PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to hell. Jay Jay Mutombo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ladin
vs
Jay Mutombo

215 cm
27
291 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
264 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo sizes up Ladin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ladin scores with a push kick.
Mutombo is looking to slow Ladin down with leg kicks.
Ladin lands with a kick to the temple. Mutombo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ladin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mutombo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ladin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ladin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ladin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Ladin.
Mutombo lands a right hand.
Ladin scores with a knee to the head.
Mutombo stalling.
Ladin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Mutombo manages to break the clinch.
Ladin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mutombo throws a big shot that misses.
Ladin misses with a head kick.
Mutombo thuds his shin into the meat of Ladin's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ladin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutombo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Ladin throws a sloppy head kick
and Mutombo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mutombo lands with a cross.
Mutombo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo throws a body punch but Ladin moves out of range.
Mutombo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ladin.
Ladin throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladin throws a head kick but Mutombo moves out of range.
Ladin moves away from the strike by Mutombo.
Ben Ladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ladin wants to clinch.
Ladin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutombo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladin.
Mutombo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ladin swinging wildly here.
Jab from Ladin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ladin wants to clinch.
Ladin is looking to clinch but Mutombo is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Mutombo.
Ladin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo lands with a good body shot.
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Ladin slips the punch.
Ladin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mutombo.
Ladin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mutombo thows a body shot but no joy.
Mutombo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ladin wants to clinch but Mutombo slips to the side
and Mutombo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mutombo lands a jab.
Ladin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ladin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Mutombo misses its intended target.
Mutombo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutombo throws a hook but Ladin avoids it easily.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses.
Mutombo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ladin's sensitive parts.
Ladin tries to clinch there but Mutombo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Jay Mutombo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Jay Mutombo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Mutombo misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Mutombo misses.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ladin is looking to clinch but Mutombo is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Mutombo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mutombo.
A big left from Ladin misses.
Ladin scores with a head kick. Mutombo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Ladin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mutombo throws out a loose jab but Ladin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladin is looking to clinch.
Mutombo blocks a head kick by Ladin.
Mutombo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladin.
Mutombo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladin tries to clinch but Mutombo moves out of range.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ladin throws a head kick but Mutombo moves out of range.
Mutombo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutombo avoids the head kick by Ladin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mutombo drops Ladin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ladin looks back up at him and smiles so Mutombo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ladin is rocked!

It looks like Ben Ladin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mutombo counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Ladin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mutombo - that will leave a mark!
Mutombo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ladin.
Mutombo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ladin head around and knocks him out cold! Mutombo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Jay Mutombo!
An out of breath Jay Jay Mutombo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.