PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac has chosen Connected as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nkemakolam
vs
Barac

193 cm
31
250 lbs
31 - 11 - 0

195 cm
33
250 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barac, right into the meat.
Barac throws a sloppy body shot

and Nkemakolam counters with a takedown into side control.
Nkemakolam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barac manages to get back to half guard.
Barac wants to get back to full guard.
Barac works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nkemakolam keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barac wants to stand up but Nkemakolam has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barac would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nkemakolam looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barac puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nkemakolam is trying to control but can't.

Barac postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nkemakolam to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick by Nkemakolam misses
and Barac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barac swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Nkemakolam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barac is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nkemakolam trying to control the position from guard on top but Barac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nkemakolam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nkemakolam.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nkemakolam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nkemakolam trying to control but Barac is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam is fighting to break Barac's control of his arms but Barac is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barac controls Nkemakolam momentarily but Nkemakolam frees himself.
Nkemakolam looking to pass the guard.
Barac wants to get back to his feet but Nkemakolam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ivan Barac.
Nkemakolam cracks Barac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nkemakolam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nkemakolam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barac's calf.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nkemakolam manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nkemakolam throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nkemakolam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Nkemakolam scores with a push kick.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the side of Barac's head but Barac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barac is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nkemakolam rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Barac misses.
Barac throws a leg kick that misses.
Barac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nkemakolam throws out the jab.
Nkemakolam cracks Barac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barac misses with an uppercut

and Nkemakolam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac wants to sweep here but Nkemakolam controlling him for the moment.
Barac manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nkemakolam manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nkemakolam thuds his right hand into Barac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nkemakolam throws an overhand right that lands on Barac's shoulder, as Barac tries to avoid the shot.
Barac drops his hands momentarily and Nkemakolam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barac throws an off balance right hand

and Nkemakolam counters with a takedown into side control.
Barac tries to buck Nkemakolam off but Nkemakolam is having none of it.
Nkemakolam cracks Barac with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barac felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
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!
Barac wants to control but Nkemakolam postures up.
Nkemakolam throws an elbow but Barac slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barac wants to control but Nkemakolam postures up.
Nkemakolam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jobe Nkemakolam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barac is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam grinds an elbow into Barac's temple.
Barac managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nkemakolam working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nkemakolam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nkemakolam working the ground and pound from side control.

Nkemakolam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The strikes coming from Nkemakolam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barac is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam is looking to take a break and control but Barac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barac to see if he's OK.
Barac struggling a bit here.
Barac managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barac keeps working.
Nkemakolam working away.
Barac wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Barac tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam wants to take a breather but Barac manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nkemakolam.
Barac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nkemakolam looking to pass the guard.
Barac wants to sweep here but Nkemakolam controlling him for the moment.
Nkemakolam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nkemakolam cracks Barac with a solid left hand.
Nkemakolam looking to sit in guard and control but Barac gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barac content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam wants to sweep but no luck.
Barac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nkemakolam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nkemakolam has a closed guard, preventing Barac from standing up.
Nkemakolam trying to keep a closed guard but Barac is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Barac lands a nice hook to Nkemakolam's body. Nkemakolam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nkemakolam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barac tries to work over Nkemakolam's front leg with a kick but Nkemakolam checks it.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barac throws a wild body kick that Nkemakolam sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Barac.
Nkemakolam is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barac ducks under a wild hook from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam moves out of range of the leg kick from Barac.
Barac scores with a sloppy right hand. Nkemakolam should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nkemakolam defending well as Barac loads up on a big left hand.
Barac throws a head kick that misses.
Barac looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nkemakolam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam digs a good body shot into Barac's ribs.
Barac misses with a straight left.
Barac moves out of range of the strikes.
Nkemakolam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Nkemakolam moves into the clinch.
Barac throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nkemakolam tries to land knees in the clinch but Barac avoids the damage to the body.
Nkemakolam is looking to control Barac's arms but Barac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nkemakolam has his back to the cage.
Barac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nkemakolams head.
Barac lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nkemakolam.
Barac digs a right hand underneath Nkemakolam's ribcage. Nkemakolam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivan Barac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws an elbow that misses.
Barac avoids a wild elbow strike from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nkemakolam has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barac is trying to keep an underhook but Nkemakolam manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nkemakolam wants to control but Barac is keeping him busy.
Barac is trying to get back to full guard.
Barac moves into full guard.
Nkemakolam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nkemakolam throwing strikes but missing.
Nkemakolam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jobe Nkemakolam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac keeping moving, preventing Nkemakolam from controlling successfully.
Nkemakolam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nkemakolam tries to free his leg and advance position but Barac is retaining full guard.
Barac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nkemakolam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jobe Nkemakolam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac misses the jab.
Nkemakolam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barac misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Nkemakolam.
Barac throws a push kick but Nkemakolam slaps the foot to one side.
Nkemakolam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barac lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Barac misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick.
Nkemakolam blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac slips a jab from Nkemakolam.
Barac throws a solid leg kick but Nkemakolam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barac.
A clash of legs there as Nkemakolam blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jobe Nkemakolam.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nkemakolam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobe Nkemakolam!
A very excited looking Jobe Nkemakolam made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.