PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Needa Win (ranked 4777 p4p, 4793 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 0 p4p, 486 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Win
vs
John

173 cm
25
157
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
167
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Needa Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John misses with a hook to the body
and Win connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Win misses with a body shot.
Win lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
John staying out of range there.
John scores with a jab to the body.
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Win throws a right and a left that both miss.
John lands with a good body shot.
Win avoids the body shot from John.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Win works John's body with a nice hook.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Win.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Win throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Win. That snapped John's head back.
Win scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Win throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Win throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Win looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win keeps the fight on the outside.
Win paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Win closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Win lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Win.

John is rocked!
The fighters circling - Win throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Win fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left and a right from Win both land. Nice combination.
Win avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win scores with a jab.
John lands with a right hand.
Win throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
Win lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Win ducks under a wild hook from John.
John connects with a body shot.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Win rather than just go for the knockout.
Win throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Win connects with the punch.
John walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Win lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Win takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John tries to clinch but Win is having none of it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Win manages to avoid it.
Win throws a hook but John blocks it.
Win just misses with a punch to the body.
John looks to land a left hand but Win moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Needa Win dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jihadi John's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

John swings widly with a right hand
and Win counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Win throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
Win misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from John on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Win uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Win tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Win with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Win scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Needa Win seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Win.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Win was well out of range. Poor timing from John.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Needa Win is winning the standup battle so far.
Win scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Win throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John throws out a counter right but Win avoids it with no problem.
Win lands with a right hand.
John throws a body punch but Win moves out of range.
Win staying out of range there.
Win looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Win counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Win throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John! But no joy.
Win is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Win misses with a two punch combination.
Win throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Win.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Win circles away.
John missing with a left hand there. Win was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Win at a distance.
John misses with an uppercut.
Win swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Win.
Win throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Win tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John tries to clinch but Win moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Win throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That has opened up Jihadi John's cut even more.
Win moves away from the strike by John.
An attempted straight right counter from Win misses the target.
Win throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Win fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but John might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Win has got the better of the exchanges.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Win throws out the jab.
Win avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As John looks to move away, Win throws a big counter combo but John just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Needa Win dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jihadi John's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Win tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Win throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
John has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from John there as he acknowledges the shot.
Win dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Win throws a series of strikes that have John backpedaling.
John moves forwards but Win connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Win misses with a jab, cross combination.
Win misses with a lunging right hand
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John takes a swing at Win's ribcage but misses.
Win throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win cracks John with an open hand slap.
A combination from Win does no damage.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Win throws a hook but John blocks it.
A jab from Win finds it's way through John's defenses.
A slow jab from Win misses its intended target.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Win lands with a cross.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Win duly obliges.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Win finish him?
Win misses with an uppercut.
Win looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Win throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
John lands a lovely overhand right.

Win gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
Needa Win is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Win wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
Win blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Win.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Win controls the action.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John tries to stall but Win uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Win's elbow.
Win is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
Win wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Win.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
John has Win pressed against the cage, preventing Win from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
John misses with the head strike.
John has Win pressed against the cage, preventing Win from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Win has John pressed against the cage.
Win tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Win's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
Jihadi John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Win has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Win working hard to break the clinch.
Win blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John keeps control of Win as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Win tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Win.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Win.

And that's the end of the fight!
Needa Win showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Win, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needa Win!