PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin comes to the cage accompanied by Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator. Zhu has chosen Meet Gazoo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jabouin
vs
Zhu

175 cm
27
145 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

166 cm
26
146 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabouin is looking to clinch.
Jabouin swings for the body but Zhu moves out of range.
Zhu tries to land a front kick but Jabouin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jabouin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Chong Zhu has been cut.
Jabouin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhu throws a big shot that misses.
Zhu throws a head kick but Jabouin moves out of range.
Zhu walks into a stiff left hand from Jabouin.

Zhu is rocked!
Zhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jabouin avoids the head kick by Zhu.
Zhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhu throws a leg kick which misses Jabouin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jabouin tries to avoid it.
Jabouin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhu moves away.
Zhu with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabouin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jabouin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabouin.
Zhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabouin finish him?
Zhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabouin's calf.

Zhu gets tackled into the cage by Jabouin. Jabouin maintains the clinch.
Zhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhu.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Jabouin.
Jabouin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jabouin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jabouin lands a nice uppercut.
Zhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabouin avoiding damage as Zhu throws knees to the body.
Zhu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabouin.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Zhu.
Zhu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Zhu tries to pull guard but Jabouin won't allow it.
Jabouin lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jabouin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jabouin blocks it with crossed arms.
Jabouin struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhu controls his hands.
Jabouin managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu.
Zhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhu wants to break free but Jabouin has control.
Jabouin blocking some punches.
Jabouin lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Jabouin lands a left hand.
Jabouin working aggressively here.
Zhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabouin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jabouin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhu tries a body shot but Jabouin blocks it.
Jabouin lands with a short shot to the head.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Zhu.
Zhu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabouin is defending well for now.
Jabouin avoiding damage as Zhu throws knees to the body.
Jabouin can't find room to land a body shot as Zhu controls the action.
Zhu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jabouin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Zhu.
Jabouin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhu can't find room to land a body shot as Jabouin controls the action.
Zhu is trying to drag Jabouin to the mat but Jabouin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zhu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabouin backwards.
Jabouin misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Jabouin.
Jabouin is leaning against Zhu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabouin scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabouin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jabouin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jabouin avoids the elbow strike from Zhu, against the cage.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabouin avoids it.
Jabouin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jabouin cracks Zhu with a nice body shot.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabouin avoids it.
Zhu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jabouin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jabouin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zhu pulls Jabouin into guard.
Jabouin trying to control but Zhu is working from the bottom.

Zhu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jabouin stacks Zhu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jabouin!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zhu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jabouin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Jabouin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
That's time! Jabouin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabouin is looking to clinch.
Jabouin misses the shot to the body.
Jabouin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhu is just out of range.
Jabouin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabouin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabouin. Zhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhu lands a right hook to the body.
Chong Zhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhu misses with a body shot.
Zhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jabouin doesn't seem bothered though.
Zhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhu tests Jabouin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhu tries to clinch but Jabouin is having none of it.
Jabouin is looking to wear down Zhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin misses with a body shot
and Zhu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jabouin really felt that one!
Jabouin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhu throws a head kick but Jabouin moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhu.
Jabouin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Zhu avoids the head kick by Jabouin.
Zhu throws a wild body kick that Jabouin sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Zhu.
Jabouin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Zhu closes the distance and clinches.
Jabouin managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin blocks an elbow strike.
Jabouin can't find room to land a body shot as Zhu controls the action.
Jabouin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhu backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zhu.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhu missing with knees to the body.
Jabouin lands a left hand.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Zhu.
Zhu misses with the head strike.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yves Jabouin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zhu trying to land knees to the body.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
Zhu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabouin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jabouin has a couple of punches blocked by Zhu.
Jabouin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhu backwards.
Zhu looking to slow down the pace here.
Jabouin is pressed up against the cage. Zhu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jabouin down to the mat. Jabouin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin throws a body punch but Zhu moves out of range.
Jabouin avoids the head kick by Zhu.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
Zhu avoids the head kick by Jabouin.
Zhu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jabouin doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhu circles away.
Zhu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhu blocks a head kick by Jabouin.
Jab from Jabouin.
Zhu keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zhu misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Zhu.
Jabouin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jabouin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhu tries a head kick but it misses.

Jabouin drives through and clinches with Zhu against the cage.
Zhu working aggressively here.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhu tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabouin avoids the damage to the body.
Jabouin lands with a right to the head.
Zhu trying to land knees to the body.

Zhu manages to pull guard.
Zhu controls Jabouin momentarily but Jabouin frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chong Zhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Jabouin with a nice cross.
Zhu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jabouin on the side of the head.

Jabouin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zhu sprawling to the canvas! Zhu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jabouin finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhu tries to clinch there but Jabouin circles away.
Zhu misses with a hook. Jabouin ducked under it nicely.
Jabouin checks a leg kick.
Zhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhu lands a head kick!
Zhu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jabouin avoids the head kick by Zhu.
Jabouin connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jabouin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zhu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabouin.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zhu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin lands a left hand.
Jabouin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhu.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Jabouin as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhu.
Jabouin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhu can't find room to land a body shot as Jabouin controls the action.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Zhu avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jabouin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhu.

Zhu pulls guard.
Zhu being controlled here, momentarily.
Jabouin looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhu wants to sweep but no luck.
Jabouin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Zhu has his foot on Jabouin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jabouin works his way back into a safe position though.
Jabouin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zhu on the ground.
Jabouin trying to control but Zhu is working from the bottom.

Zhu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jabouin escapes and throws Zhu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zhu is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zhu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Jabouin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Jabouin decides to stand back up. Jabouin steps back and let's Zhu get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhu throws out a powerful jab.
Jabouin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jabouin throws a shot from downtown. Zhu moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Jabouin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jabouin 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Jabouin!
Yves Jabouin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.