PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto Tjack (ranked 2734 p4p, 137 weight class) and Yajson Mrar (ranked 3432 p4p, 171 weight class). Mrar has chosen Sweet Dreams- Emily Browning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Tjack
vs
Mrar

176 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

164 cm
21
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Tjack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tjack.
Tjack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mrar.
Nice straight punches there by Tjack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tjack.
Tjack looks to land a combination. Mrar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrar misses with a right hand
letting Tjack counter with a right hand.
Mrar just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrar swings for the body but Tjack moves out of range.
Mrar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tjack was well out of range. Poor timing from Mrar.
Tjack takes a swing at Mrar's ribcage but misses.
Mrar throws a shot from downtown. Tjack moves away and avoids it.
Mrar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tjack was well out of range. Poor timing from Mrar.
Tjack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Tjack moves into the clinch successfully.

Mrar breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Mrar misses.
Tjack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Mrar misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrar misses with the combination.
Mrar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tjack counters with a one-two to the body.
Mrar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tjack lands with a nice combination. Mrar backs away looking to recover.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mrar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tjack finds it's way round the side to connect with Mrar's head.
Mrar throws a combination. Tjack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tjack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mrar has time to react.
Mrar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tjack eats them both and turns towards Mrar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mrar throws a body punch but Tjack moves out of range.
Tjack throws a series of punches but Mrar avoids them all with ease.
Tjack scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrar.
Tjack throwing a counter right hand but Mrar manages to avoid it.
Mrar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tjack is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mrar misses with a hook
and Tjack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mrar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tjack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mrar throws a nice looking combination but Tjack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mrar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tjack is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tjack misses the target.
Mrar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tjack rather than just go for the knockout.
Tjack throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrar misses the target.
Tjack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mrar counters with a stiff right hand.
Tjack connects with a looping right hand.

Tjack instigates a clinch.

Mrar breaks the clinch.

Tjack moves into range and clinches up with Mrar.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjack throws a lazy uppercut
and Mrar counters with a two punch combo.
Mrar misses with a series of wild punches.
Tjack lands with a right hand.
Tjack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mrar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar misses with a wild combination.
Tjack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tjack throws a body shot but no joy.
Tjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrar moves away.
Mrar throws out a counter right but Tjack avoids it with no problem.

Tjack has managed to clinch.
Tjack throws a punch but it's blocked by Mrar.
Tjack misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tjack scores with a shoulder strike.
Tjack misses with a body punch.
Tjack tries to work over Mrar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
Mrar blocks an uppercut.
Tjack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Mrar breaks the clinch.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Tjack avoids it well.
Tjack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Tjack.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.
Tjack looks to land a left hand but Mrar moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Mrar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mrar misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Tjack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mrar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mrar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tjack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mrar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tjack.
Tjack tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mrar manages to circle out of the way.
Mrar misses the shot to the body.
Otto Tjack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tjack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mrar misses with an uppercut.
Tjack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mrar. Mrar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tjack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Mrar does no damage.
Mrar misses with a two punch combination.
Tjack just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjack scores with a hook.
Tjack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mrar eats them both and turns towards Tjack to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tjack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mrar counters with a series of strikes. Tjack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tjack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mrar under the eye.
Tjack slips a straight right by Mrar.
Mrar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tjack to score with a decent uppercut.
Tjack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tjack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mrar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tjack lands a jab to Mrar's midsection.
Tjack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mrar's hands.
Mrar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tjack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tjack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mrar can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tjack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tjack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tjack misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mrar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tjack avoids the body shot from Mrar.
Tjack lands a jab-cross combination.
Mrar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tjack tests Mrar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mrar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tjack.
Tjack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mrar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tjack.

Tjack has closed the distance and engaged Mrar in a clinch.

Mrar breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tjack.
Mrar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tjack.
Despite the aggression on Mrar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Mrar is just out of range.
Tjack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.
Mrar misses with a double jab.
Mrar throws a shot to the body.
Tjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mrar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mrar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tjack connects with a body shot that sends Mrar's belly button to the back.
Mrar blocks a low kick nicely.
Mrar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mrar lands a nice shot to the body.
Mrar misses with a wild combination.
Mrar looks to land a combination. Tjack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Tjack clinches up with Mrar and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tjack breaks the clinch.
Mrar avoids the body shot from Tjack.

Tjack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mrar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mrar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tjack throws a shot from downtown. Mrar moves away and avoids it.
Tjack lands with an overhand left.
Tjack cracks Mrar with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Mrar misses its intended target.
Tjack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tjack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrar moves away.
Mrar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tjack misses with a looping left.
Tjack tests Mrar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Tjack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mrar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tjack.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tjack!

Tjack clinches up against the cage.

Mrar breaks the clinch.
Tjack staying out of range there.
Tjack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tjack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mrar throws the left hand but Tjack avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Tjack misses its intended target.
Tjack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mrar manages to avoid it.
Tjack slips under a jab.
Mrar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjack throws a right hand that Mrar ducks under and follows up with a left that Mrar also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mrar! But no joy.
Tjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrar throws a right hand that Tjack ducks under and follows up with a left that Tjack also avoids with ease.
Tjack wants to clinch up but Mrar keeps it at a distance.
Tjack fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tjack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tjack. Mrar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrar. Tjack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tjack is looking to counter punch.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrar. Tjack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mrar fails to land with a series of punches.
Tjack punishes Mrar's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Mrar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mrar lands a nice shot that snaps Tjack's head back.
Mrar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tjack clinches up with Mrar and pushes him back against the cage.

Mrar manages to break the clinch.
Mrar misses with a combination
and Tjack counters with a stiff right hand.
Tjack with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tjack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar avoids the body shot from Tjack.
Tjack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mrar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tjack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tjack misses with a few strikes there.
Mrar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tjack is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Tjack - just one landing.
Mrar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tjack moves in looking to clinch but Mrar pushes him off.
Mrar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Tjack closes the distance and pushes Mrar back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
Tjack working aggressively here.
Tjack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mrar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tjack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tjack.
Mrar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tjack circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrar moves out of range of the strikes.
Mrar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mrar's corner calls for a 1-2. Mrar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mrar throws a looping overhand right but Tjack ducks down to avoid it.
Otto Tjack is winning the standup battle so far.
Tjack just misses with a punch to the body.
Tjack works over Mrar's head and body with a nice combination.
Tjack defending well as Mrar loads up on a big left hand.
Mrar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tjack lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tjack takes a swing at Mrar's ribcage but misses.
Tjack lands a two punch combo.
Tjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjack is looking to clinch.

Tjack forces Mrar back against the cage and clinches.
Tjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Tjack working aggressively here.

Tjack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mrar throws a body punch but Tjack moves out of range.
Tjack throws out a loose jab but Mrar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yajson Mrar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tjack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mrar backs up against the cage.
Tjack misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mrar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mrar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Otto Tjack has been cut.
Mrar tries to move into range but Tjack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Otto Tjack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Tjack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tjack 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Tjack!
Otto Tjack decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.