PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Margera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clutch - The Regulator. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Margera
vs
Jabber

180 cm
35
160 lbs
31 - 21 - 1

178 cm
30
165 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Margera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jabber as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.

Margera clinches.
Jabber is looking to break free of the clinch but Margera has double underhooks.
Jabber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Margera has him pressed against the cage.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabber backwards.
Margera prevents Jabber from breaking the clinch.
Jabber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch but Margera keeps him there for the moment.
Margera lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabber.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Jabber takes a shot to the head.

Margera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Margera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jabber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jabber throws a series of punches but Margera avoids them all with ease.

Margera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.

Jabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jabber misses with a left hand
and Margera finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jabber looks to land a left hand but Margera moved out of range nicely.
Jabber misses with the combination.
Margera moves out of range as Jabber throws a body kick.
Jabber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jabber misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Jabber.
Margera misses with a hook. Jabber ducked under it nicely.
Jabber appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jabber misses with a straight left.
Margera throws a front kick aimed at Jabber's knee but Jabber avoids it well.
Margera lands with a kick to the temple. Jabber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Jabber is rocked!

It looks like Jim Jabber has been cut.
Jabber throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.

Margera clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera keeps control of Jabber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jabber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Margera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jabber or not.
Margera has Jabber pressed against the cage.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jabber wants to break free but Margera has control.

Jabber breaks from the clinch.
Jabber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Margera throws a head kick but Jabber moves out of range.
Margera pushes Jabber away with a front kick.
Jabber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Jabber is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Jabber throws a head kick that misses
and Margera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jabber thinking.
Jabber looks winded!
Jabber throws a head kick that misses
and Margera rattles Jabber with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Jabber tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Margera dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Jabber stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.