PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Jeans (ranked 25021 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arun Thakur (ranked 5991 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jeans
vs
Thakur

190 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zack Jeans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arun Thakur!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thakur is looking to land body kicks.

Jeans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jeans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jeans tries to advance to mount but Thakur instead regains half guard.
Jeans prevents Thakur from standing back up.
Thakur wants to control but Jeans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thakur is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jeans is staying active.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thakur misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thakur is trying to stand back up but Jeans is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeans misses with a head shot. Thakur uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thakur trying to control the position.
Jeans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thakur wants to control the position but Jeans says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jeans with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jeans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thakur!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thakur flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jeans controlling the pace for now.
Thakur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jeans controlling the pace for now.
Jeans lands a nice shot to the head.
Jeans controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeans seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thakur for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeans avoids the attempt from Thakur to control.
Jeans misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four 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.
Jeans controlling the position easily from mount.
Thakur is trying to escape the mount.
Jeans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jeans unloads with some shots from mount but Thakur bucks and avoids them well.
Jeans controlling the position easily from mount.
Jeans's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jeans sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Jeans 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.

Thakur darts in looking for a takedown but Jeans gets double underhooks and turns Thakur into the cage.
Thakur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Jeans tries to sprawl but Thakur drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jeans is staying active underneath Thakur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jeans holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jeans flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jeans regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thakur.
Thakur tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeans is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeans looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeans, not yet.
Zack Jeans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeans pushes Thakur off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jeans shoots in looking for a takedown but Thakur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thakur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jeans checks it well.
Thakur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jeans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thakur shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thakur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeans seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zack Jeans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arun Thakur.
Jeans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thakur's calf.
Thakur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jeans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thakur somewhat.
Thakur is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Thakur shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jeans napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jeans throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeans shoots in and drives through. Thakur sprawls well.
Jeans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeans shoots in looking for a takedown but Thakur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jeans shoots in and bounces Thakur off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thakur is looking to sweep but instead, Jeans has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thakur is trying to control but can't.

Thakur actively working from the bottom here.

Jeans is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thakur defends it well.
Jeans has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jeans looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four 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.
Thakur avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jeans.
Thakur wants to hold on but Jeans pushes him away.
Jeans controlling from the full mount.
Thakur is squirming around, avoiding Jeans's attempts to control the action.
Jeans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Jeans dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thakur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jeans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeans scores with a hook to the body. Thakur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thakur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jeans.

Jeans gets a clinch.
Thakur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thakur wants to break free but Jeans has control.
Jeans is working for takedown but Thakur is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeans drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thakur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jeans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thakur tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thakur breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Thakur misses.
Jeans shoots in and drives through. Thakur sprawls well.
Thakur with the counter takedown but Jeans avoids it easily.
Thakur throws a head kick that misses

and Jeans holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jeans lands a nice shot to the body.

Jeans is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thakur is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jeans to the mat. Jeans regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Jeans has his feet on Thakur's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thakur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Jeans with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeans shoots in for a takedown but Thakur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Thakur has Jeans up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thakur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jeans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thakur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeans drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thakur sprawls and moves away.
Jeans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thakur circles away.
Thakur wants to counter the offense by Jeans and move into the clinch position.
Thakur tries to land a front kick but Jeans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thakur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jeans but Jeans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jeans thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thakur shoots in and drives through. Jeans sprawls well.
Jeans tries to counter by clinching up but Thakur breaks away and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeans fails with the takedown.
Thakur unleashes a big counter combination but Jeans bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jeans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thakur can do to turn this around?
Thakur shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeans sprawls well. He's pushed Thakur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zack Jeans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeans goes for a double leg but Thakur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thakur continues to drive forward.
Jeans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jeans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Jeans as Thakur shoots in.
Thakur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jeans as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeans throws a head kick that half lands.

Thakur tries to keep at a distance but Jeans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thakur wants a takedown but no success here.

Jeans pulls guard successfully.
Jeans doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jeans trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Jeans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jeans 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Jeans!
During a confident post fight interview, Zack Jeans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.