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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between MamaDu Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aminullah Jawed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 cm
25
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MamaDu Bear! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aminullah Jawed! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jawed with a jab. Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot. Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bear has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Bear swings for the body but Jawed moves out of range.
Jawed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Jawed shoots in and gets a takedown into Bear's guard. Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jawed defends well. Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jawed trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bear's guard. Jawed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Jawed. Bear throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Jawed as Bear shoots in. Jawed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
Jawed looks for the body kick but Bear saw that one coming. Bear lands a big head kick that sends Jawed tumbling to the mat! Bear takes a step backwards and waves Jawed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Aminullah Jawed has been cut. Jawed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jawed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Bear throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jawed's head. Jawed gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch. Jawed jumps guard and drags Bear to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jawed is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bear presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. Bear is struggling to control the position. Jawed is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage. Bear has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jawed clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Jawed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bear throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bear scores with punches from the back.
Jawed trying to get back to his feet but Bear is in full control for now. Bear is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jawed defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Bear somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. Bear working for the choke. Jawed takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bear gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. Bear connects with a big shot to the side of Jawed's head.
Bear looking for the RNC. Jawed takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bear has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Bear has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jawed. Jawed looks winded! Jawed covers up after that shot from Bear.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bear controlling the positon. Bear is punishing Jawed with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bear is working the ground and pound. Can Jawed escape? 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! Jawed is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bear is riding his opponent, not letting Jawed buck him off. Bear lands shots from the back. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bear is punishing Jawed with some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MamaDu Bear dominated that round. The cut man is working on Aminullah Jawed's cut. 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.
Jawed throws out a powerful jab. Jawed looks to land a combination. Bear sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jawed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Bear throws a body shot but no joy. Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Jawed fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Jawed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear. Jawed slips a jab from Bear. Bear lands with a kick to the temple. Jawed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jawed. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jawed misses with a wild combination.
Bear instigates a clinch. Bear misses with an elbow over the top. Bear tries to score a body lock takedown but Jawed shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Jawed pulls Bear into guard.
Bear controlling from the top position. MamaDu Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Jawed is retaining full guard. Bear controls from within his opponent's guard. Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Bear's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Jawed wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
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. Bear connects with a couple of short punches. Bear's corner is telling him to maintain position. Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jawed can do to turn this around? Bear seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jawed for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Bear moves into the clinch successfully.
Jawed has picked Bear up - he's going for a ride! Jawed dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Jawed is breathing heavily. Bear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jawed is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bear gets full guard. Bear is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Bear is adopting a defensive guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bear is on top in guard.
Bear is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Bear landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jawed being controlled here, momentarily. Bear scoring with some ground and pound. Bear engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Bear with a nice head shot there. Jawed being controlled here, momentarily. 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 MamaDu Bear will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Aminullah Jawed's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bear throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jawed. Bear dodges the punch combination from Jawed.
Bear swings for the body but Jawed moves out of range.
Bear scores with a takedown into Jawed's guard. Bear throws a big elbow that misses. Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jawed's head. Jawed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jawed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bear controls the pace. Jawed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear. Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jawed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bear is looking to work some ground and pound but Jawed has wrist control. Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Further stalling from Bear.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Jawed misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Jawed tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jawed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Bear misses with a wild body shot. Jawed throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bear is looking to wear down Jawed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Bear scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Jawed is trying to escape back to his feet but Bear uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Bear's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jawed trying to remain calm as Bear controls from the top position. Bear landing strikes. Bear connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jawed some visible discomfort.
Jawed pushes Bear away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bear gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bear has knee on belly and moves into mount. Jawed throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bear. What's that going to do exactly? Bear pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Bear punishing his opponent with strikes. Bear landing punches. Bear controlling the position easily from mount. Bear punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bear controlling the position easily from mount. Bear dominating with strikes here. Jawed is bucking up trying to escape but Bear cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jawed is rocked! Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Jawed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Jawed is still in real trouble! Can Bear finish him? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bear controlling his opponent. A nice elbow there by Bear. Bear controlling the pace for now. Aminullah Jawed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! MamaDu Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight! MamaDu Bear showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bear has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MamaDu Bear!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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