PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 388 p4p, 1539 weight class) and Tan Zan (ranked 60 p4p, 208 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pavlek
vs
Zan

170 cm
29
155
12 - 4 - 0

172 cm
43
164
35 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Zan lands a jab.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Zan moves out of range easily.
Pavlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pavlek counter with a right hand.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zan looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Zan saw that one coming.
Zan catches Pavlek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Pavlek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zan wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlek is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Pavlek connects with a jab.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Pavlek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
Zan scores with a hook to the body. Pavlek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Zan lunges at Pavlek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pavlek's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands a slapping body shot.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Zan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pavlek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pavlek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pavlek blocks a jab.
Pavlek looks to land a combination but Zan avoids it well.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Zan throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek lunges at Zan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zan's hand.
Zan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Zan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan cracks Pavlek with an open hand slap.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zan moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Pavlek lands with a straight right. Zan didn't see that one coming.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Pavlek lands a big head kick that sends Zan tumbling to the mat! Pavlek takes a step backwards and waves Zan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavlek throws a quick counter head kick but Zan was just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pavlek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with a nice head shot.
Zan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pavlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pavlek connects with a jab.
Zan misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Zan throws a hook but Pavlek avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pavlek.
Zan misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pavlek to counter with a crisp jab.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pavlek sends Zan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pavlek is motioning to the referee to let Zan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Zan is rocked!
Zan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pavlek.
Zan is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavlek finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zan blocks a head kick by Pavlek.
Zan seems to have recovered his senses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pavlek lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Pavlek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Pavlek moved out of range.

Pavlek closes the distance and clinches.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zan lands a nice uppercut.
Pavlek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zan avoids it.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Pavlek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zan avoids the elbow strike from Pavlek, against the cage.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zan is breathing heavily.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Zan takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavlek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlek.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zan's elbow.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek pushes Zan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pavlek lands a hook that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
A short left from Pavlek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zans head.
Pavlek lands a hook that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Pavlek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pavlek crunches a lovely knee into Zan's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Pavlek as the two fighters clinch.
Pavlek digs a right hand into Zan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zan's gas tank.
Pavlek lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlek lands an elbow that stopped Zan in his tracks for a moment.
Pavlek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zan.
Pavlek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jakov Pavlek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pavlek - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zan.
Pavlek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pavlek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zan or not.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zan tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavlek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pavlek breaks from the clinch.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Zan moves out of range easily.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
As Zan tries to get set, Pavlek tries to push him back and clinch up but Zan manages to avoid the attempt.
Zan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavlek.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Pavlek moved out of range.
Pavlek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek scores with a nice strike.
Zan gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jakov Pavlek!
After winning the bout, Jakov Pavlek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.