PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Jolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Vari
vs
Jolson

185 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Dragon
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Jolson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari slaps away a takedown attempt from Jolson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jolson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jolson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vari misses with a series of wild punches.
Vari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jolson.
Vari scores with a body shot.
Vari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vari throws a one two combo.
Vari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vari takes a swing at Jolson's ribcage but misses.
Vari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vari is looking to wear down Jolson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jolson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Jolson.
Jolson shoots in but no luck this time.

Vari drives through and clinches with Jolson against the cage.
Vari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jolson takes an elbow to the temple.
Vari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jolson blocks it with crossed arms.
Vari tries to land knees in the clinch but Jolson avoids the damage to the body.
Vari gets underhooks to prevent Jolson's takedown attempt.

Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jolson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vari sprawls well. Vari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jolson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jolson eats them both and turns towards Vari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Vari. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jolson misses with a head kick.
Vari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jolson.
Jolson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vari circles away.
Jolson looks winded!
Jolson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vari manages to avoid it.
Vari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jolson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari scores with a jab to the body.
Vari tries to bum rush Jolson with a series of wild strikes but Jolson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vari digs a good hook to Jolson's body.
Vari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jolson.
Vari is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vari lands with an uppercut that bounces Jolson off the cage and back into range.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vari scores with a body shot.
Jolson tries a low kick but Vari avoids it.
Jolson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jolson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jolson throws a sloppy head kick and Vari moves out of range easily.
Vari scores with a sloppy right hand. Jolson should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari throws a nice looking combination but Jolson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vari lands with a nice body punch.
Vari lands with a right hand.
Jolson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vari is just out of range.
Vari stuns Jolson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jolson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vari tries to avoid it but Jolson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vari to the ground. Vari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vari lands a jab to the head.
Vari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Jolson is rocked!
Jolson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Vari. That snapped Jolson's head back.
Jolson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vari finish him?
Nari Vari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jolson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vari scores with a sloppy right hand. Jolson should have avoided that one.
Vari misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nari Vari dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jolson takes one to the chin there.
Jolson seems to have recovered his senses.
Vari misses with a few strikes there.
Vari misses with a body shot.
Vari wants to clinch.
Jolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vari scores with a one two! Jolson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jolson can do to turn this around?
Vari lands with a shot to the body.
Vari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vari thuds a left hand into Jolson's body.
Nari Vari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vari lands a nice shot to the body.
Jolson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Jolson shoots in and bounces Vari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jolson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Vari has his feet on Jolson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jolson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jolson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vari circles away quickly and effectively.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Jolson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
Vari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vari lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jolson doesn't seem phased though.
Jolson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vari.
Vari feints a jab promting Jolson to slip. Vari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jolson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vari cracks Jolson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jolson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vari circles away quickly and effectively.

Vari has Jolson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jolson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jolson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nari Vari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jolson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jolson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vari sprawls well. He's pushed Jolson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jolson.
Jolson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jolson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jolsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vari lands an overhand right.
Vari throws a right and a left that Jolson avoids nicely.
Vari misses with a few strikes there.
Jolson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Vari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vari works over Jolson's head and body with a nice combination.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nari Vari dominated that second round.
That's time! Vari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jolson moves forwards but Vari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jolson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vari scores with a nice strike.
Jolson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vari closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jolson! Vari dives in looking to finish! Jolson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nari Vari!