PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 22394 p4p, 23917 weight class) and Onufry Zagloba (ranked 180 p4p, 183 weight class). John comes to the ring accompanied by Ali-A. Onufry Zagloba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

John
vs
Zagloba

195 cm
37
276
14 - 17 - 0

198 cm
23
265
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Experienced

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onufry Zagloba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a big shot that misses.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
Zagloba wants to clinch.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zagloba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zagloba lands with a kick to the temple. John shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zagloba just misses with a punch to the body.
John throws a looping overhand right but Zagloba ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zagloba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zagloba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zagloba's head.
John staying out of range there.
Zagloba ducks under a wild hook from John .
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zagloba only half commits to the counter leg kick.
John throws out a loose jab but Zagloba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zagloba wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zagloba manages to circle out of the way.
John misses with a body kick.
John throws a big shot that misses.
John checks a low kick from Zagloba.
Zagloba scoring well with a low kick there.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.

John darts in and clinches Zagloba up against the ropes.
Zagloba lands a nice uppercut.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Onufry Zagloba has been cut.
Zagloba can't break the clinch.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Zagloba avoids the damage to the body.
Zagloba misses with a punch on the inside.
Zagloba misses with a punch on the inside.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Zagloba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zagloba is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zagloba's defenses.
John blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Zagloba's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Zagloba controls his hands.
Zagloba lands with a right to the head.
Zagloba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from John .
Zagloba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zagloba can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John has Zagloba pressed against the ropes, preventing Zagloba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zagloba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zagloba avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zagloba misses with some punches.
Zagloba throws a punch but it's blocked by John .
Zagloba is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zagloba wants to break the clinch but can't.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zagloba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the ropes.
John misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zagloba.
Zagloba scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jihadi John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onufry Zagloba's cut.
That's time! John 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zagloba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Zagloba's shoulder, as Zagloba tries to avoid the shot.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zagloba.
Zagloba tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zagloba slips under a jab.
Zagloba throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Zagloba just misses with a punch to the body.
Zagloba is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Zagloba is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Zagloba lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
John ducks under a wild hook from Zagloba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zagloba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Onufry Zagloba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Zagloba counters with a two punch combo.
Zagloba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John moves away from the strike by Zagloba.
Zagloba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.

John has taken the fight to the clinch.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zagloba.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zagloba lands a shot to the body.
Zagloba is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Zagloba on the inside.
Zagloba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zagloba tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Zagloba.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zagloba misses with the head strike.
John tries a knee to the head but Zagloba blocks it.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John blocks an uppercut.
Zagloba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John .
John tries a body shot but Zagloba blocks it.
Zagloba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zagloba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the ropes.
Zagloba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zagloba is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
Zagloba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zagloba blocks a body shot from John .
John has a couple of punches blocked by Zagloba.
Zagloba is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
Zagloba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Zagloba misses with a hook from the clinch.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Onufry Zagloba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Onufry Zagloba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Zagloba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John misses the shot to the body.
Zagloba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John .
Zagloba misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Zagloba slips under a jab.
Zagloba tries to clinch there but John circles away.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Zagloba counters with a nice uppercut.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zagloba looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
Zagloba thuds his right hand into John 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zagloba looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Zagloba throws a low kick but John avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zagloba throws a front kick that sends John stumbling back into the ropes.
John throws a wild body kick that Zagloba sees coming a mile off.
Zagloba sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

John is rocked!
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zagloba.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zagloba grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! John takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Zagloba cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Onufry Zagloba!
The defeated Jihadi John had this to say: ' Al Akhbar '.