PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Jelenek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redjo Majkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majkan has chosen Silent Gun as his entrance music. Redjo Majkan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jelenek
vs
Majkan

175 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikola Jelenek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redjo Majkan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majkan looks for a takedown but Jelenek sprawls well.
Jelenek scores with a shot to the body.
Jelenek throws a sloppy head kick and Majkan moves out of range easily.
Jelenek fails with a takedown attempt.
Majkan misses with a takedown attempt - Jelenek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Majkan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jelenek really is a fat lump.
Jelenek shoots in for a double leg but Majkan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Majkan keeps the fight on the outside.

Majkan scores with a takedown into Jelenek's guard.
Jelenek wants to sweep but no luck.

Jelenek is looking for a triangle but Majkan pushes his legs off easily.
Jelenek is breathing heavily.
Majkan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majkan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Jelenek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Majkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Majkan distracts Jelenek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Majkan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Majkan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jelenek's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jelenek is looking to stand up but Majkan isn't so interested in that idea.
Majkan cracks Jelenek with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jelenek looking for a guillotine here but Majkan defends easily.
Majkan connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majkan scoring with some ground and pound.
Majkan with a nice head shot there.
Majkan throwing strikes but missing.
Jelenek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Majkan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Majkan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jelenek controls Majkan momentarily but Majkan frees himself.
Majkan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jelenek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Majkan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majkan scoring with some ground and pound.
Majkan with a nice head shot there.
Majkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Majkan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jelenek trying to control the position.

Jelenek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Majkan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Majkan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Majkan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majkan lands a couple of elbows.
Majkan is in close to Jelenek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jelenek is trying to keep Majkan in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majkan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan with a nice head shot there.
Majkan stands up over Jelenek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jelenek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Majkan working some strikes from top position.
Majkan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jelenek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jelenek has momentary wrist control but Majkan slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majkan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Majkan is working Jelenek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Majkan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Majkan looks for a takedown but Jelenek sprawls well.
Jelenek fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jelenek.
Jelenek shoots in and drives through. Majkan sprawls well.
Jelenek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Majkan pinned against the cage. Majkan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Jelenek. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Majkan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jelenek's half guard.
Jelenek is trying to control but can't.
Jelenek wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelenek is trying to stand.
Majkan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Majkan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jelenek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Majkan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Majkan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Majkan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Majkan drops an elbow to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jelenek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Majkan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Majkan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Majkan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Majkan working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelenek tries to get to full guard but Majkan has control of the leg.
Jelenek is working hard here to advance position.
Majkan working over Jelenek with some ground and pound. Jelenek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Majkan working the head and body with strikes.
Majkan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jelenek is looking for a sweep. Majkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Majkan drops an elbow to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Redjo Majkan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jelenek is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majkan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jelenek is looking to improve his position.
Majkan drops an elbow to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Majkan there.
Majkan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Majkan slips a nice elbow through Jelenek's hands, connecting with Jelenek's forehead.
Majkan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Majkan prevents Jelenek from standing back up.
Jelenek has hold of Majkan's hands but Majkan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majkan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jelenek is looking to control Majkan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jelenek avoid being mounted?

Jelenek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Majkan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Majkan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jelenek has hold of Majkan's hands but Majkan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jelenek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jelenek is looking for a sweep. Majkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redjo Majkan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jelenek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Majkan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jelenek did well to prevent Majkan getting side control.
Jelenek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jelenek is adopting a defensive guard.
Jelenek looking for a sweep. Not yet Jelenek, not yet.
Majkan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Majkan cracks Jelenek with a solid left hand.
Majkan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Majkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Majkan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jelenek's head.
Jelenek controls Majkan momentarily but Majkan frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelenek has momentary wrist control but Majkan slips an elbow through the middle.
Majkan scoring with some ground and pound.
Majkan with a nice head shot there.
Jelenek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Majkan is one step ahead there.
Jelenek trying to keep a closed guard but Majkan is proving a slippery customer.

Jelenek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Majkan chips away with some ground and pound.
Majkan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelenek trying to control the position.
Majkan distracts Jelenek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Majkan is working Jelenek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Majkan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majkan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan landing with the ground and pound.
Jelenek doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jelenek keeping full guard, as Majkan tries to pass.
Majkan cracks Jelenek with a solid left hand.
Jelenek is trying to keep Majkan in close.
Majkan cracks Jelenek with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelenek working a defensive guard here.
Majkan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Majkan won't allow Jelenek to sweep him here.
Majkan postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Majkan lands a couple of digs.
Jelenek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Majkan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jelenek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Majkan cracks Jelenek with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jelenek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Majkan scoring with some ground and pound.
Majkan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jelenek's head.
Majkan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jelenek wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jelenek working a defensive guard here.
Majkan stands up over Jelenek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Redjo Majkan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jelenek keeping moving, preventing Majkan from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Majkan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Redjo Majkan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Majkan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Redjo Majkan!
Redjo Majkan took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.