PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jabouin's choice of entrance music: Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator. Yves Jabouin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Coxall
vs
Jabouin

167 cm
31
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
32
145 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabouin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabouin misses the target.
Coxall throws a good cross that connects.
Jabouin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coxall. That one must have hurt.
Jabouin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coxall.
Some wild striking there from Coxall.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coxall.
Coxall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coxall throws a body kick that misses
and Jabouin counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall tries to bum rush Jabouin with a series of wild strikes but Jabouin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coxall jabs at Jabouin's body.
Jabouin ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Coxall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jabouin checks a low kick from Coxall.
Jabouin throws a head kick but Coxall moves out of range.
Jabouin blocks a head kick by Coxall.
Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coxall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jabouin counters with a nice body shot.
Jabouin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coxall throws out the jab.
Jabouin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jabouin throws a body punch but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Jabouin moved out of range nicely.
Coxall scores with a one two! Jabouin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coxall throws a right hand that Jabouin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabouin also avoids with ease.
Jabouin tries to clinch up.
Coxall feints and then cracks Jabouin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jabouin down.
Coxall lands with a right hand.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Jabouin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabouin.
Coxall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jabouin throws out the jab.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Jabouin moves out of range easily.
Coxall tries a head kick but it misses.
Coxall walks into a left hand.

It looks like Alex Coxall has been cut.
Jabouin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall moves forwards but Jabouin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coxall moves out of range of the strikes.
Jabouin loads up on a big right hand but Coxall slips the punch.
Coxall misses with a lunging right hand
and Jabouin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coxall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jabouin on the side of the head.
Jabouin throws a shot from downtown. Coxall moves away and avoids it.
Coxall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jabouin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Coxall slams his shin into Jabouin's torso.
Coxall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Jabouin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jabouin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coxall.
Jabouin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Coxall throws a body punch but Jabouin moves out of range.
Jabouin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jabouin throws a big shot that misses.
Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coxall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coxall fails to land with a series of punches.
Coxall throws a hook but Jabouin blocks it.
Coxall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coxall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabouin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coxall at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabouin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coxall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jabouin's knee momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Jabouin blocks the low kick.
Jabouin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coxall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Coxall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
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.

Coxall scores with a leg kick.
Jabouin lands a nice shot that snaps Coxall's head back.
Coxall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabouin's calf.
Coxall misses with a body shot.
Coxall throws a lazy right hand but Jabouin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabouin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coxall throws a low kick but Jabouin avoids it.
Jabouin throws a fast counter high kick but Coxall manages to duck under it in time.
Coxall scores with a nice body kick.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabouin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall walks into a stiff left hand from Jabouin.
Coxall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabouin. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Jabouin.
It looked like Coxall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jabouin scores with a jab. Coxall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coxall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jabouin avoids the head kick by Coxall.
Coxall's corner calls for a 1-2. Coxall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coxall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Coxall.
Coxall avoids the head kick by Jabouin.
Coxall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coxall punishes Jabouin's body with a nice straight punch.
Coxall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabouin moves away.
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall walks into a straight right hand from Jabouin.
Jabouin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jabouin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coxall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coxall avoids the head kick by Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a body shot
enabling Coxall to counter with a crisp jab.
Coxall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coxall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Coxall.
Coxall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabouin can do to turn this around?
Jabouin lands with a kick to the temple. Coxall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Coxall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabouin was well out of range. Poor timing from Coxall.
Jabouin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabouin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a hook to the side of Jabouin's head but Jabouin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coxall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jabouin is out of range.
Coxall moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJabouin.
Jabouin ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Coxall lands a high kick!
Jabouin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coxall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Coxall throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jabouin to counter with a crisp jab.
Coxall missing with a left hand there. Jabouin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Coxall gets tackled into the cage by Jabouin. Jabouin maintains the clinch.
Coxall misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jabouin.
Jabouin digs a right hand underneath Coxall's ribcage. Coxall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Coxall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coxall is leaning against Jabouin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabouin lands with a right to the head.

Coxall is rocked!
Coxall blocks a body shot from Jabouin.
Oh Coxall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coxall blocking some punches.
Coxall seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coxall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabouin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Jabouin.
Coxall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabouin struggles to land a body shot inside as Coxall controls his hands.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Jabouin.
Coxall scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coxall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coxall.
Coxall can't find room to land a body shot as Jabouin controls the action.
Jabouin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coxall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coxall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coxall tries to stall but Jabouin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by Coxall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Coxall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
That's time! Coxall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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 lands the left hand.
Coxall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coxall tests Jabouin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jabouin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabouin blocks a leg kick.
Coxall misses with a combination
and Jabouin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coxall misses the shot to the body.
Jabouin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coxall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jabouin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coxall momentarily.
Coxall cracks Jabouin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jabouin cracks Coxall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jabouin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabouin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coxall tests Jabouin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coxall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabouin.
Coxall wants to stay close but Jabouin steps back to make room for something. Coxall seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Jabouin and Coxall drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). 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.