PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman has chosen All within My Hands as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jari
vs
The Hitman

203 cm
30
194 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

195 cm
28
218 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, hei Jari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Hitman looks for a takedown but Jari sprawls well.
Jari swinging wildly here.
The Hitman checks the leg kick.
Jari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Hitman is defended easily by Jari.
The Hitman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jari is fending him off so far but The Hitman persists. Nope, Jari circles away and we're back to standing.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari scores with a nice right hand.
The Hitman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jari counters with a straight right hand.
The Hitman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari scores with the left hand. The Hitman knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hitman fails with the takedown
and Jari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Hitman defending well as Jari loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari misses the shot to the body.
The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jari.
The Hitman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Jari finds it's way through The Hitman's defenses.
The fighters circling - Jari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hitman defending well as Jari loads up on a big left hand.
Jari misses with a looping left.
hei Jari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jari lands with a good body shot.

The Hitman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jari wants to hold on but The Hitman pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by The Hitman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jari manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Jari, under a barage of strikes from The Hitman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Hitman is keen to just control but Jari is a slippery customer.
The Hitman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jari is looking to control The Hitman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jari avoid being mounted?
The Hitman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jari's head.
Jari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Hitman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Hitman controlling the action here.
The Hitman with the ground and pound but Jari uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman connects with a couple of short punches.

Jari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Hitman connects with a couple of short punches.
The Hitman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Hitman throwing strikes from guard but Jari blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Hitman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Hitman with a nice head shot there.
The Hitman works over Jari with some ground and pound from guard.
The Hitman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Hitman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Hitman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jari kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Hitman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jari's head.
The Hitman postures up in Jari's guard and throws a big left but Jari blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jari can't keep his opponent in guard - The Hitman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hitman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky The Hitman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Hitman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jari defends it nicely.
The Hitman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jari.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jari but Jari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jari misses with a double jab.
The Hitman fails with the takedown.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari scores with a hook.
Jari misses with a straight left.
A jab from Jari misses.
The Hitman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Hitman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jari lands with a right hand.
Rocky The Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hitman backs up against the cage.
Jari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari works The Hitman's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Jari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jari.
The Hitman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Hitman there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jari counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Jari misses.
Jari throws a jab when The Hitman was well out of range.
Jari looks to land a left hand but The Hitman moved out of range nicely.
Jari thows a left - swing and a miss!

The Hitman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hitman throws a strike but Jari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jari seems keen to control The Hitman's posture.
Jari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman wants to control from the top but Jari keeps moving.
Rocky The Hitman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jari pulls The Hitman in close to prevent any damage.
Jari keeping moving, preventing The Hitman from controlling successfully.
The Hitman with a nice head shot there.
Jari working a defensive guard here.
The Hitman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jari is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman stands and throws Jari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Hitman working away.
The Hitman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Hitman is trying to ground and pound but Jari uses the momentary lack of control by The Hitman to regain half guard.
The Hitman winds up and cracks Jari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Hitman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Hitman throwing shots but Jari is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman throws a strike but Jari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Hitman looking to sit in guard and control but Jari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Hitman holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that hei Jari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jari loads up on a big right hand but The Hitman slips the punch.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hitman shoots in and drives through. Jari sprawls well.
The Hitman moves out of range as Jari strikes.
Jari slaps away a takedown attempt from The Hitman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jari to counter with a crisp jab.
The Hitman tries for a takedown but Jari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Hitman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Jari lands.
The Hitman shoots and misses
and Jari counters with a right hand to the body.
The Hitman shoots in and drives through. Jari sprawls well.
The Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Hitman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Hitman has his takedown stuffed
and Jari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Hitman.
Jari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the liver by Jari. Beautiful body shot.
The Hitman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Hitman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

The Hitman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jari steps in with a hook that catches The Hitman right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jari follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! The Hitman looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). hei Jari!
hei Jari is the new light heavyweight champion!
hei Jari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.