PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zod Wettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier. 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.

Jah
vs
Wettin

196 cm
28
250 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
287 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soul Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Zod Wettin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wettin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jah.
Wettin is looking to score with low kicks.
Wettin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zod Wettin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jah connects with a leg kick. Wettin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jah connects with a high kick.

It looks like Zod Wettin has been cut.
Jah thows a leg kick but Wettin checks it

and Wettin counters with a single leg into guard. Jah didn't expect that.

Jah manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jah throws a sloppy head kick

and Wettin counters with a takedown into side control.
Jah tries to bench press Wettin off him but Wettin keeps the position.
Jah wants to control but Wettin postures up.
Jah's coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Jah sneaks back into half guard.
Jah tries to kick Wettin off but Wettin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wettin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wettin on the ground.
Jah is controlling Wettin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wettin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jah is trying to stand back up but Wettin is controlling him
Wettin prevents Jah from improving his position.
Jah trying to control from the bottom.
Wettin lands strikes from half guard.
Wettin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jah controlling the position for now.
Wettin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wettin passes to side control.
Jah parries the strikes from Wettin easily there. Wettin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jah to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah is trying to control Wettin's posture but Wettin avoids it.
Wettin lands a few punches from side control.
Jah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wettin wants to control but Jah is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wettin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jah is trying to get back to half guard.
Wettin trying to control the position but Jah is working away.
You can see the frustration on Jah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wettin controls the position.
Wettin throws an elbow but Jah slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jah tries to bench press Wettin off him but Wettin keeps the position.
Jah wants to control but Wettin postures up.
Jah is not content to let Wettin control the position.
Jah is trying to get back to half guard.
Jah can't do much from the bottom here.
Wettin happy to just control the position for now.
Jah is looking for a sweep.
Jah is working hard here to advance position.
Jah parries the strikes from Wettin easily there. Wettin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jah to escape.
Jah isn't going anywhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wettin is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Jah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jah gets back to half guard.
Jah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wettin.
Wettin trying to control from half guard but Jah is working away.
Wettin prevents Jah from improving his position.
Wettin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wettin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wettin is trying to control. Jah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Wettin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wettin trying to control from half guard but Jah is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zod Wettin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zod Wettin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wettin's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jah.

Jah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Jah.
Jah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wettin or not.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wettin avoids it.
Jah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wettins head.
Wettin taking a breather.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wettin is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Wettin.
Jah presses Wettin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jah working Wettin over with knees to the body.
Jah slowing the pace effectively.
Wettin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah misses with a knee strike.
Jah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jah misses with a body punch.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wettin avoids it.
Jah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jah.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Wettin won't want to take too many of those.
Jah stalling.
Jah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but Wettin blocks with his arms.
Jah with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jah.

Wettin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wettin manages to end up in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jah manages to get back to half guard.
Jah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jah keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wettin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jah has his hands clasped together around Wettin's back. He's all about the action.
Wettin controlling the pace.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jah is positioning himself well to prevent Wettin advancing to mount.
Wettin is looking to take a break and control but Jah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jah is trying to stand back up but Wettin is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wettin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jah wants to get back to full guard.
Wettin is trying to control the action in half guard but Jah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wettin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wettin prevents Jah from improving his position.
Wettin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jah keeps working.
Jah is doing well to control the position and prevent Wettin from advancing to side control.
Jah wants to improve his position but Wettin is controlling well.
Jah is looking to control Wettin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jah avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jah wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wettin will feel that in the morning.
Jah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wettin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jah.
Wettin shoots in but Jah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soul Jah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zod Wettin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wettin fails with a takedown attempt.
Wettin throws a lazy uppercut
and Jah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Soul Jah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wettin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jah moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jah obliges.
Jah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jah controlling the action here for a moment.
Wettin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soul Jah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zod Wettin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wettin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jah lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jah.
Jah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wettin's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jah.
Jah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jah with a knee to the head.
Jah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jah lands a nice knee to the body.
Jah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wettin looking for a takedown.
Wettin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wettin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jah tries a body shot but Wettin blocks it.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Wettin won't want to take too many of those.
Jah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Jah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jah with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wettin wants a takedown but no success here.
Jah scores with a hook to the body.
Jah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wettin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jah takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Wettin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jah throws a wild body kick that Wettin sees coming a mile off.

Wettin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jah did well to prevent Wettin getting side control.

Wettin is looking for a kimura here.
Jah wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah is looking to improve his position.
Jah preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jah wants to control but Wettin is keeping busy.
Jah tries to roll over but Wettin keeps him under control.
Wettin stalling.
Wettin throwing shots but Jah is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wettin is working away from the top position though.
Wettin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wettin prevents Jah from improving his position.
Wettin tries to pass to full mount but Jah defends it.
Wettin controlling the pace.
Jah won't allow Wettin to pass to mount.
Wettin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jah tries to kick Wettin off but Wettin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jah is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soul Jah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Jah!
Soul Jah thanked the fans post fight for their support.