PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raj Jaipur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Charles
vs
Jaipur

170 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raj Jaipur!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jaipur closes the distance and pushes Charles back into the cage.
Jaipur wants to take the fight to the mat but Charles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Jaipur breaks from the clinch.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaipur shoots in but Charles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jaipur closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Jaipur pushes Charles against the cage but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Angelo Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raj Jaipur.

Jaipur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaipur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaipur is trying to pull guard but Charles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jaipur tries to pull guard but Charles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jaipur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Jaipur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaipur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Charles counters with a series of strikes. Jaipur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Charles really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaipur forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Charles has Jaipur pushed against the cage.
Jaipur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaipur is trying to pull guard but Charles has him pressed against the cage.

Charles manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
Jaipur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jaipur misses with a takedown attempt

and Charles counters by clinching up.
Jaipur looks winded!
Jaipur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jaipur clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jaipur is looking to control Charles's arms but Charles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaipur has his back to the cage.
Charles has Jaipur pressed against the cage, preventing Jaipur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raj Jaipur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles darts in looking for a takedown but Jaipur gets double underhooks and turns Charles into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jaipur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Charles tries to stall but Jaipur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaipur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jaipur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaipur can't break the clinch.
Come on Charles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charles tries to circle away but Jaipur has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
Jaipur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
Come on Charles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Charles breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Charles throws a front kick that sends Jaipur stumbling back into the cage.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaipur sprawls well. Jaipur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jaipur shoots in looking for a takedown. Charles tries to sprawl out of it but Jaipur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Charles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jaipur enables Charles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jaipur manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Charles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Charles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Charles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Charles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Charles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jaipur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charles is working away from the top position though.
Charles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaipur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charles is working away from the top position though.
Charles working over Jaipur with some ground and pound. Jaipur looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaipur gets full guard.
Charles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Charles lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Jaipur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jaipur is breathing heavily.
Jaipur looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaipur, not yet.

Charles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jaipur has his hands on Charles's head, controlling the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Charles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Charles pushes Jaipur up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaipur misses with some punches.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Charles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Charles tries to break the clinch but Jaipur is controlling the position.
Jaipur is working for takedown but Charles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Charles just leaning against Jaipur, taking a breather.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaipur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles tries to clinch up.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Jaipur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Charles.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaipur paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jaipur moves into the clinch.
Jaipur is trying to drag Charles to the mat but Charles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jaipur is looking for a takedown.
Angelo Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raj Jaipur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Charles breaks the clinch.
Jaipur keeps the fight on the outside.

Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaipur is looking for a takedown.
Jaipur prevents Charles from breaking the clinch.
Jaipur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles trying to stall but Jaipur improves his position.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angelo Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Charles clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Charles dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Danga de danga de dang - Charles scores with a four punch combination!

Charles rushes Jaipur and presses him up against the cage.
Jaipur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaipur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Charles after a bit of a struggle.
Charles prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaipur tries to circle away but Charles has him pinned against the cage.
Charles is pressed up against the cage. Jaipur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Charles down to the mat. Charles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angelo Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raj Jaipur.

Charles clinches with his opponent.
Charles leaning against his opponent.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaipur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaipur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaipur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaipur fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles throws a right hand that Jaipur ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaipur also avoids with ease.

Jaipur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Charles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jaipur can do anything to dispel that myth.

Charles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice body kick from Charles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles misses with a body kick.

Jaipur fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Charles to the ground. Jaipur is now in Charles's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaipur wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Charles wants to stand and escape but Jaipur is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles seems keen to control Jaipur's posture.
Jaipur trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raj Jaipur wasn't active enough on the ground.
Charles is looking to clinch but Jaipur is avoiding it.
Angelo Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaipur shoots in looking for a takedown. Charles tries to sprawl out of it but Jaipur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Charles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Charles clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to break the clinch but Jaipur is controlling him.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaipur won't allow it.
Charles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jaipur throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaipur is trying to break the clinch but Charles is controlling him.

Charles manages to break the clinch.
Raj Jaipur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles darts in trying to clinch
and Jaipur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Charles!