PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Khali
vs
Jag

175 cm
53
160 lbs
35 - 72 - 1

165 cm
51
130 lbs
41 - 86 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 35 - 72 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 86 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khali gets tackled into the cage by Jag. Jag maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Khali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khali avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Khali is working for takedown but Jag is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khali fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jag throws a sloppy head kick and Khali moves out of range easily.
Khali misses with a takedown attempt
and Jag counters with a head kick.
Jag has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brij Khali. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jag - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag misses with a hook to the ribs.

Khali manages to pull guard.

Jag stands up and waves to Khali to follow him.

Jag darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khali.
Khali wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jag as the two fighters clinch.
Jag looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jag fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick by Jag misses

and Khali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jag wants to stall.
Jag slows down the pace here.
Khali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jag fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jag rushes Khali and presses him up against the cage.
Khali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khali is looking for a takedown.

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.
Khali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jag after a bit of a struggle.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Khali avoids the damage to the body.
Khali blocks an elbow strike from Jag.

Jag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khali sets himself, and Jag steps forward looking for the clinch! Khali avoids it this time.

Jag clinches with his opponent.
Jag taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jag stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jag clinches.

Khali pulls guard effortlessly.

Jag stands up from Khali's guard - Jag perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jag has closed the distance and engaged Khali in a clinch.
Jag gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khali.
Jag leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jag throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khali blocks it with crossed arms.
Khali has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jag avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jag controlling the action here for a moment.
Khali avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Khali avoids the damage to the body.
Jag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khali avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.

Jag breaks the clinch.
Jag throws a head kick that misses.

Jag gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali blocks the elbow strike.

Jag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jag darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khali is defending well for now.

Khali successfully pulls guard.
Khali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Jag decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!

Jag gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khali to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Jag manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khali.
Khali avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag struggles to land a body shot inside as Khali controls his hands.
Khali wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brij Khali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jag just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khali's brow.
Jag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jag prevents the takedown attempt.

Jag breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaromir Jag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jag moves into the clinch.
Khali is trying to drag Jag to the mat but Jag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jag stops a takedown attempt from Khali.
Jag is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khali is keeping busy.
Khali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brij Khali. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jag fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jag instigates a clinch.
Khali managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.

Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jag trying to land knees to the body.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jag breaks from the clinch.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jag instigates a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jag. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jag clinches up against the cage.
Khali is trying to drag Jag to the mat but Jag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khali is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.
Khali blocks a body shot from Jag.
Jag is pressed up against the cage. Khali has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jag down to the mat. Jag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jag darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.
Khali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jag pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Khali lands a takedown into guard.
Khali prevents Jag from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khali dives into side control.
Jag is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khali asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khali misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jag tries to escape but Khali is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaromir Jag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jag winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaromir Jag!
The defeated Brij Khali had this to say: 'Dissapointed to Lose'.