PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joh Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jah
vs
Rambo

188 cm
27
212 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
205 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joh Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rambo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rambo lands in his opponent's guard.
Rambo stops Jah from standing up.
Jah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rambo is stalling in the full guard.
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jah is retaining full guard.
Rambo stands up over Jah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rambo throws a big right hand that misses.
Jah wants to get back to his feet but Rambo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jah pulls Rambo in close to his closed guard and prevents Rambo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rambo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jah is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jah is looking to stand up but Rambo isn't so interested in that idea.
Rambo throwing strikes but missing.
Rambo won't allow Jah to get back to his feet.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jah throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rambo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo is looking to work some ground and pound but Jah has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rambo trying to control but Jah is working from the bottom.
Jah wants to sweep but no luck.

Rambo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rambo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two 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.
Rambo is looking to work some ground and pound but Jah has wrist control.
Rambo prevents Jah from getting back to his feet.
Rambo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rambo won't allow Jah to sweep him here.
Rambo throwing strikes but missing.
Jah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rambo's guard.
Jah trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jah is fighting to break Rambo's control of his arms but Rambo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jah is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Jah really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jah trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rambo is landing with some decent strikes but Jah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jah tries to hold on but Rambo pushes him away.
Jah is bucking up trying to escape but Rambo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jah bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jah throws a big right hand that misses.
Rambo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rambo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rambo, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rambo is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rambo looking to pass the guard.
Rambo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rambo stops Jah from standing up.
Rambo is working Jah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jah controlling Rambo's posture.
Jah looking for a sweep. Not yet Jah, not yet.
Jah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rambo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jah is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rambo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jah throws a right and a left that Rambo avoids nicely.
Jah tries to clinch but Rambo moves out of range.
Rambo fails to land the takedown.
Jah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rambo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rambo gets tackled into the cage by Jah. Jah maintains the clinch.
Jah misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo is trying to push Jah away but Jah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jah lands an uppercut.
Jah lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Jah.
A shot in the inside from Jah.
Jah scores with a shoulder strike.
Jah lands a hook that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Jah lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Jah.
Jah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jah scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rambo.
Jah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Jah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jah lands with a short shot to the head.
Jah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Jah.
Jah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rambo is rocked!
Jah gets through Rambo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jah finish him?
Jah throws a big uppercut that drops Rambo! More strikes from Jah and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rambo lies dazed against the cage as Jah celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joh Jah!