PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zenin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Helloween - Power. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jose Protacio Jawo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Zenin
vs
Protacio Jawo

172 cm
33
186 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

175 cm
31
180 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A cross from Zenin lands.
Zenin staying out of range there.
Zenin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jawo throws a big shot that misses.
Jawo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Zenin misses.
Zenin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jawo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zenin somewhat.
Zenin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jawo's head backwards.
Jawo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jawo throws a half hearted mid kick.

Zenin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jawo tries to get to full guard but Zenin has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jawo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zenin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jawo pulls Zenin in close to his closed guard and prevents Zenin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zenin stands up over Jawo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jawo controls Zenin momentarily but Zenin frees himself.
Zenin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jawo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jawo has his hands on Zenin's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jawo has wrist control.
Zenin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zenin working some strikes from top position.
Zenin preventing the sweep.
Zenin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zenin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin throws a big elbow that misses.
Zenin lands a couple of elbows.
Jawo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zenin is one step ahead there.
Jawo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zenin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zenin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jawo tries to roll over but Zenin keeps him under control.

Zenin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zenin thows a huge punch but Jawo dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin throwing shots but Jawo is blocking nicely.
Zenin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zenin moves into full mount! Jawo won't be happy about that!
Jawo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zenin unloading with bombs!
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!
Zenin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jawo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo can't escape the position.
Zenin lands a big elbow.
Zenin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zenin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zenin moves away from the strike by Jawo.
Zenin thuds his right hand into Jawo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Zenin.
Jawo is looking to clinch.

Zenin pushes Jawo up against the cage in a clinch.
Zenin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zenin avoids a wild elbow strike from Jawo.
Jawo lands a nice uppercut.
Zenin trying to control the position but instead, Jawo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zenin into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jawo.
Zenin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawo controls his hands.
Jawo misses with the head strike.
Jawo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zenin.
Zenin tries a knee to the head but Jawo blocks it.
Jawo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zenin.
Jawo throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jawo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zenin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jawo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jawo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jawo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zenin's defenses.
Zenin wants to stall.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zenin blocking some punches.
Jawo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zenin backwards.
Zenin misses with an elbow strike.
Jawo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Zenin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jawo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zenin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin misses with some punches.
Zenin blocks the elbow strike.
Jawo avoids the elbow strike from Zenin, against the cage.
Zenin is trying to stall.
Zenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zenin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawo.
Jawo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Zenin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Zenin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jawo is trying to keep an underhook but Zenin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Zenin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jawo is trying to get back to full guard.
Zenin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jawo trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jawo tries to roll over but Zenin keeps him under control.
Zenin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jawo gets back to full guard.
Zenin throws a big elbow that misses.
Zenin throwing strikes but missing.
Zenin passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin throws a strike but Jawo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jawo is trying to hold Zenin in close to prevent damage but Zenin has managed to pass into half guard.
Zenin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zenin is thwarting Jawo's attempts to control the position.
Zenin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jawo to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zenin throwing strikes from guard but Jawo blocks nicely.
Zenin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zenin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zenin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zenin moves into the clinch successfully.
Zenin dodges an elbow strike from Jawo.
Zenin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jawo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zenin slowing the pace effectively.
Jawo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jawo.
A short right from Jawo.
Jawo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zenin avoids it.
Zenin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawo controls his hands.
Zenin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zenin.
Jawo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zenin lands a shoulder strike.
Jawo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zenin.
Jawo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jawo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zenin's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Jawo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zenin stalling in the clinch but Jawo improves position.
A shot in the inside from Jawo.
Jawo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zenin goes for a takedown attempt but Jawo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zenin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Zenin.
Zenin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jawo tries to clinch but Zenin is having none of it.
Jawo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zenin tries to avoid it but Jawo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zenin to the ground. Zenin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jawo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jawo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jawo's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zenin's guard. Nice work there by Jawo.
Jawo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Jawo from controlling successfully.
Jawo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zenin is on top in guard.
Zenin throws an elbow that misses. Jawo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zenin's guard. Nice move by Jawo!
Jawo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jawo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jawo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Jawo is working Zenin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jawo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jawo trying to control but Zenin is working from the bottom.
Zenin wants to sweep here but Jawo controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo throws a big right hand that misses.
Jawo throws a big right hand that misses.
Zenin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jawo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zenin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jawo is one step ahead there.
Jawo is looking to work some ground and pound but Zenin has wrist control.
Vladimir Zenin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zenin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jawo.
Jawo working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zenin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zenin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zenin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Zenin!