PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Jensen (ranked 24826 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boban Bobanovic (ranked 5185 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobanovic has chosen Boban Rajović Piroman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jensen
vs
Bobanovic

177 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

196 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boban Bobanovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jensen gets tackled into the cage by Bobanovic. Bobanovic maintains the clinch.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bobanovic.
Jensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.

Bobanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Bobanovic there.

Bobanovic drives through and clinches with Jensen against the cage.
Bobanovic tries to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling the position.
Jensen is trying to pull guard but Bobanovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jensen misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bobanovic gets control of Jensen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bobanovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jensen stops Bobanovic from standing up.

Bobanovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bobanovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bobanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobanovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobanovic.
Bobanovic wants to break free but Jensen has control.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jensen throws a big counter combination but Bobanovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bobanovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bobanovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Bobanovic darts in and clinches Jensen up against the cage.
Jensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobanovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobanovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jensen tries to pull guard but Bobanovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Jensen drops back down to his feet.
Jensen tries a knee to the head but Bobanovic blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobanovic.
It looked like Jensen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bobanovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bobanovic clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen looking to throw knees to the head but Bobanovic is blocking nicely.

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

Bobanovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jensen's guard.
Bobanovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bobanovic trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Bobanovic moves into range and clinches up with Jensen.
Jensen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobanovic tries to circle away but Jensen has him pinned against the cage.

Bobanovic breaks the clinch.

Bobanovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jensen's guard.

Bobanovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Bobanovic clinches with his opponent.
Jensen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobanovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobanovic is trying to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling him.
Jensen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bobanovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Jensen has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bobanovic.
Bobanovic dodges an elbow strike from Jensen.
Jensen pushes Bobanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.
Jensen working aggressively here.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bobanovic rushes Jensen and presses him up against the cage.
Jensen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boban Bobanovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bobanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jensen counters with a two punch combo.
Boban Bobanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobanovic scores with a one two! Jensen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Todd Jensen has been cut.

Bobanovic moves into range and clinches up with Jensen.
Jensen tries to pull guard but Bobanovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bobanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bobanovic has managed to clinch.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bobanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobanovic blocks an uppercut.
Jensen misses with a knee to the head.
Bobanovic tries to break free but Jensen pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
Jensen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bobanovic blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Bobanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jensen misses with some punches.
Jensen misses with the head strike.
Bobanovic tries to break free but Jensen pushes him back against the cage.

Bobanovic manages to pull guard.
Jensen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bobanovic manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jensen misses with some punches.
Bobanovic can't break the clinch.
Bobanovic is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to pull guard but Bobanovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Jensen drops back down to his feet.
Jensen tries a knee to the head but Bobanovic blocks it.
Jensen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jensen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobanovic.
Todd Jensen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.
Bobanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bobanovic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bobanovic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jensen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobanovic wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boban Bobanovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jensen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jensen stops Bobanovic from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jensen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bobanovic, up you get!
Bobanovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bobanovic.
Bobanovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Bobanovic feints and as Jensen raises his hands in defense, Bobanovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bobanovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jensen, up you get!
Bobanovic is breathing heavily.
Bobanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jensen thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jensen forces Bobanovic back against the cage and clinches.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bobanovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Jensen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bobanovic is on him like a limpet, forcing Jensen back against the cage.
Jensen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobanovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boban Bobanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Todd Jensen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jensen closes the distance and clinches.
Jensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jensen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.
Jensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jensen wants a takedown but no success here.

Bobanovic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jensen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bobanovic closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Jensen.
Jensen lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen misses with the head strike.
Jensen has a couple of punches blocked by Bobanovic.
Bobanovic is trying to push Jensen away but Jensen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bobanovic has hold of one of Jensen's legs. Jensen is fighting the takedown attempt but Bobanovic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Bobanovic stands up and waves to Jensen to follow him.

Bobanovic gets a clinch.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bobanovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Bobanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobanovic misses with a kick to the body.

Bobanovic has closed the distance and engaged Jensen in a clinch.
Bobanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jensen can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.

Bobanovic pulls Jensen into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobanovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jensen manages to pass to side control.

Bobanovic has one foot on Jensen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jensen circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Jensen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bobanovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bobanovic lands a really nice looking cross but Jensen seems unphased.

Jensen has closed the distance and engaged Bobanovic in a clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bobanovic moves into the clinch.
Bobanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen is trying to pull guard but Bobanovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Jensen fails to land.
Bobanovic is trying to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling him.
Bobanovic blocking some punches.
Jensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bobanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobanovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobanovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jensen is keeping busy.
Jensen misses with a knee strike.
Bobanovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jensen misses with a knee strike.
Bobanovic blocking some punches.

Bobanovic has picked Jensen up - he's going for a ride! Bobanovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobanovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bobanovic is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jensen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jensen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bobanovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Todd Jensen.
I think Bobanovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boban Bobanovic!
Boban Bobanovic took some time post fight to say the following; 'Boban is the best name in the world. You cant be a bad person if your name is Boban.'.