PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina comes to the cage accompanied by Mohamed's theme tune. Jho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Into the Abyss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pollendina
vs
Jho

178 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Jihad Fight Gear-Outkast Infidels Version

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollendina checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pollendina. Those never looked like landing.
Jho scores with a hook to the body. Pollendina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pollendina shoots for a double leg takedown but Jho sprawls well. He's pushed Pollendina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jho throws the kick towards the body but Pollendina avoids it.
Pollendina misses with a hook
and Jho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jho cracks a nice hook into Pollendina's ribs.
Jho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollendina.
Jho throws a front kick aimed at Pollendina's knee but Pollendina avoids it well.
Pollendina throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Pollendina tries for a takedown but Jho circles away easily
and Jho counters with a leg kick.
Pollendina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pollendina looks for a takedown but Jho sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollendina has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jho thuds a left hand into Pollendina's body.
Pollendina blocks a head kick by Jho.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina moves forwards but Jho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pollendina avoids the body shot from Jho.
Devil Jho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pollendina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jho was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollendina.
Pollendina tries to close the distance and clinch but Jho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jho is looking to slow Pollendina down with leg kicks.
Pollendina misses with a hook
and Jho counters with a straight right hand.
Pollendina on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Pollendina misses.
Jho throws a head kick that Pollendina semi-blocks.

It looks like CId Pollendina has been cut.
Jho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollendina checks a low kick from Jho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pollendina.
Jho slips a straight right by Pollendina.
Jho missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollendina shoots for a double leg takedown but Jho sprawls well. He's pushed Pollendina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pollendina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pollendina showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina prevents Jho from getting back to his feet.
Pollendina postures up.
Pollendina looking to sit in guard and control but Jho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pollendina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pollendina is controlling Jho's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pollendina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pollendina is looking for a triangle here but Jho uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pollendina trying to remain calm as Jho controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina parries the strikes from Jho easily there. Jho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pollendina to escape.
Jho tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pollendina is trying to get back to half guard.
Jho controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollendina looking for a sweep but Jho has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Jho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jho moves out of range of the strikes.
Pollendina misses with a straight right.
Pollendina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Devil Jho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pollendina throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Pollendina throws a right hand that misses
and Jho counters with a left to the body.
Jho thumps Pollendina with a low kick.
Pollendina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Pollendina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Pollendina moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Jho misses.
Jho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jho throws the kick towards the body but Pollendina avoids it.
Jho connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollendina blocks a head kick by Jho.
Jho misses with a straight left.
Jho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pollendina checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollendina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Pollendina. That snapped Jho's head back.
Pollendina throws a series of punches but Jho avoids them all with ease.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pollendina cracks Jho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pollendina throws a hook but Jho blocks it.
Pollendina misses with a looping left.
Pollendina fails with the takedown.
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollendina throws a lazy right hand but Jho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollendina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jho moves away.
Pollendina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jho staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries to move into range but Jho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pollendina misses with the combination.
Jho scores with a jab to the body.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollendina moves away.
Pollendina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jho.
A telegraphed right hand from Jho misses the target.
A left lands for Pollendina.
Jho misses with a low kick.
Pollendina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jho swivels and escapes.
Jho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Jho.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pollendina.
Pollendina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Pollendina shoots in and drives through. Jho sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pollendina has time to react.
Pollendina bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jho's head.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown but Jho shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pollendina is out of range and Jho settles back down.
Pollendina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jho.
Jho avoids the body shot from Pollendina.
Pollendina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollendina connects with a body shot.
Pollendina looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Pollendina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Pollendina takes one to the side of the head.
Jho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pollendina doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollendina was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Nice body punch from Jho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Pollendina misses.
Nice defenses there by Jho.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jho but Jho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pollendina tries to clinch up.
Jho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pollendina's sensitive parts.
Jho lands a leg kick that knocks Pollendina off balance momentarily.
Jho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jho thuds a left hand into Pollendina's body.
Pollendina has a takedown stuffed.
Jho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jho. Pollendina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pollendina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pollendina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Jho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollendina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jho throws a leg kick but Pollendina checks it.
A big left from Jho misses.
Pollendina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jho manages to avoid it.
Jho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Pollendina blocks the low kick.
Jho tries to land a front kick but Pollendina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jho looks to land a body kick but Pollendina moved away.
Jho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pollendina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jho. That one must have hurt.
Jho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jho digs a good body shot into Pollendina's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pollendina momentarily.
Pollendina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pollendina fails with the takedown
and Jho counters with a left and a right that stings Pollendina.

Pollendina is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jho works the jab nicely.
Oh Pollendina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pollendina walks straight into a right hand from Jho - that's dropped him! Jho jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pollendina from any more punishment! Pollendina complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devil Jho!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Devil Jho waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.