PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zane Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mexicana De Jostu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mexicana De Jostu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Howard
vs
De Jostu

153 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

152 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zane Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mexicana De Jostu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Jostu is fending him off so far but Howard persists. Nope, De Jostu circles away and we're back to standing.
De Jostu throws a sloppy head kick

and Howard counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Jostu won't be happy with that.
De Jostu tries to bench press Howard off him but Howard keeps the position.
Howard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Jostu defending against the ground and pound.
De Jostu tries to bench press Howard off him but Howard keeps the position.
Howard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Howard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Howard scoring with punches and elbows.
Howard taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Howard working the head with strikes.
Howard taking a breather here.
Howard cracks De Jostu with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jostu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Howard connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Jostu to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
De Jostu looks winded!
Howard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Howard grinds an elbow into De Jostu's temple.
Howard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Howard scoring with punches and elbows.
Howard lands a few punches from side control.
Howard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Howard is putting a hurting on De Jostu here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on De Jostu's face as Howard controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Jostu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Howard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down De Jostu's shoulder. That is not cool.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard grinds an elbow into De Jostu's temple.
De Jostu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
Howard looks up at the clock and then as De Jostu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've been informed that De Jostu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Howard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Jostu down.
Howard cracks De Jostu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De Jostu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Howard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Howard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Jostu down.
Howard slows the pace down.
Howard scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Howard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De Jostu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Howard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Howard working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard looks up at the clock and then as De Jostu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Howard has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Howard throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Howard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Jostu is trying to defend but Howard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Howard is nestled in close to De Jostu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard is nestled in close to De Jostu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howard lands a nice short elbow.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jostu taking some punishment here, with Howard in his half guard.
De Jostu is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of De Jostu's head.
De Jostu is breathing heavily.
Howard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Howard there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard slips a nice elbow through De Jostu's hands, connecting with De Jostu's forehead.
Howard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Jostu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Howard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Howard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
De Jostu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Howard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Howard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howard controlling the pace.
Howard is nestled in close to De Jostu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Howard slips a nice elbow through De Jostu's hands, connecting with De Jostu's forehead.
Howard slips a nice elbow through De Jostu's hands, connecting with De Jostu's forehead.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.

Howard decides to return to a standing position.
Howard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jostu stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.

Howard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Howard lands a few punches from side control.
Howard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Howard is chipping away with strikes.
Howard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De Jostu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Jostu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Howard working the head with strikes.
Howard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Jostu can do to turn this around?
Howard controls the position.
Howard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Howard grinds an elbow into De Jostu's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Jostu is looking to regain half guard here but Howard keeps moving and retains side control.
Howard working the ground and pound.
Howard lands a nice forearm strike.
De Jostu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Howard dominated that second round.
That's time! Howard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

De Jostu throws a body kick that misses

and Howard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Jostu's guard.
Howard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Jostu looking to control.
Howard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Howard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Jostu's head.
Howard postures up and lands a big shot to De Jostu's brow.
Howard forces his way into half guard.
Howard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard lands with a punch from half guard.
Howard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Jostu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howard is nestled in close to De Jostu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Howard decides to stand and escape the position.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Jostu pinned against the cage. De Jostu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Howard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Howard controlling the pace.
Howard winds up and cracks De Jostu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Jostu taking some punishment here, with Howard in his half guard.
Howard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Howard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of De Jostu's head.
Howard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Howard connects with a nice short shot to De Jostu's temple.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of De Jostu's head.
Howard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Jostu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Howard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Howard lands with a punch from half guard.
Howard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Howard is nestled in close to De Jostu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jostu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mexicana De Jostu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Jostu taking some punishment here, with Howard in his half guard.
Howard working De Jostu over with strikes.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard working over De Jostu with some ground and pound. De Jostu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Howard is nestled in close to De Jostu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard uses his free foot to push down on De Jostu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Jostu.
Howard scoring with strikes but De Jostu is staying in there.
Zane Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Howard!