PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamgar Jonckers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Najman's choice of entrance music: Remember The Name. Marcin Najman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jonckers
vs
Najman

185 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
221 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shamgar Jonckers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Najman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Najman looks to land a left hand but Jonckers moved out of range nicely.
Najman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Jonckers counter with a right hand.
Najman motions for Jonckers to come forward. Najman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Najman looks to land a combination but Jonckers avoids it well.
Najman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonckers.
Najman misses the shot to the body.
Jonckers misses with a series of wild punches.
Najman throws a lazy uppercut
and Jonckers counters with a left and a right that stings Najman.
Najman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Najman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonckers counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Najman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jonckers has a takedown stuffed.
Najman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Najman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonckers motions for Najman to come forward. Jonckers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonckers stalks Najman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Najman's face. Najman staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Marcin Najman has been cut.
Najman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Najman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Najman throws a head kick but Jonckers moves out of range.
Marcin Najman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Najman looks gassed!
Jonckers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Najman avoids the head kick by Jonckers.
Jonckers jabs Najman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jonckers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Najman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Najman misses with a looping right.
Najman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonckers tries to clinch up but Najman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonckers digs a good hook to Najman's body.
Nice sprawl there from Najman as Jonckers shoots in.
Jonckers throws a combination. Najman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jonckers dives in and grabs Najman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Najman pushes down on Jonckers's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamgar Jonckers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Najman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Najman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonckers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Najman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.
Najman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jonckers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Najman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jonckers fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonckers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Najman avoids it really well and circles away.
Najman misses with a double jab
and Jonckers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marcin Najman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonckers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jonckers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonckers tries to close the distance and clinch but Najman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonckers tries to close the distance and clinch but Najman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonckers is looking to wear down Najman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jonckers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonckers misses with the combination.
Jonckers wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonckers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Najman both land. Nice combination.
Jonckers shoots in for a takedown but Najman shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonckers has his takedown stuffed
and Najman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamgar Jonckers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Najman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Najman throws a head kick but Jonckers moves out of range.
Jonckers moves to clinch but Najman breaks away
and Najman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jonckers tries to clinch there but Najman circles away.
Jonckers with a poor takedown
and Najman counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonckers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman misses with the combination.
Najman is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Jonckers.
Jonckers dodges the punch combination from Najman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonckers looks for the body kick but Najman saw that one coming.
Jonckers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Najman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonckers counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown by Jonckers or perhaps it was just good defense by Najman which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Jonckers.
Najman misses with a double jab.
Najman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonckers throws a shot to the body.
Jonckers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Najman pinned against the cage. Najman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamgar Jonckers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Najman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Najman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonckers looks to land a combination but Najman avoids it well.
Jonckers doesn't manage to clinch there - Najman circles away.
Jonckers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonckers avoids the head kick by Najman.
Jonckers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Najman.
Najman throws a combination that misses
and Jonckers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jonckers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jonckers wants to clinch
and Najman counters with a three punch combo that has Jonckers backing up. Jonckers nods at Najman to acknowledge the strikes.
Jonckers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Najman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonckers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jonckers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamgar Jonckers is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonckers.
A left and a right from Jonckers both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonckers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jonckers.
Sloppy strikes from Jonckers. Those never looked like landing.
Najman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jonckers eats them both and turns towards Najman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Najman throws a series of punches but Jonckers moves out of range.
Najman slaps away a takedown attempt from Jonckers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Najman as Jonckers shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Najman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamgar Jonckers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Najman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jonckers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jonckers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Najman.
Jonckers shoots in for a double leg but Najman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonckers throws a nice looking combination but Najman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Najman misses with a few strikes there.
Najman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jonckers throws a front kick aimed at Najman's knee but Najman avoids it well.
Najman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Najman misses with a combination
and Jonckers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Najman misses with a double jab
and Jonckers counters with a straight right hand.
Najman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Najman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamgar Jonckers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonckers tries for a takedown but Najman circles away easily
and Najman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jonckers thinking.
Jonckers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jonckers misses with a wild combination.
Jonckers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Najman lands with a hook. Jonckers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonckers misses with a wild combination.
Najman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonckers was well out of range. Poor timing from Najman.
Marcin Najman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonckers throws a combination. Najman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Najman tries a head kick but it misses.
Najman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Najman slaps away a takedown attempt from Jonckers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamgar Jonckers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonckers wants to clinch
and Najman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jonckers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jonckers swings for the body but Najman moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jonckers avoids the body shot from Najman.
Najman scores with a one two! Jonckers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jonckers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Najman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Jonckers does no damage.
Jonckers throws a nice looking combination but Najman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Najman works over Jonckers's head and body with a nice combination.
Najman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jonckers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Najman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Najman throws an overhand right that lands on Jonckers's shoulder, as Jonckers tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman misses with a double jab.
Jonckers fails with a takedown attempt.
Najman misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamgar Jonckers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonckers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Najman throws a lazy right hand but Jonckers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Najman misses with a head kick.
Najman throws a combination that misses
and Jonckers counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcin Najman.
Well Jonckers 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamgar Jonckers!
A very excited looking Shamgar Jonckers rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.