PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadaffi Janjalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khadaffi Janjalani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jansen
vs
Janjalani

175 cm
19
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathias Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khadaffi Janjalani!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janjalani tries to clinch but Jansen moves out of range.
Janjalani avoids the head kick by Jansen.
Janjalani misses with a head kick.
Janjalani throws a series of punches but Jansen avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Janjalani.
Janjalani looks to land a combination but Jansen avoids it well.
Jansen tries to clinch

and Janjalani counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jansen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Janjalani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansen.
Janjalani misses with an elbow strike.

Janjalani breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Janjalani's waist but Janjalani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jansen off to one side.
A shot to the body from Jansen misses
and Janjalani counters with a thumping low kick.
Jansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Janjalani keeps the fight on the outside.
Jansen clinches but Janjalani breaks the clinch
and Janjalani counters with a low kick, right behind Jansen 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjalani throws a head kick that misses.
Janjalani misses with a head kick.
Janjalani throws a head kick but Jansen moves out of range.
Janjalani misses with a body kick.
Janjalani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jansen misses with a low kick.

Janjalani closes the distance and clinches.

Janjalani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jansen throws a right and a left that Janjalani avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jansen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two 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.
Jansen checks a low kick from Janjalani.
Jansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Jansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janjalani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janjalani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khadaffi Janjalani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janjalani throws a lazy right hand but Jansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jansen is looking to clinch but Janjalani is avoiding it.
Jansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Janjalani.
Jansen shoots in and drives through. Janjalani sprawls well.
Jansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janjalani wants to slow Jansen down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Janjalani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani misses with a head kick.
Janjalani looks gassed!
Jansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Janjalani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jansen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jansen looks to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a nice body kick.
Jansen looks to clinch
enabling Janjalani to counter with a crisp jab.
Jansen looks to throw the jab but Janjalani is out of range.
Jansen moves in looking to clinch but Janjalani pushes him off.
Janjalani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janjalani misses with a two punch combination.
Jansen tries to clinch but Janjalani moves away

and Janjalani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jansen jumps guard but Janjalani stands there with Jansen around his waist. Jansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Janjalani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jansen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jansen jumps guard.
Janjalani trying to control the position from guard on top but Jansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janjalani wanted to stand there but Jansen had control of the position.

Jansen looking for subs off his back but Janjalani has passed one foot through into half guard.

Jansen actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadaffi Janjalani dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jansen tries to clinch but Janjalani moves away
and Janjalani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jansen misses with a head kick.
Nice combo by Janjalani! Oh, that's hurt him - Jansen falls to the canvas and Janjalani follows him into side control.

Jansen is rocked!

It looks like Mathias Jansen has been cut.
Jansen is trying to improve his position.
Janjalani is breathing heavily.
Jansen is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen sneaks back into half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jansen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Janjalani pulls his head out easily.

Jansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Janjalani tries a head kick but it misses.
Janjalani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jansen looks for a takedown but Janjalani sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jansen misses with a takedown
and Janjalani counters with a leg kick.
Janjalani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jansen.
Janjalani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jansen. Jansen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Janjalani tries a head kick but it misses.
Jansen slips a jab from Janjalani.
A punch combination from Janjalani misses.

Jansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Janjalani, pushing him back against the cage.
Janjalani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janjalani tries to land knees in the clinch but Jansen avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani tries to land a knee to the head but Jansen blocks with his arms.
Jansen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Janjalani smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Jansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jansen throws a lazy head kick

and Janjalani moves into the clinch.
Janjalani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jansen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Janjalani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Janjalani looking to throw knees to the head but Jansen is blocking nicely.
Jansen fails to pull guard.
Jansen tries to pull guard but Janjalani holds him up against the cage and eventually Jansen drops back down to his feet.
Janjalani pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Jansen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Janjalani is posturing up here but Jansen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Janjalani tries to roll out but it's too tight and Janjalani has to tap! Slick submission there by Jansen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mathias Jansen!