PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 420 p4p, 53 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 629 p4p, 80 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jafar
vs
Power

175 cm
25
145 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

168 cm
28
149 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 10 - 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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses with an uppercut. Jafar saw that one coming.
Power scores with a jab.
Power is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Power looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jafar throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Jafar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jafar dodges the punch combination from Power.
Jafar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jafar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
Power misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Jafar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Jafar had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
It looked like Jafar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Power has closed the distance and engaged Jafar in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Jafar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jafar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power misses with a knee strike.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power blocks an uppercut.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power wants to clinch up but Jafar keeps it at a distance.
Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
A cross from Power lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jafar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jafar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Power throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power throws a head kick but Jafar moves out of range.
Jab from Jafar.
Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice shot by Jafar.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafar throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.

Jafar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jafar blocks the elbow strike.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
Jafar blocking some punches.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Power misses.
Power throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jafar cracks Power with an open hand slap.
Jafar sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Power.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.

Power closes the distance and clinches.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Power looks to throw the jab but Jafar is out of range.
Power misses with a low kick as Jafar jumps back.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
Power now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jafar jabs Power right on the nose. Power blinks but takes it well.
Power misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Power misses
and Jafar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Power thumps Jafar with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Jafar down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power walks into a straight right hand from Jafar.
Power throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomas Power will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power blocks a jab.
Power scores with a one two! Jafar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power missing with a left hand there. Jafar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Jafar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.

Jafar moves into the clinch.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power blocking some punches.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
A short right from Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Jafar's head.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jafar blocks it with crossed arms.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jafar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Power looks to clinch
and Jafar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Power thinking.
Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jafar misses.
Power throws a head kick but Jafar moves out of range.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar lands with a cross.
Power looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jafar is out of range and Power settles back down.
Power slips a jab from Jafar.
Jafar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jafar lands a right hook to the body.
Power throws the left hand but Jafar avoids the punch easily.
Jafar misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Jafar misses with a body punch
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Jafar misses with a straight right.
Power let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jafar takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Power rushes Jafar and presses him up against the cage.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
Jafar lands a body shot.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Power.
Jafar tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Jafar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Power looking to throw knees to the head but Jafar is blocking nicely.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
A short left from Power.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power blocking some punches.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Jafar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Power avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Power lands with a nice combination. Jafar backs away looking to recover.
Power throws a series of punches but Jafar avoids them all with ease.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Power.

Power moves into the clinch successfully.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar is working Power over against the cage.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jafar pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power tries a knee to the head but Jafar blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar blocks a body shot from Power.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jafar tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Jafar has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jafar or not.
Nuri Jafar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar lands a shot to the body.
Power blocks a body shot from Jafar.
A short uppercut from Power.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jafar is defending well for now.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Thomas Power is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jafar throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Jafar swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Power.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Thomas Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jafar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power's head.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Jafar's defenses.
Jafar moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Jafar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
Jafar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Jafar misses with a body shot
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jafar.
Power digs a good hook to Jafar's body.
Jafar scores with a jab.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power lands with a hook. Jafar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
Jafar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jafar misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Power.
Well Power has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Power!
Thomas Power tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Nuri Jafar had this to say: 'He did not follow the script'.