has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Der Zob lands a knee to the head.
Jason is breathing heavily.
Van Der Zob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Zob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jason .
Jason tries to break the clinch but Van Der Zob is controlling the position.
Jason stalling the fight.
Jason is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Der Zob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Zob stalling the fight.
Van Der Zob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Der Zob.
A body shot lands from Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Der Zob working Jason over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jason has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Der Zob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Zob controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Der Zob landing knees to the body.
Van Der Zob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Der Zob lands a good knee to the midsection. Jason won't want to take too many of those.
Van Der Zob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Der Zob tries to land a knee to the head but Jason blocks with his arms.
Jason has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Zob avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jason . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Zob working Jason over with knees to the body.
Van Der Zob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Zob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jason 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Der Zob crunches a lovely knee into Jason 's ribcage.
Van Der Zob lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Zob obliges.
Van Der Zob lands a left hand.
Jason looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Der Zob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Zob working Jason over with knees to the body.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Zob obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Der Zob just leaning against Jason , taking a breather.
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.

Van Der Zob rushes Jason and presses him up against the cage.
Jason tries to pull guard but Van Der Zob holds him up against the cage and eventually Jason drops back down to his feet.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Zob scores a nice knee to the body.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jason is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jason with a lazy takedown attempt

and Van Der Zob counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Der Zob content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ernst Van Der Zob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.

Jason closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Zob is pushing Jason up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Der Zob.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Der Zob wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Der Zob tries to clinch but Jason is having none of it.
James Jason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Zob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Van Der Zob moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Der Zob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jason misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zob scores with a knee to the head.
Van Der Zob lands a good knee to the midsection. Jason won't want to take too many of those.
Van Der Zob effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Van Der Zob's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Der Zob.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jason tries to pull guard but Van Der Zob forces him back to his feet, 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zob misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Zob connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jason 's face.
Jason trying to control the position but instead, Van Der Zob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jason into the cage.
Van Der Zob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Der Zob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jason up against the cage.
Van Der Zob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jason is defending well for now.
Van Der Zob keeps control of Jason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Der Zob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Zob tries to throw a body punch but Jason avoids it by throwing Van Der Zob back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason has had enough of the clinch but Van Der Zob keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Zob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Der Zob receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernst Van Der Zob.

Van Der Zob clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Zob lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Der Zob avoiding damage.
Jason is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Zob has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Der Zob.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Zob lands with a right to the head.
Jason tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Der Zob just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jason tries to pull guard but Van Der Zob forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Zob lands an elbow just above Jason 's eye.
Jason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Zob's elbow.
Jason has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van Der Zob after a bit of a struggle.
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.
A knee to the head by Van Der Zob.

Jason is rocked!
Van Der Zob gets through Jason 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Jason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Van Der Zob.
Van Der Zob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Zob creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Jason ! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Van Der Zob.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernst Van Der Zob!
Ernst Van Der Zob took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Ich bin ein sauerkraut mit wurst.'.