PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jima Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Habana
vs
Jamm

191 cm
33
203 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

179 cm
36
198 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jima Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Jamm gets through Habana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Habana breaks from the clinch.
Jima Jamm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamm cracks Habana with a good jab.
Jamm tries a head kick but it misses.
Habana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jamm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Habana momentarily.
Habana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jamm tried to score with a low kick but Habana checks it.
Habana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana thows a leg kick but Jamm checks it
and Jamm counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Jamm tenderised Habana's leg. Habana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Habana misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Jamm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Habana throws a leg kick but Jamm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Habana!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm stuns Habana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Habana throws a low kick but Jamm moves out of range easily.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jamm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamm throws a leg kick
and Habana counters with a series of strikes. Jamm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Habana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Habana looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jamm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Habana moves into the clinch.
Habana is working Jamm over against the cage.
Jamm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Habana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jamm misses with the head strike.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jamm blocks an elbow strike.
Jamm letting Habana take a breather here.
Jamm lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamm avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm is working Habana over against the cage.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Jamm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but Habana blocks it.
Habana lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jamm - that landed with a thud.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Habana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jamm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jamm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Habana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jamm can turn it around.
Jamm avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jamm.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Jamm.
Habana is breathing heavily.
Jamm blocks an elbow strike from Habana.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jamm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Habana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jamm has him pressed against the cage.
Jamm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Habana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Habana misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamm has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jamm.
Jamm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Habana backwards.
Habana managing to block the knees to the body from Jamm.
Jamm misses with a knee strike.
Jamm blocks a body shot from Habana.
Jamm looking to throw knees to the head but Habana is blocking nicely.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but Habana blocks with his arms.
Jamm pushes Habana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Habana looking to stall.
Jamm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Habana avoids it.
Habana throws a head punch that misses.
Habana avoids a wild elbow strike from Jamm.
Jamm misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Jamm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but Habana blocks it.
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jamm.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Habana manages to break the clinch.
Habana connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamm throws a head kick but Habana moves out of range.
Jamm cracks Habana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Habana tries to clinch but Jamm is having none of it.
Habana lands a nice looking body shot.
Habana wants to clinch.
Jamm throws out a counter right but Habana avoids it with no problem.
Habana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jamm throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Habana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Habana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jima Jamm dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Habana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamm.
The crowd cheers as Jamm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Habana doesn't seem phased though.
Habana staying out of range there.
Habana tries to land a leg kick but Jamm saw it coming and moves away.
Habana moves in looking to clinch but Jamm pushes him off.
Jamm connects with a body shot that sends Habana's belly button to the back.
Jima Jamm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Habana looks to land a body kick but Jamm moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jamm! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Habana misses.
Jamm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jamm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Habana.
Habana wants to clinch up but Jamm keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamm.
Jamm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Habana.
Jamm throws a head kick that misses.
Habana half committed to a counter leg kick.
Habana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamm manages to avoid it.
Habana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana swinging wildly here.
Jamm avoids the head kick by Habana.
Habana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamm.
Jamm just misses with a punch to the body.
Habana throws out a leg kick but Jamm moves out of range and Habana only half commits.
Habana misses with a body kick.
Habana throws a sloppy head kick
and Jamm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habana misses with a head kick.
Jamm wants to counter with a clinch but Habana pushes him away.
Nice shot by Jamm.
Jamm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Habana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jamm. Habana shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Jamm misses.
Habana throws a front kick aimed at Jamm's knee but Jamm avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jamm, right into the meat.
Jamm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jamm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Habana under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm throws the left hand but Habana avoids the punch easily.
Jamm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Jamm.

Habana is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Habana!
Oh Habana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Habana closes the distance and clinches.
Habana seems to have got his legs back now.
Jamm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Habana backwards.
Jamm looking to throw knees to the head but Habana is blocking nicely.

Jamm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Habana delivers a nice body kick.
Jamm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jamm feints a counter leg kick.
Habana throws a sloppy head kick and Jamm moves out of range easily.
Jamm thuds his shin into the meat of Habana's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jamm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Habana is looking to counter punch.
Jamm takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Habana dodges the punch combination from Jamm.
Habana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jamm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jamm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Habana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jamm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Habana swings widly with a right hand
and Jamm counters with a nice body shot.
Jamm jabs Habana right on the nose. Habana blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamm fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Habana to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Habana looks to clinch but Jamm throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Habana taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jima Jamm!
Jima Jamm managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition, into his post fight interview.