PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hue Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gen Anduw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hue Jazz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jazz
vs
Anduw

190 cm
24
213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hue Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gen Anduw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Anduw.

It looks like Hue Jazz has been cut.
Jazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anduw.
A big left from Jazz misses.
Jazz slips under a jab from Anduw.
Jazz blocks a head kick by Anduw.
A big right from Anduw misses.
Jazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anduw throws out the jab.
Anduw misses with an uppercut.
Anduw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jazz throws a leg kick which misses Anduw's front leg but catches the back leg as Anduw tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Anduw.
Jazz defending well as Anduw loads up on a big left hand.
Anduw looks gassed!
Jazz with a jab.
Anduw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anduw misses with a body shot.
Jazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anduw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anduw's calf.

Jazz moves into range and clinches up with Anduw.

Jazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anduw circles away quickly and effectively.
Jazz cracks a nice hook into Anduw's ribs.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Jazz.
Jazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anduw. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jazz, right into the meat.

Jazz drives through and clinches with Anduw against the cage.
Jazz slows down the pace here.
Jazz scores with a hook to the body.

Jazz decides to pull guard.
Jazz managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazz wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anduw is controlling him.
Jazz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jazz is trying to control the position but Anduw postures up.
Anduw wants to stand but Jazz is controlling his posture from full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anduw throws a head kick that Jazz semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anduw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jazz.
Anduw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jazz counters with an outside leg kick.

Jazz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jazz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jazz wants to pass to mount but Anduw is defending the position.
Jazz wants to stand but Anduw has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jazz connects with a nice short shot to Anduw's temple.
Jazz throwing shots but Anduw is blocking nicely.
Anduw tries to roll over but Jazz keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anduw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hue Jazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hue Jazz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anduw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gen Anduw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anduw misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Jazz.

Jazz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anduw's guard.
Jazz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jazz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anduw for as long as he can get away with.
Jazz postures up.
Jazz wants to pass the guard but Anduw is keeping the position.
Jazz content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anduw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anduw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jazz is controlling him.
Jazz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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.
Jazz trying to control but Anduw is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hue Jazz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Anduw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jazz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jazz ducks under a wild hook from Anduw.
Jazz misses with a head kick.
Jazz tries to bum rush Anduw with a series of wild strikes but Anduw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jazz lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Jazz misses its intended target.
Anduw throws a lazy right hand but Jazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jazz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jazz.
Gen Anduw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anduw throws a body punch but Jazz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz tries to land a leg kick but Anduw saw it coming and moves away.
Anduw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Anduw.
Anduw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anduw misses with a looping left.
Anduw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anduw is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Anduw as Jazz shoots in.
Anduw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jazz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anduw tries to avoid it but Jazz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anduw to the ground. Anduw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anduw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Anduw pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jazz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anduw sprawls well initially but Jazz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jazz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jazz thows a huge punch but Anduw dodges it nicely.
Jazz is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anduw tries to get to full guard but Jazz has control of the leg.

Jazz stands up out of the half guard.
Anduw tries to move into range but Jazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anduw looks to throw the jab but Jazz is out of range.

Jazz takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hue Jazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hue Jazz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jazz.
Anduw misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Anduw.

Jazz moves into the clinch.
Anduw working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anduw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jazz - that landed with a thud.
Anduw misses with a knee to the head.
Anduw struggles to land a body shot inside as Jazz controls his hands.

Jazz breaks the clinch.
Anduw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Anduw.
Anduw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jazz. Jazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Jazz looks to land a combination. Anduw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anduw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jazz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jazz scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jazz cracks Anduw with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jazz.
Nice uppercut there from Jazz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anduw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anduw takes one to the side of the head.
Jazz throws a right and a left that Anduw avoids nicely.
Anduw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jazz. Jazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Anduw is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jazz.
Anduw throws a lazy right hand but Jazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Jazz lands but Anduw takes it in his stride.
Jazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anduw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jazz looks to land a combination. Anduw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jazz lands a with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jazz.

Jazz gets a clinch.
Jazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anduw can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Jazz.
Jazz just leaning against Anduw, taking a breather.

Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jazz moves into the clinch.
Jazz blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anduw is looking to break free of the clinch but Jazz has double underhooks.

Jazz breaks from the clinch.

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

Anduw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jazz.
Jazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jazz lands a right hook to the body.
Anduw misses with a wild body shot.

Jazz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jazz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Anduw will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jazz working the ground and pound.
Jazz controlling the position from side mount.
Jazz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anduw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz controlling his opponent.
Anduw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jazz wants to control the pace but Anduw is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jazz throws a wild left hand from mount and Anduw manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gen Anduw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jazz slows the pace down in half guard.
Hue Jazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jazz is trying to control the action in half guard but Anduw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hue Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jazz 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hue Jazz!