PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Cason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Jariwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jariwala has chosen The 420 Anthem: Nuff Fire - Abstract Rude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. George Cason has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cason
vs
Jariwala

189 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Cason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vijay Jariwala!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jariwala does no damage.
Jariwala throws a half hearted mid kick.

Cason shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cason showed some decent athleticism there.
Jariwala wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Cason.
Cason is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jariwala blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cason.
Jariwala taking some punishment here, with Cason in his half guard.
Jariwala wants to control but Cason is keeping busy.
Cason thows a huge punch but Jariwala dodges it nicely.
Jariwala manages to get to full guard.
Jariwala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cason pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jariwala is keeping the position for now.
Cason lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jariwala is trying to control the position but Cason postures up.
Cason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jariwala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cason!
Cason is working to get back to half guard.
Jariwala lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cason keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jariwala tries to control but Cason wriggling away.
Cason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jariwala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cason flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jariwala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cason is looking to escape.
Jariwala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cason takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jariwala blocks Cason's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cason is squirming around, avoiding Jariwala's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jariwala looking to control but Cason is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cason on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cason tries to get out of the position.
Cason is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cason throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jariwala controlling his opponent.
Cason throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jariwala trying to control but Cason is having none of it.
Cason is looking to get to half guard.
Jariwala content just to control the position here.
Jariwala trying to control but Cason is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vijay Jariwala just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jariwala misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jariwala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jariwala throws a leg kick that misses.

Cason gets the takedown into side control.
Cason scoring with punches and elbows.
Jariwala is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cason off and has taken his back!
Jariwala controls the position.
Cason manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jariwala's guard. Nice work there by Cason.
Cason being controlled here momentarily.
Cason stopping the sweep attempt from Jariwala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vijay Jariwala will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jariwala wants to clinch.
Cason tries for a takedown but Jariwala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jariwala stuffs the takedown attempt from Cason. Cason gets slowly back to his feet.
Jariwala pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cason drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jariwala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jariwala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cason's guard.
Jariwala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cason trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cason thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jariwala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cason tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cason throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jariwala controls the pace.
Cason is looking to sweep but instead, Jariwala has passed into half guard.
Jariwala trying to control the pace.
Cason tries to get to full guard but Jariwala has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jariwala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jariwala blocks the strikes from Cason.
Jariwala is looking to take a break and control but Cason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jariwala with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cason is refusing to be controlled, as Jariwala sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jariwala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jariwala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cason circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala throws a sloppy head kick and Cason moves out of range easily.
Jariwala throws a body kick that misses.
Cason moves out of range of the body kick from Jariwala.
Jariwala tries to clinch up.
Jariwala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cason avoids the body shot from Jariwala.
Cason moves out of range of the strikes.
Cason fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Cason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jariwala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jariwala swinging wilding here.
Cason fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jariwala.
Jariwala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jariwala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
George Cason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jariwala throws a leg kick but Cason sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Jariwala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jariwala swings for the body but Cason moves out of range.
Jariwala throws a combination. Cason tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jariwala misses with a leg kick.
Jariwala tries to land a front kick but Cason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses.
Jariwala throws a low kick but Cason avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijay Jariwala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cason moves out of range as Jariwala throws a body kick.
Jariwala misses with a hook. Cason ducked under it nicely.
Cason shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jariwala as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cason.
Cason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jariwala.
Jariwala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jariwala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cason is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jariwala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Jariwala.
Cason swats away the attempt to clinch by Jariwala.
Jariwala tries to land a front kick but Cason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cason shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jariwala but Jariwala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Cason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jariwala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cason tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jariwala.
Jariwala thumps Cason with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jariwala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jariwala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jariwala.
Jariwala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jariwala is looking to score with low kicks.
Cason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab lands there for Jariwala.
Vijay Jariwala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cason fails to land the takedown.
Jariwala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cason keeps the fight on the outside.
Vijay Jariwala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cason avoids the head kick by Jariwala.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jariwala scores with a leg kick.
Jariwala lands a nice hook to Cason's body. Cason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cason keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jariwala.
Jariwala throws an overhand right that lands on Cason's shoulder, as Cason tries to avoid the shot.
Jariwala throws a wild body kick that Cason sees coming a mile off.
Jariwala misses with a series of wild punches.
Jariwala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cason is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jariwala misses.
Jariwala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jariwala looks to land a body kick but Cason moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jariwala.
Jariwala throws a body kick that misses.
Jariwala throws a push kick but Cason slaps the foot to one side.
Cason avoids the head kick by Jariwala.
Cason takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses.
Jariwala tries to work over Cason's front leg with a kick but Cason checks it.
Cason moves out of range as Jariwala throws a body kick.
Cason shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jariwala defends it nicely.
A combination from Jariwala does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jariwala thumps Cason with a low kick.
Cason fails with a takedown attempt.
Jariwala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jariwala misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Cason blocks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jariwala!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jariwala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jariwala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jariwala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijay Jariwala really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jariwala dives in and grabs Cason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cason pushes down on Jariwala's head and hops out.
Jariwala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cason if he has to take too many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Cason.
Jariwala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jariwala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cason takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice takedown defense from Cason. No joy for Jariwala on that attempt.
Jariwala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Cason closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jariwala to the mat! Jariwala manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jariwala is on top in guard.
Jariwala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cason trying to strike off his back.
Vijay Jariwala has got the better of the ground game so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jariwala's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jariwala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cason can't keep his opponent in guard - Jariwala advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cason missing with punches from the bottom.
Cason misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cason flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jariwala working over Cason with some ground and pound. Cason looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jariwala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Jariwala seems content to control.
Cason punching from the bottom.
Cason is looking for a sweep. Jariwala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jariwala throws a head kick but Cason moves out of range.
Jariwala thumps Cason with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala tries to bum rush Cason with a series of wild strikes but Cason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jariwala wants to slow Cason down by chopping away at his legs.
Cason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jariwala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cason walks into a jab.
Jariwala is looking to clinch but Cason is avoiding it.
Jariwala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Cason with that takedown attempt.
Cason moves out of range of the body kick.
Jariwala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cason will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jariwala leaves Cason with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala doesn't manage to clinch there - Cason circles away.
Jariwala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jariwala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cason.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Cason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jariwala misses with the combination.
Cason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jariwala sprawls well. Jariwala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cason gets slowly back to his feet.
Jariwala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jariwala stalks Cason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cason's face. Cason staggers backwards, shaken.
Cason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jariwala throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jariwala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jariwala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cason is out of range.
Jariwala lands with a thumping leg kick.

