PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karen Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mousasi
vs
Jamm

184 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karen Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mousasi drops his hands momentarily and Jamm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mousasi fails with the takedown.
Mousasi is looking to clinch.
Karen Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jamm sprawls well. Jamm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mousasi gets slowly back to his feet.
Mousasi closes the distance and clinches up with Jamm, looking for a takedown. Mousasi pushes Jamm against the cage but Jamm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamm wants to land a leg kick but Mousasi is out of range.
Mousasi dives in and grabs Jamm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jamm pushes down on Mousasi's head and hops out.
Mousasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jamm swivels and escapes.
Mousasi tries to clinch but Jamm moves away
and Jamm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamm misses with an uppercut. Mousasi saw that one coming.
Jamm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mousasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Jamm clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm connects with a knee to the head.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Jamm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mousasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but Jamm blocks with his arms.
Jamm managing to block the knees to the body from Mousasi.
Jamm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mousasi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mousasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamm lands a knee to the body.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Jamm working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Jamm lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jamm.
Mousasi misses with a knee strike.
Mousasi working hard to break the clinch.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.
Jamm lands a good knee to the midsection. Mousasi won't want to take too many of those.
Jamm prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Mousasi is trying to force a seperation but Jamm has the dominant position.
Jamm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mousasi looking to stall.
Jamm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mousasi scores with a knee to the head.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Jamm landing knees to the body.
Jamm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to break the clinch but Jamm is controlling the position.
Mousasi looking to throw knees to the head but Jamm is blocking nicely.
Mousasi misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi misses with a knee strike.
Jamm crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Jamm working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Jamm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jamm with a knee to the head.
Mousasi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jamm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jamm landing knees to the body.
Jamm lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.
Jamm crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Jamm prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but Jamm blocks with his arms.
Jamm scores with a knee to the head.
Jamm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mousasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Jamm landing knees to the body.
Mousasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jamm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mousasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamm lands a knee to the body.
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jamm dominated that 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.

Mousasi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karen Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mousasi rushes Jamm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jamm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mousasi is defending well for now.
Jamm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Jamm landing knees to the head.
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jamm working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Mousasi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamm's face.

It looks like Leroy Jamm has been cut.
Jamm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jamm tries to land knees in the clinch but Mousasi avoids the damage to the body.
Jamm is breathing heavily.
Jamm landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi landing knees to the head.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch but Jamm keeps him there for the moment.
Mousasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jamm blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi looking to stall.
Mousasi avoids a wild elbow strike from Jamm.
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jamm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jamm crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Jamm.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Jamm lands a left hand.
Leroy Jamm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jamm connects with a knee to the head.
Jamm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jamm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi looking to throw knees to the head but Jamm is blocking nicely.
Jamm misses with a punch to the body.
Jamm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousasi is trying to break free.
Jamm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jamm lands a nice knee to the body.
Jamm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Jamm.
Jamm connects with a knee to the head.
Jamm scores a nice knee to the body.
Jamm avoids a wild elbow strike from Mousasi.
Jamm connects with a knee to the head.
Jamm misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Jamm working Mousasi over with knees to the body.
Jamm keeps control of Mousasi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying to stall.
Mousasi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jamm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jamm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamm is keeping busy.
Mousasi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mousasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamm managing to block the knees to the body from Mousasi.
Jamm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mousasi takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm looking to throw knees to the head but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Mousasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jamm lands a shoulder strike.
Jamm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
Jamm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jamm misses with a knee strike.
Mousasi is looking to take this one to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mousasi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jamm has him pressed against the cage.
Mousasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jamm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi is trying to break the clinch but Jamm is controlling him.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Jamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leroy Jamm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jamm has closed the distance and engaged Mousasi in a clinch.
Jamm with a knee to the head.

It looks like Karen Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jamm won't allow it.
Mousasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamm with a knee to the head.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but Jamm blocks with his arms.
Mousasi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jamm misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousasi's face.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamm prevents Mousasi from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mousasi lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi is looking to control Jamm's arms but Jamm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mousasi has his back to the cage.
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.
Jamm scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Jamm.
Jamm looking to throw knees to the head but Mousasi is blocking nicely.

Mousasi breaks the clinch.
Mousasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jamm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi tries to clinch but Jamm moves away
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jamm wants it to stay on the feet.
Mousasi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Jamm rushes Mousasi and presses him up against the cage.
Mousasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mousasi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mousasi blocks the elbow strike.
Jamm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm tries to land a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks with his arms.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamm connects with a knee to the head.
Jamm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi wants to stall.
Jamm scores with a shot to the side of Mousasi's head.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but Jamm blocks with his arms.
Jamm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mousasi or not.
Jamm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Jamm scores with a knee to the head.
Mousasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamm misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamm looking to throw knees to the head but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Jamm throws an elbow but it misses.
Mousasi misses with a knee strike.
Jamm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jamm scores with a knee to the head.
Mousasi misses with a knee to the head.
Jamm digs a right hand into Mousasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mousasi's gas tank.
Jamm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mousasi is trying to stall.
Jamm lands a nice knee to the body.
Mousasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamm scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jamm.
Mousasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jamm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jamm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mousasi managing to block the knees to the body from Jamm.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi looking to throw knees to the head but Jamm is blocking nicely.
Mousasi tries to break free but Jamm pushes him back against the cage.
Jamm lands a knee to the head.
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousasi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jamm managing to block the knees to the body from Mousasi.
Nice body punch from Jamm - that landed with a thud.
Jamm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mousasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karen Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leroy Jamm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Jamm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jamm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Jamm!