PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Amuy Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Van Dam has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Van Dam seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dam
vs
Amuy Jabbar

188 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dam as he jumps to the side.
Jabbar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jabbar misses with a series of wild punches.

Dam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jabbar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dam throws an elbow but Jabbar slips to the side and avoids it well.

Dam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jabbar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dam throws an elbow but Jabbar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dam tries to score with some ground and pound. Jabbar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Dam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jabbar parries the strikes from Dam easily there. Dam is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jabbar to escape.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam is putting a hurting on Jabbar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dam.
Jabbar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dam misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dam throws an elbow but Jabbar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jabbar tries to buck Dam off but Dam is having none of it.
Dam tries to score with some ground and pound. Jabbar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Dam seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dam throws a strike aimed at the side of Jabbar's head but Jabbar avoids it well.
Jabbar defending against the ground and pound.
Dam landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dam working the head and body with strikes.
Dam working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dam in side control, throwing shots but Jabbar defends.
Jabbar defending against the ground and pound.
Jabbar tries to improve position but can't.
Dam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dam lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jabbar down.
Jabbar looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dam with the ground and pound but Jabbar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dam lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jabbar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jabbar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dam.
Jabbar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dam slips a nice elbow through Jabbar's hands, connecting with Jabbar's forehead.
Jabbar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jabbar is looking to control Dam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jabbar avoid being mounted?
Dam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dam tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jabbar hang on?
Dam throws some wild stikes that Jabbar manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Dam.
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!
Dam with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Kareem Amuy Jabbar has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jabbar is in a horrible position here. Dam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dam landing strikes from the mount and Jabbar is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Dam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Amuy Jabbar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dam throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jabbar tumbling to the canvas!
Dam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dam thows a big elbow that misses.
Dam throwing strikes from guard but Jabbar blocks nicely.
Dam slips nicely into half guard.
Dam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jabbar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabbar's head.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Dam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jabbar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dam thows a huge punch but Jabbar dodges it nicely.
Jabbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabbar's head.

Dam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Jabbar kicks Dam off and gets back to his feet.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut. Dam saw that one coming.
Dam gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jabbar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dam connects with a body shot.
Dam stalks Jabbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jabbar's face. Jabbar staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dam stalks Jabbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jabbar's face. Jabbar staggers backwards, shaken.

That has opened up Kareem Amuy Jabbar's cut even more.
Dam looks to land a left hand but Jabbar moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jabbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Dam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dam connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Dam 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.
Dam thows a big elbow that misses.
Dam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabbar can do to turn this around?
Dam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dam lands a nice forearm strike.
Dam scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jabbar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jabbar's back!
Dam lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jabbar's head.

Dam sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jabbar taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Van Dam!