Cason closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jariwala to the mat! Jariwala manages to get full guard.
Jariwala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cason's guard.
Jariwala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cason keeping moving, preventing Jariwala from controlling successfully.
Jariwala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jariwala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijay Jariwala dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cason avoids the head kick by Jariwala.
Some wild striking there from Jariwala.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jariwala tries a head kick but it misses.
Jariwala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cason feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cason chips away with some ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jariwala is trying to control the position but Cason postures up.
Cason is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cason has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jariwala is on top in guard.
Cason throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cason trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jariwala advances to half guard.
Cason trying to get back to full guard but Jariwala takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jariwala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cason tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jariwala blocks Cason's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cason tries to reverse the position but Jariwala maintains control.
Cason flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jariwala pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jariwala landing shots from mount.
Jariwala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cason can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cason is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jariwala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cason is in a horrible position here. Jariwala smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jariwala lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cason is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jariwala trying to control but Cason is having none of it.
Jariwala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jariwala content just to control the position here.
George Cason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cason swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jariwala controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Jariwala.
Jariwala looking to finish Cason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cason!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cason swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jariwala controlling the pace for now.
Cason working to try and regain half guard.
Jariwala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jariwala lands a nice shot to the head.
Jariwala tries to control but Cason wriggling away.
Jariwala is landing with some decent strikes but Cason is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vijay Jariwala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cason looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Jariwala blocks Cason's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jariwala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cason throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jariwala. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Vijay Jariwala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jariwala 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijay Jariwala!
Vijay Jariwala is the new light heavyweight champion!