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. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jari
vs
The Hitman

203 cm
30
194 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

195 cm
28
218 lbs
9 - 2 - 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 12 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jari throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Hitman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jari's waist but Jari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Hitman off to one side.
Jari with a nice cross.
Jari looks to land a right hand but The Hitman moved out of range.
Jari swings for the body but The Hitman moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jari. Those never looked like landing.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jari as The Hitman shoots in.
The Hitman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari misses with a hook. The Hitman ducked under it nicely.
Jari jabs The Hitman right on the nose. The Hitman blinks but takes it well.
The Hitman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jari tries to avoid it but The Hitman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jari to the ground. Jari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Hitman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Hitman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jari circles away.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jari throws a hook to the side of The Hitman's head but The Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by The Hitman.
The Hitman fails with the takedown.
The Hitman dives in and grabs Jari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jari pushes down on The Hitman's head and hops out.
Jari misses with the combination.
A big right from Jari misses.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown but Jari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Hitman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jari as he jumps to the side.
Jari thows a body shot but no joy.
Jari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Jari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jari throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
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.
Jari with a jab.
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!
Nice body punch from Jari.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for The Hitman with that takedown attempt.
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.
Nice defenses there by The Hitman.
The Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Jari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Hitman.
Jari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Hitman on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jari misses.
Jari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jari.
The Hitman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Hitman.
Jari scores with a nice strike.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Hitman.
A jab from Jari misses.
The Hitman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocky The Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hitman avoids the body shot from Jari.
The Hitman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
hei Jari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Hitman.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Jari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jari misses.
Jari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jari misses the target.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown. Jari tries to sprawl out of it but The Hitman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jari takes a swing at The Hitman's ribcage but misses.
The Hitman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jari lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Jari as The Hitman shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jari throws a jab but it's blocked by The Hitman.
Jari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jari throws a head kick but The Hitman moves out of range.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but Jari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hei Jari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jari misses with a straight right.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hitman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jari throws a hook to the side of The Hitman's head but The Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Jari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jari lands a jab-cross combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice sprawl there from Jari as The Hitman shoots in.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jari misses with a hook. The Hitman ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Jari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jari defends it nicely.
The Hitman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jari pinned against the cage. Jari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jari throws a body punch but The Hitman moves out of range.

The Hitman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jari is trying to control The Hitman's posture but The Hitman avoids it.
Jari regains half guard, as The Hitman was trying to land strikes.
Jari regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Hitman.
The Hitman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jari holds on and takes a little breather.
The Hitman is looking to advance position but Jari has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jari controlling his opponent.
The Hitman is desperately trying to improve his position but Jari has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jari trying to keep a closed guard but The Hitman is proving a slippery customer.
Jari has control of The Hitman's left arm, preventing The Hitman from doing any damage.

hei Jari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Hitman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jari lands with an uppercut that bounces The Hitman off the cage and back into range.
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Jari sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Jari. Beautiful body shot.
Jari lands with a shot to the body.
The Hitman fails with the takedown
and Jari counters with a stiff right hand.
The Hitman is breathing heavily.

That's four 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 dives in and grabs Jari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jari pushes down on The Hitman's head and hops out.
Jari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jari throws a head kick that misses.
Jari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Hitman's hands.
The Hitman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Jari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Hitman walks into a left hand.
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Jari sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Hitman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Jari sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown. Jari tries to sprawl out of it but The Hitman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jari stuffs the takedown attempt from The Hitman. The Hitman gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hei Jari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Hitman slips under a jab.
The Hitman fails with the takedown.
Jari lands with a straight right. The Hitman didn't see that one coming.

Jari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Hitman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jari is adopting a defensive guard.
Jari is trying to keep The Hitman in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari has control of The Hitman's left arm, preventing The Hitman from doing any damage.
The Hitman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jari's head.
Jari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hitman can do to turn this around?

hei Jari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jari.
Jari scores with a hook.
Jari stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by The Hitman or perhaps it was just good defense by Jari which made him look bad.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hitman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jari sizes up The Hitman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Jari.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hitman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jari avoids it really well and circles away.
Jari scores with a jab to the body.
Jari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
hei Jari is winning the standup battle so far.
Jari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Hitman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

The Hitman is rocked!
Jari moves in close and cracks The Hitman with a massive right hand! The Hitman, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Jari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). hei Jari!
hei Jari retains his light heavyweight title!
hei Jari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.