PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saidov comes to the cage accompanied by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Jayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Doors-People Are Strange kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ismail Saidov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saidov
vs
Jayne

188 cm
33
202 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

189 cm
34
195 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saidov in his tracks.

Jayne has closed the distance and engaged Saidov in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jayne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saidov is keeping busy.
Jayne scores with a shot to the side of Saidov's head.
Jayne stalling.
Jayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jayne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saidov blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jayne.
Jayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saidov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jayne is leaning against Saidov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saidov misses with some punches.
Jayne misses with a body punch.
Saidov tries to stall but Jayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jayne looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saidov tries to stall but Jayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saidov has Jayne pushed against the cage.
A short right from Jayne on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jayne.
Jayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saidov trying to control the position but instead, Jayne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saidov into the cage.
Jayne stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jayne stalls.
Jayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saidov trying to control the position but instead, Jayne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saidov into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jayne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Jayne.
Jayne scores with a shot to the side of Saidov's head.
Jayne leaning against his opponent.
Saidov is trying to stall.
Jayne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saidov is breathing heavily.
Jayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Jayne on the inside.
Jayne works on Saidov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jayne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jayne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saidov looking to slow down the pace here.
Jayne presses Saidov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jayne scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jayne as the two fighters clinch.
Jayne stalling against the cage.
Jayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jayne lands a nice uppercut.
Jayne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saidov backwards.
Saidov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jayne gets an underhook and turns Saidov into the cage.
Jayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saidov backwards.

Saidov is rocked!

Jayne has picked Saidov up - he's going for a ride! Jayne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saidov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Saidov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Jayne seems to be working for a kimura but Saidov defends the submission attempt.
Saidov seems to have got his legs back now.
Jayne is looking to advance position but Saidov won't allow it.
Jayne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jayne throwing shots but Saidov is blocking nicely.
Jayne has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jayne raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jayne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saidov's face.
Jayne postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Saidov out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Jayne goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne is the new middleweight champion!