PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by SHIHAN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaa
vs
Tan

172 cm
23
136 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Average Joes FC Smashwear clothing (CBK)
Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Tan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa slips a jab from Tan.
Jaa misses with a series of wild punches.

Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tan.
Jaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Tan.
Tan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa is working Tan over against the cage.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Tan is blocking nicely.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tan blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa keeps control of Tan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tan.
Jaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tan wants to break free but Jaa has control.

Tan breaks the clinch.
Tan throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Tan misses.
Jaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tan.
Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa throws a right and a left that Tan avoids nicely.
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tan moves away.
Jaa jabs Tan right on the nose. Tan blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Tan is avoiding it.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tan avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa throws and low kick but Tan moves out of range easily.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Tan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tan misses with a body kick.

Tan tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa lands a body shot.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Tan avoids the damage to the body.
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Tan won't want to take too many of those.
Tan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tan looks gassed!
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tan has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Tan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Tan blocks an uppercut.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Tan blocks with his arms.
Tan wants to break free but Jaa has control.
Jaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Tan avoids the damage to the body.
Tan is trying to break free.
Tan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tan's face.
Tan is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Tan avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tan's face.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Tan 's eye.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Tan blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tan manages to break the clinch.
Tan misses with a hook.
Jaa is looking to slow Tan down with leg kicks.
Tan moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaa.
Tan checks a low kick from Jaa.
Tan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tan blocks a jab.
Tan blocks a low kick nicely.
Tan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tan ducks under a wild hook from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a wild combination.
Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jaa misses with a combination
and Tan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaa defending well as Tan loads up on a big left hand.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Tan lands with a right hand.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Jaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tan throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaa as he connects with a hook.
Tan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaa tries to clinch but Tan moves out of range.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tan is just out of range.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tan blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Tan down.
Tan looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanom Jaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tan takes a step back to recover.

Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jaa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Tan manages to break the clinch.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tan's defenses.
Good body shot from Jaa.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Tan is blocking nicely.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Tan 's eye.
Tan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Tan is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Tan won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Tan avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Tan won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tan managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Tan takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tan tries to circle away but Jaa has him pinned against the cage.
Jaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tan prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tan takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Tan blocks it.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tan.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tan's face.
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tan breaks from the clinch.
Tan punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.

Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Tan.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Tan blocks with his arms.
Tan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tan has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tan manages to break the clinch.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Tan looks to land a combination. Jaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tanom Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa closes the distance but Tan moves to the side
and Tan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanom Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Jaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Tan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tan momentarily.
Jaa tries to clinch
and Tan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Tan circles away.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Tan circles away.
Tan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tan misses with a two punch combination.
Jaa scores with a push kick.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Tan throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaa lands a jab.
Tan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaa tries to clinch but Tan moves away
enabling Tan to counter with a crisp jab.
Tan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Tan is avoiding it.
Jaa looks to land a left hand but Tan moved out of range nicely.
Jaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaa. Tan shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaa throws a head kick but Tan moves out of range.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tan.
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tan looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Jaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaa throws a head kick but Tan moves out of range.

Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Tan won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Tan shrugs off.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa working Tan over with knees to the body.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A punch combination from Jaa misses.
A nice combination there by Tan.
Jaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tan slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Jaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Tan pushes him off.
Tan ducks under a wild hook from Jaa.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tan.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Tan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Tan's ribcage.
Tan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaa.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Tan 's eye.
Jaa keeps control of Tan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Tan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaa working Tan over with knees to the body.
Tan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tan is trying to force a seperation but Jaa has the dominant position.
Tan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Tan 's eye.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tan blocks it with crossed arms.
Tan is trying to force a seperation but Jaa has the dominant position.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tan backwards.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Tan tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Tan can't break the clinch.
Jaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tan's elbow.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tan is defending well for now.
Tan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Tan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tan avoids the body shot from Jaa.
Jason Tan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanom Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan thows a body shot but no joy.
Tan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Tan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tan wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Tan has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Jaa has Tan pressed against the cage, preventing Tan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tan tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tan's defenses.
Jaa prevents Tan from breaking the clinch.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tan's face.
Tan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Jaa fails to land.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Tan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tan is trying to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling him.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaa prevents Tan from breaking the clinch.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four 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.
Tan blocks a body shot from Jaa.
Tan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tan can't break the clinch.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa keeps control of Tan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jaa.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Tan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Tan counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaa.
Tan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanom Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanom Jaa!