PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Stechino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari Jelani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frankie Stechino's chin.

Jelani
vs
Stechino

185 cm
28
275 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Stechino!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stechino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stechino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stechino unloads with some shots from mount but Jelani bucks and avoids them well.
Stechino raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Stechino throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stechino misses with a head shot.
Jelani can't escape the position.
Stechino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jelani's face.

Jabari Jelani's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stechino wants to control the pace but Jelani is squirming around nicely.
Stechino controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Stechino there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani wants to control but Stechino is having none of it.
Stechino landing strikes from the mount and Jelani is in trouble!

Jabari Jelani's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jabari Jelani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frankie Stechino!