PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Jett Jr (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.

Tahere
vs
Jett Jr

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 Sydney, Sam Tahere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Jett Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jett Jr shoots in for a double leg but Tahere sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Tahere closes the distance and pushes Jett Jr back into the cage.
Jett Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tahere gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jett Jr tries to pull guard but Tahere forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sam Tahere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Jett Jr.
Tahere is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jett Jr is defending well for now.
Tahere missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jett Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tahere has Jett Jr pressed against the cage.

Tahere breaks the clinch.
Tahere circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jett Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tahere but Tahere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jett Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jett Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere staying out of range there.
Jett Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tahere sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jett Jr somewhat.

Tahere fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jett Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Tahere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jett Jr looking for a takedown.
Tahere stalling in the clinch.
Tahere tries a body shot but Jett Jr blocks it.
Tahere wants to take the fight to the mat but Jett Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tahere slows down the pace here.
Tahere fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jett Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Tahere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tahere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jett Jr.
Jett Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tahere throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jett Jr looking for a takedown.
Tahere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jett Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Tahere missing with knees to the body.
Tahere stalling in the clinch.
Tahere tries to land a knee to the head but Jett Jr blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Tahere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jett Jr can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jett Jr jumps guard but Tahere turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tahere is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jett Jr slowing the pace effectively.

Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Tahere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jett Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tahere drives through and clinches with Jett Jr against the cage.
Jett Jr has Tahere pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahere manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jett Jr looks gassed!
Jett Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Tahere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Jett Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tahere fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jett Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tahere sprawls well. Tahere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jett Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Tahere is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jett Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jett Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tahere manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jett Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Tahere dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jett Jr tries to clinch up but Tahere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahere shoots for a takedown but Jett Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tahere keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Tahere rushes Jett Jr and presses him up against the cage.

Tahere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tahere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tahere decides to pull guard.

Jett Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tahere throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jett Jr stops Tahere from standing up.
Jett Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tahere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jett Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tahere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jett Jr is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tahere kicks Jett Jr off and gets to his feet.
Sam Tahere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jett Jr tries for a takedown but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tahere tries to clinch up.
Tahere closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jett Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahere moves to clinch but Jett Jr breaks away
and Jett Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Tahere.
Jett Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tahere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tahere is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jett Jr to keep the fight standing.
Tahere gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jett Jr.
Sam Tahere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Jett Jr.
Tahere tries to pull guard but Jett Jr won't allow it.
Tahere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jett Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Jett Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jett Jr lands an elbow that stopped Tahere in his tracks for a moment.

Jett Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tahere shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jett Jr as he avoids it easily.
Tahere stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tahere wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere shoots in looking for a takedown. Jett Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Tahere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jett Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Jett Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tahere.
Tahere tries a knee to the head but Jett Jr blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jett Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jett Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tahere is defending well.
Tahere jumps guard but Jett Jr stands there with Tahere around his waist. Tahere gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Tahere dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A combination from Jett Jr does no damage.
Tahere tries to clinch there but Jett Jr circles away.
Jett Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tahere as Jett Jr shoots in.
Tahere shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jett Jr as he avoids it easily.
Jett Jr jabs at Tahere's body.
Jett Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jett Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahere shoots in for a double leg but Jett Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tahere wants it to stay on the feet.
Jett Jr tries to clinch but Tahere is having none of it.
Tahere moves in looking to clinch but Jett Jr pushes him off.
Jett Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tahere sprawls well. Tahere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jett Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam Tahere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Jett Jr.
Jett Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jett Jr closes the distance but Tahere moves to the side
and Tahere counters with a three punch combo that has Jett Jr backing up. Jett Jr nods at Tahere to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jett Jr is looking to clinch.
Tahere tries to clinch but Jett Jr moves out of range.

Jett Jr tries to keep at a distance but Tahere has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tahere tries to break free but Jett Jr pushes him back against the cage.

Tahere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tahere is looking to clinch but Jett Jr is avoiding it.
William Jett Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jett Jr.

Tahere rushes Jett Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tahere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahere lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a knee to the head.

Jett Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tahere shoots in for a double leg but Jett Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sam Tahere is winning the standup battle so far.
Tahere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jett Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Tahere drives through and clinches with Jett Jr against the cage.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahere tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jett Jr taking a breather.
Tahere misses with an elbow over the top.
Tahere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Jett Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere is trying to push Jett Jr away but Jett Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Jett Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tahere tries to clinch up but Jett Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jett Jr throws a head kick but Tahere moves out of range.
Tahere fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jett Jr looks for a takedown but Tahere sprawls well.
Jett Jr dives in and grabs Tahere's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tahere pushes down on Jett Jr's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Tahere with that takedown attempt.
William Jett Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Tahere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jett Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Tahere showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tahere 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Tahere!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Tahere thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.