PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boon Nam Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nam Jaa
vs
Alberto

185 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boon Nam Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Alberto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jaa.

Alberto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alberto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaa trying to control but Alberto postures up.
Jaa wants to control the action here but instead Alberto manages to pass to full mount!
Alberto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alberto controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alberto is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jaa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alberto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alberto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alberto throwing shots but Jaa is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaa has hold of Alberto's hands but Alberto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alberto is nestled in close to Jaa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alberto.
Alberto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alberto sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alberto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jaa to get to his feet.
Jaa tries to clinch but Alberto moves away

and Alberto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.

Alberto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alberto's guard! Nice work there by Jaa!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Alberto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaa defends it easily.
Alberto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Alberto looking for a sweep. Not yet Alberto, not yet.
Jaa wants to stand but Alberto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alberto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alberto is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Alberto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jaa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Alberto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jaa throws a low kick but Alberto moves out of range easily.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa tries to clinch

and Alberto counters with a takedown into side control.
Alberto fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Alberto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alberto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alberto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jaa is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Carlos Alberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alberto landing a few strikes.
Alberto is putting a hurting on Jaa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alberto throws an elbow but Jaa slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alberto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jaa is now in Alberto's guard. A big mistake from Alberto there, giving up the dominant position!
Jaa stopping the sweep attempt from Alberto.
Alberto keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
Alberto is trying to control the position but Jaa postures up.
Jaa wants to control from the top but Alberto keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Alberto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jaa on his heels. He'll look to pass Jaa's guard now, I'm sure.
Alberto is breathing heavily.

Jaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to stand but Alberto is controlling the position.

Jaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alberto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alberto trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Alberto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Alberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaa tries to clinch but Alberto moves away

and Alberto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alberto.
Jaa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alberto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alberto stops Jaa from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alberto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alberto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alberto controlling the pace.
Jaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alberto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alberto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Alberto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jaa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jaa is bucking up trying to escape but Alberto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alberto dominating with strikes here.
Jaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alberto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alberto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.
Alberto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.
Jaa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alberto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Alberto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alberto lands a big elbow.

Jaa is rocked!
The referee warns Jaa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Alberto has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jaa is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Alberto!