PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonnie Mazloum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Jabber has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mazloum
vs
Jabber

174 cm
21
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonnie Mazloum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jabber swings for the body but Mazloum moves out of range.
Jim Jabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazloum lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazloum misses the target.
Mazloum cracks a nice hook into Jabber's ribs.
Jabber throws a looping overhand right but Mazloum ducks down to avoid it.
Jabber defending well as Mazloum loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Jabber.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jabber.
A punch combination from Jabber misses.
Mazloum throws a hook but Jabber blocks it.
Jabber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mazloum misses with a straight right.
Jabber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabber throws a low kick but Mazloum avoids it.
Jabber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazloum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Tonnie Mazloum has been cut.
Mazloum throws out a loose jab but Jabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jabber needs to keep his hands up - Mazloum had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber walks into a jab.
Jabber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Mazloum.
Mazloum connects with the punch.
Mazloum misses with an uppercut. Jabber saw that one coming.
Jabber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mazloum moves out of range as Jabber throws a body kick.
Jabber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mazloum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jabber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabber scores with a jab.
A big right from Jabber misses.
Mazloum looks to throw the jab but Jabber is out of range.
Mazloum avoids the head kick by Jabber.
Mazloum thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazloum misses with a hook

and Jabber counters with a head kick that drops Mazloum to the mat! Mazloum scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Mazloum is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabber throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Mazloum crashing down! Mazloum tries to stagger back to his feet but Jabber just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Mazloum asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jabber!
A relieved looking Jim Jabber thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.