PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaffer has chosen DubRaider- Starry Eyes as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Zibanejadass
vs
Jaffer

170 cm
28
138 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

179 cm
26
145 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jaffer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaffer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zibanejadass seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Zibanejadass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaffer is keeping busy.
Jaffer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaffer has had enough of the clinch but Zibanejadass keeps him there for the moment.
Jaffer swings wildly with an uppercut but Zibanejadass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaffer tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaffer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaffer lands a shoulder strike.
Zibanejadass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaffer working aggressively here.
Zibanejadass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaffer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaffer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zibanejadass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass stalling in the clinch but Jaffer improves position.
Jaffer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zibanejadass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaffer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaffer.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zibanejadass is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jaffer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zibanejadass is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jaffer pushes Zibanejadass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaffer being controlled against the cage.
Jaffer stalling in the clinch but Zibanejadass improves position.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow that stopped Jaffer in his tracks for a moment.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.

It looks like James Jaffer has been cut.
Nice elbow from Zibanejadass.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zibanejadass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaffer's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zibanejadass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaffer's brow.
Jaffer is trying to maintain a safe position but Zibanejadass gets an underhook and turns Jaffer into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zibanejadass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaffer's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zibanejadass looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaffer is trying to force a seperation but Zibanejadass has the dominant position.
Jaffer blocks an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zibanejadass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaffer's brow.
Jaffer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zibanejadass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zibanejadass gets underhooks to prevent Jaffer's takedown attempt.
Mika Zibanejadass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jaffer.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaffer is looking to control Zibanejadass's arms but Zibanejadass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaffer has his back to the cage.
Jaffer blocks the elbow strike.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow.
Jaffer tries to score a body lock takedown but Zibanejadass shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zibanejadass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jaffer dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass is trying to stall.
Jaffer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zibanejadass gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow that misses.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside that Jaffer shrugs off.
Zibanejadass pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaffer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow that stopped Jaffer in his tracks for a moment.
Jaffer trying to control the position but instead, Zibanejadass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaffer into the cage.
Jaffer working aggressively here.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zibanejadass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaffer's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
Zibanejadass trying to stall but Jaffer improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow just above Jaffer 's eye.
Zibanejadass lands a damaging elbow.
Jaffer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zibanejadass fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Zibanejadass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Jaffer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zibanejadass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaffer.
James Jaffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zibanejadass is looking to clinch.
Jaffer ducks right into an uppercut from Zibanejadass.
James Jaffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws a nice inside leg kick.

Jaffer closes the distance and pushes Zibanejadass back into the cage.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaffer's defenses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaffer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zibanejadass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaffer has a couple of punches blocked by Zibanejadass.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaffer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zibanejadass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zibanejadass stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zibanejadass prevents it.
Mika Zibanejadass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jaffer.
Jaffer trying to stall but Zibanejadass improves his position.
Zibanejadass pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaffer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaffer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zibanejadass blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaffer misses with some punches.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaffer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zibanejadass effectively controlling the action here.

Jaffer manages to break the clinch.
Zibanejadass throws a right hand that Jaffer ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaffer also avoids with ease.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses.
Mika Zibanejadass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zibanejadass, right into the meat.
Jaffer with a poor takedown
and Jaffer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaffer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zibanejadass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaffer somewhat.
Jaffer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zibanejadass connects with a solid leg kick.
Zibanejadass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Zibanejadass clinches with his opponent.
Zibanejadass stalling in the clinch but Jaffer improves position.
Jaffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zibanejadass.
Jaffer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zibanejadass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaffer looking to stall.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow.
Zibanejadass blocking some punches.
Jaffer misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaffer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaffer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaffer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside that Jaffer shrugs off.
Jaffer tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaffer throws a punch but it's blocked by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow just above Jaffer 's eye.
Jaffer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zibanejadass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zibanejadass is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass blocks a body shot from Jaffer.
Jaffer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jaffer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zibanejadass's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Jaffer fails to land.
Zibanejadass is looking to control Jaffer's arms but Jaffer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zibanejadass has his back to the cage.
Jaffer wants to take the fight to the mat but Zibanejadass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaffer is leaning against Zibanejadass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaffer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zibanejadass blocks an uppercut.
Zibanejadass is looking to control Jaffer's arms but Jaffer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zibanejadass has his back to the cage.

Jaffer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jaffer manages to end up in side control.
Zibanejadass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Zibanejadass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Jaffer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jaffer just misses with a punch to the body.
Zibanejadass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaffer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jaffer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Jaffer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zibanejadass manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zibanejadass looking for a sweep. Not yet Zibanejadass, not yet.

Zibanejadass is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jaffer landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer throwing strikes from guard but Zibanejadass blocks nicely.

Jaffer stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Zibanejadass throws up his legs and catches Jaffer in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jaffer tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Zibanejadass! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mika Zibanejadass!
Mika Zibanejadass was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.