PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and G Row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Karl Jee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jee
vs
Row

190 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, G Row!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Row throws a shot from downtown. Jee moves away and avoids it.
Row throws a body punch but Jee moves out of range.
Jee moves in looking to clinch but Row pushes him off.
Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Row avoids the head kick by Jee.

Row gets the takedown into side control.
Row throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Row in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Row.

Row decides to stand back up. Row steps back and let's Jee get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee avoids the body shot from Row.
Row tries to clinch but Jee moves away
and Jee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Row shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Row thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jee's head.
Jee trying to control but Row postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Row stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Jee has Row up against the cage in a clinch.
Row drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jee pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Row looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jee keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Row scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Row is stalling here. Jee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Row seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Row throws Jee to one side and escapes!
Jee wants to clinch up but Row keeps it at a distance.
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jee tries a head kick but it misses.
Jee is breathing heavily.
Row tries to bum rush Jee with a series of wild strikes but Jee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Row misses with a double jab
and Jee counters with a two punch combo.
Row throws a right hand that Jee ducks under and follows up with a left that Jee also avoids with ease.
Jee throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Row with that takedown attempt.
Jee throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

G Row dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jee stuffs the takedown attempt from Row. Row gets slowly back to his feet.
Row avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Jee misses.
Row looks to land a left hand but Jee moved out of range nicely.
Row throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jee fails with an attempt to clinch.
G Row seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Row throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karl Jee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Row avoids the head kick by Jee.
Row tries for a takedown but Jee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Row uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Row tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Row throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jee tries a head kick but it misses.
Jee shoots for a double leg takedown but Row sprawls well. He's pushed Jee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jee circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Row trying to control the position from guard on top but Jee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Row pushing down on Jee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Row is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Row has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Row works his way into side control.

Row is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Row postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Row working the head with strikes.
Row trying to control the position but Jee is working away.
Row throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Row is looking to take a break and control but Jee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Row looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

G Row showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jee tries to clinch up.
Jee closes the distance but Row moves to the side

and Row counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jee!
Jee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Row.

Row has hold of Jee's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jee manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee is squirming around, avoiding Row's attempts to control the action.
Row wants to control but instead Jee manages to regain half guard.

Row is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jee has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jee is doing well to control the position and prevent Row from advancing to side control.
Row throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Row seems to be looking for submissions.
Row looks to land a strike but Jee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Row throwing strikes but missing.
Row showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Jee is working an open guard so Row takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Karl Jee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jee throws a sloppy head kick and Row moves out of range easily.
Jee misses with a head kick.
Row scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Row throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Row shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jee misses with a head kick.
Jee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Row moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
G Row comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Row winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... G Row!