PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 1010 p4p, 106 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 1130 p4p, 114 weight class). Nuri Jafar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jafar
vs
Narz

175 cm
20
145 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

162 cm
20
142 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Narz.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Narz doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Jafar does it's job there.
A shot to the body from Narz misses
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jafar scores with a body shot.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Jafar staying out of range there.
Jafar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narz misses with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narz throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jafar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Jafar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Jafar.
Narz shoots in but no luck this time.
Jafar jabs Narz right on the nose. Narz blinks but takes it well.
Jafar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Jafar drives through and clinches with Narz against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz blocking some punches.
Jafar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jafar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Narz pulls guard.
Narz wants to sweep but no luck.
Jafar looking to pass the guard.

Narz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jafar defends well.
Narz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Narz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Narz is on top in guard.

Narz passes Jafar's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Narz is pressing down on Jafar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jafar is holding on for now.
Jafar is looking for a sweep. Narz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jafar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Narz on the ground.
Narz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jafar is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jafar is looking to escape.
Jafar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jafar tries to get out of the position.
Narz avoids the attempt from Jafar to control.
Narz with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Narz prevents Jafar from getting the reversal.
Jafar tries to lock up and control but Narz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jafar can't escape the position.
Jafar stops Narz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Narz tries to control but Jafar wriggling away.
Jafar tries to hold on but Narz pushes him away.
Jafar has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Narz tries to get the hooks in deep but Jafar pushed the leg off.

Narz working for the choke.

Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Narz looking to break Jafar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jafar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Narz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jafar connects with a crisp jab.
Narz swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
Nuri Jafar is winning the standup battle so far.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Jafar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jafar scores with the left hand. Narz knows he should have avoided that one.
Jafar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Narz.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Narz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jafar.
Jafar stuns Narz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narz swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz looks to throw the jab but Jafar is out of range.
Narz looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Narz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jafar at a distance.
Narz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jafar thuds his right hand into Narz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Narz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jafar rather than just go for the knockout.
Narz throws a lazy uppercut
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
Narz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narz throws a body punch but Jafar moves out of range.
Narz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Narz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jafar counters with a nice uppercut.
Nuri Jafar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jafar, as that shot connected.
Jafar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Narz misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jafar to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz jabs at Jafar's body.

Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Narz.
Jafar lands a right hand.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Narz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz trying to stall but Jafar improves his position.
Narz digs a right hand into Jafar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jafar's gas tank.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jafar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Narz backwards.

Narz is rocked!
Narz lands a right hand.
Narz is still on wobbly legs! Can Jafar finish him?
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
Narz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narz lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Narz seems to have recovered his senses.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Narz controls the action.
Jafar tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Narz.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narz tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Jafar.
Narz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Nuri Jafar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
A body shot lands from Narz.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narzs head.
Jafar gets through Narz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Narz lands a body shot.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Jafar is looking to counter punch.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Narz.
Jafar cracks a nice hook into Narz's ribs.
Narz jabs Jafar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Narz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Jafar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Jafar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Narz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Narz misses.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narz can do to turn this around?
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz cracks a nice hook into Jafar's ribs.
Jafar scores with a nice strike.
Narz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jafar lands with a good body shot.
Narz throws a right hand that misses
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar wants to clinch up but Narz keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jafar tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Jafar is working Narz over against the cage.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narz's elbow.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
Narz tries to pull guard but Jafar holds him up against the cage and eventually Narz drops back down to his feet.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz takes a shot to the head.
Narz takes a shot to the head.
Jafar gets through Narz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Narz.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar pushes Narz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Jafar lands a left hand.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Narz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jafar is unloading with more strikes now! Narz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuri Jafar!
During a confident post fight interview, Nuri Jafar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.