PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 2392 p4p, 2559 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 159 p4p, 171 weight class). Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Jafar
vs
Vuce

175 cm
37
145
33 - 26 - 0

180 cm
32
145
17 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Grunge Nutrition

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 33 - 26 - 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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jafar.
Vuce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Vuce.
Vuce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vuce tries to clinch there but Jafar circles away.

Jafar forces Vuce back against the ropes and clinches.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vuce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vuce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vuce.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Vuce blocking some punches.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Vuce successfully pulls guard.
Jafar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jafar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing that Jafar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Jafar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar wants to clinch.
Jafar cracks Vuce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jafar misses with a hook.
Vuce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Vuce circles away.
Jafar misses with an uppercut. Vuce saw that one coming.
Jafar misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar loads up on a big right hand but Vuce slips the punch.
Jafar throws the left hand but Vuce avoids the punch easily.
Vuce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Vuce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jafar was covering up waiting for the punch and Vuce finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Jafar has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vuce is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.
Vuce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jafar just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
A short right from Jafar.

Vuce manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce keeping full guard, as Jafar tries to pass.
Jafar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vuce is not content to let Jafar control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is staying tight to Vuce's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jafar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vuce keeps working.

Jafar decides to stand back up. Jafar steps back and let's Vuce get back to his feet.
Jafar lands a jab.
Jafar misses with a hook. Vuce ducked under it nicely.
Jafar misses with a takedown attempt
and Vuce counters with a left and a right that stings Jafar.
Jafar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vuce's waist but Vuce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jafar off to one side.
Vuce is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vuce.
Vuce stalks Jafar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jafar's face. Jafar staggers backwards, shaken.
Jafar tries to clinch there but Vuce circles away.
Vuce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leo Vuce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuce misses with a series of wild punches.
Jafar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vuce slips a jab from Jafar.
Vuce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jafar defends it well.

Vuce pushes Jafar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Vuce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Vuce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nuri Jafar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vuce pushes Jafar up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the ropes.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce jumps guard but Jafar turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vuce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jafar just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar won't allow it.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.

Vuce ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vuce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jafar stays in close to Vuce's body and controls the position.

Jafar stands up from Vuce's guard - Jafar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jafar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vuce's head.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jafar.
Jafar is looking to clinch but Vuce is avoiding it.
Vuce moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuce can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jafar tries to keep at a distance but Vuce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Vuce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vuce drops back down to his feet.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Vuce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vuce jumps guard but Jafar stands there with Vuce around his waist. Vuce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vuce working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jafar to keep the fight standing.
Vuce pushes Jafar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vuce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Jafar cracks Vuce with a nice body shot.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.

Vuce pulls guard effortlessly.
Jafar trying to control the position from guard on top but Vuce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jafar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vuce, up you get!
Vuce tries a low kick but Jafar avoids it.
Jafar is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar connects with a looping right hand.
Jafar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vuce wants to counter with a clinch but Jafar pushes him away.
Vuce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Jafar misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar shoots for a double leg takedown but Vuce sprawls well. He's pushed Jafar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vuce is looking for the big counter here.
Vuce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vuce misses with a wild combination.

Jafar instigates a clinch.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuri Jafar has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Vuce decides to pull guard.
Jafar distracts Vuce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar trying to control but Vuce is working from the bottom.
Jafar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jafar misses with a left hand

and Vuce counters with a shoot takedown. Jafar fights it but they end up in guard.
Jafar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vuce lands a couple of elbows.
Jafar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vuce works over Jafar with some ground and pound from guard.
Jafar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vuce throws a big right hand that misses.
Vuce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vuce preventing the sweep.
Vuce cracks Jafar with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jafar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vuce.
Vuce is looking to work some ground and pound but Jafar has wrist control.
Jafar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vuce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vuce.
Vuce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vuce stands up over Jafar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jafar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jafar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jafar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vuce keeps the fight on the outside.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jafar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jafar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Vuce.
A short left from Vuce.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Vuce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vuce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Vuce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Vuce tries to clinch but Jafar moves out of range.
Jafar misses with a jab to the body
and Vuce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jafar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vuce is fending him off so far but Jafar persists. Nope, Vuce circles away and we're back to standing.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jafar scores with a shot to the body.
Vuce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vuce slips under a jab.
Vuce is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jafar wants to clinch.
Leo Vuce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jafar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jafar scores with a shot to the body.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vuce darts in and clinches Jafar up against the ropes.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Vuce drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar controls from within his opponent's guard.

Jafar stands and steps away. Vuce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vuce swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Jafar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vuce tries to clinch but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jafar lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nuri Jafar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jafar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Savage Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.