PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naseem Hamed (ranked 24264 p4p, 5001 weight class) and Raheem Jarrett (ranked 320 p4p, 272 weight class). Hamed comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hamed
vs
Jarrett

164 cm
24
145
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
142
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naseem Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raheem Jarrett!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamed.
Jarrett avoids the body shot from Hamed.
Hamed misses with a wild body shot.
Hamed misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hamed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamed throws a hook but Jarrett avoids it easily.
Jarrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jarrett lands with a kick to the temple. Hamed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hamed misses with a double jab.
Jarrett throws a big counter head kick but Hamed avoids it with no problem.
Naseem Hamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hamed takes a swing at Jarrett's ribcage but misses.

Jarrett tries to keep at a distance but Hamed has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarrett blocking some punches.
Hamed throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hamed.
Jarrett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hamed just stands there and leans against the cage.

Jarrett breaks from the clinch.
Hamed misses with a body shot.

Jarrett tries to keep at a distance but Hamed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarrett.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamed stalling the fight.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarrett wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamed won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Hamed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed working aggressively here.
Hamed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamed has a couple of punches blocked by Jarrett.
Jarrett letting Hamed take a breather here.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hamed fails to land.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Hamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed wants to get back to striking at distance but Jarrett won't allow it.
Jarrett jumps guard but Hamed stands there with Jarrett around his waist. Jarrett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamed has a couple of punches blocked by Jarrett.
Hamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jarrett blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Hamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamed has a couple of punches blocked by Jarrett.
Jarrett is trying to break the clinch but Hamed is controlling him.
Jarrett blocks an uppercut.
Jarrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamed has him pressed against the cage.
Hamed throws a head punch that misses.
Jarrett is trying to force a seperation but Hamed has the dominant position.
Jarrett tries to break the clinch but Hamed is controlling the position.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarrett is trying to break the clinch but Hamed has him pressed against the cage.
Hamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamed misses with some punches.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarrett is trying to force a seperation but Hamed has the dominant position.
Hamed misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamed.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarrett.
Hamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarrett is trying to force a seperation but Hamed has the dominant position.
Hamed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jarrett keeps control of Hamed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamed working aggressively here.
Jarrett blocking some punches.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naseem Hamed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hamed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarrett manages to avoid it.
Hamed misses with a shot to the body
and Jarrett counters with a big head kick but Hamed shrugs it off.
Jarrett throws a head kick that half lands.

Hamed is rocked!
Raheem Jarrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Hamed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarrett.
Jarrett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jarrett tries to clinch but Hamed moves out of range.

Jarrett gets a clinch.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jarrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jarrett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamed. That did some damage!
Jarrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jarrett moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jarrett manages to break the clinch.
Hamed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarrett can do to turn this around?

Jarrett rushes Hamed and presses him up against the cage.
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarrett controls his hands.
Naseem Hamed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamed.

Jarrett breaks from the clinch.
Jarrett and Hamed are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Jarrett throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hamed into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Jarrett knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raheem Jarrett!