PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 4472 p4p, 5929 weight class) and Baba Jay (ranked 536 p4p, 619 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Titus
vs
Jay

190 cm
19
210
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
200
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baba Jay!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus with a hook.
Titus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jay counters with a one-two to the body.

Titus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Titus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Titus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Titus throws a head punch that misses.
Titus gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Titus throws a head punch that misses.

Titus drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jay cracks Titus with a solid left hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jay working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but Titus is retaining full guard.
Titus pulls Jay in close to his closed guard and prevents Jay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jay connects with a couple of short punches.
Titus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Titus holds on and takes a little breather.
Titus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Titus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Titus tries to get out of the position.
Titus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Titus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Titus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Titus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Titus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Titus wants to pass to mount but Jay is defending the position.
Titus prevents Jay from standing back up.
Titus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jay is not content to let Titus control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus controlling the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Titus throws a poor cross that misses
and Jay counters with a three punch combo that has Titus backing up. Titus nods at Jay to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Jay misses.

Titus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Titus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titus scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Titus lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Titus.
Jay looks winded!
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Titus scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Titus lands a right hand.

Titus successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay stands up over Titus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titus managing to control the position.
Titus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.

Jay keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Titus dominated that round.
That's time! Titus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Titus tries to land a leg kick but Jay saw it coming and moves away.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zeke Titus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titus cracks Jay with an open hand slap.
Jay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay throws a counter combo.
Jay lands with a shot to the body.
Titus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Titus backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but Titus manages to avoid it all.
Titus fails with the takedown.
Jay unleashes a big counter combination but Titus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus scores with a shot to the body.
Titus darts in looking for a takedown but Jay gets double underhooks and turns Titus into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus misses with a body punch.
Jay tries to circle away but Titus has him pinned against the cage.

Titus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay ducks right into an uppercut from Titus.
Good standup being displayed there by Titus as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Titus.
Jay slips under a jab.
It looks like Titus has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jay defending well as Titus loads up on a big left hand.
Jay is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baba Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Titus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Titus there.

That's two 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!
Titus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titus passes to full mount!
Titus looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Titus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Titus lands a heavy elbow.
Jay is squirming around, avoiding Titus's attempts to control the action.
Jay is bucking up trying to escape but Titus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Titus landing shots from mount.
Jay is breathing heavily.
Titus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Titus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Jay is rocked!
Titus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
Titus controlling his opponent.
Titus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Titus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jay is still in real trouble! Can Titus finish him?
Jay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jay seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Titus lands a big elbow.
Titus controlling from mount.
Titus dominating with strikes here.
Titus landing strikes from the mount and Jay is in trouble!
Titus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Titus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Titus controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Titus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jay defending well as Titus loads up on a big left hand.

Titus takes the fight into the clinch.
Titus working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Titus.
Titus digs a right hand underneath Jay's ribcage. Jay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Titus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jay blocks a body shot from Titus.
Titus lands a hook that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Titus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Titus can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
Jay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Titus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Titus.
Jay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Titus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jay's guard.
Titus controlling from the top position.
Titus looking to pass the guard.
Titus controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeke Titus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus pushes down on Jay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Titus is looking to advance position but Jay won't allow it.
Titus not doing much here.
Titus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jay for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titus throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Titus backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but Titus manages to avoid it all.
Titus misses with a leg kick.
Jay unleashes a big counter combination but Titus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Titus cracks Jay with a good jab.
Titus lands a body shot.
Baba Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Titus.
Titus lands with a right hand.

Titus has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Titus breaks the clinch.
Jay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Titus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
Jay moves out of range as Titus strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Jay. Those never looked like landing.
Titus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titus digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Baba Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Titus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Titus 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Titus!
Zeke Titus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.