PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emaus Tamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaeger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beat It. Tamei has chosen PNG Pom City by Naka Blood as his entrance music. Emaus Tamei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaeger
vs
Tamei

180 cm
23
209 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamison Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emaus Tamei!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamei works Jaeger's body with a nice hook.
Jaeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaeger throws out a loose jab but Tamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaeger moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Emaus Tamei has been cut.
Jaeger moves away from the strike by Tamei.
Jamison Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaeger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Jaeger misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaeger. Tamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaeger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamei throws a solid leg kick but Jaeger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tamei.
Tamei has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tamei throws a leg kick that misses.
Tamei lands a body shot.
Tamei blocks a leg kick.
Jaeger misses with a left hand
letting Tamei counter with a right hand.
Tamei takes one on the button.
Tamei feints and then cracks Jaeger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaeger down.
Jaeger tries a low kick but Tamei avoids it.
Tamei throws a low kick but Jaeger moves out of range easily.
Jaeger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaeger moves away.
Jaeger walks into a left hand.

It looks like Jamison Jaeger has been cut.
Jaeger digs a good body shot into Tamei's ribs.
Jab from Tamei.
Jaeger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaeger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaeger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamei throws a big shot that misses.

Tamei drops Jaeger with a beautiful combination! Jaeger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tamei is looking for the KO!

Jaeger is rocked!
Jaeger throws a jab when Tamei was well out of range.
Oh Jaeger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamei misses with an uppercut. Jaeger saw that one coming.
Jaeger clobbers Tamei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaeger seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaeger throws a right hand that misses
and Tamei counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaeger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamei connects with a single shot there.
Tamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaeger is just out of range.
Tamei connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger moves out of range as Tamei throws a body kick.
Jaeger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tamei if he has to take too many more of those.
Tamei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaeger to score with a decent uppercut.
Jaeger lands with a cross.
Tamei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaeger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaeger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamei counters with a solid body kick.
Jaeger is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Tamei.
Tamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaeger off the cage and back into range.
Tamei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaeger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamei scores with a nice head shot.

Jamison Jaeger's cut is getting worse.
Jaeger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaeger off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Jaeger.
A left and a right from Jaeger both land. Nice combination.
Tamei throws a hook but Jaeger blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamei scores with a push kick.
Tamei throws a hook but Jaeger avoids it easily.
Jaeger looks to land a combination. Tamei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tamei!
Jaeger misses with a straight right.
Tamei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaeger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamei. Tamei obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaeger with a jab.
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!
Tamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaeger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaeger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tamei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jaeger takes a step back to recover.
Tamei digs a good body shot into Jaeger's ribs.
Crunch! Tamei slams his shin into Jaeger's torso.
Tamei cracks Jaeger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tamei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Jamison Jaeger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tamei takes a swing at Jaeger's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Jaeger misses its intended target.
Tamei lands with a nice body kick.
Tamei feints with a jab and clips Jaeger right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Jaeger is sent crashing into the canvas and Tamei leaps in for the kill! Jaeger tries to get to his feet but Tamei is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Jaeger is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emaus Tamei!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Emaus Tamei waved his t-shirt featuring Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts)'s logo in front of the cameras.