PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jamesion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamesion comes to the cage accompanied by The red carpet. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jamesion
vs
Wibowo

162 cm
26
133 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Jamesion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamesion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wibowo but Wibowo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wibowo misses with an uppercut

and Jamesion moves into the clinch.

Jamesion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wibowo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamesion moves away.
Wibowo misses with a body punch
and Jamesion counters with a good low kick that Wibowo was not able to check.
Wibowo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamesion.
Jamesion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamesion tries to clinch there but Wibowo circles away.
Wibowo throws a body punch but Jamesion moves out of range.
Wibowo misses with a head kick.
Wibowo stuffs the takedown.
Jamesion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wibowo misses with a looping left.
Wibowo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamesion's head.
Jamesion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kevin Wibowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamesion tries to clinch up.
Wibowo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jamesion circles away quickly and effectively.
Jamesion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wibowo sprawls well. Wibowo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jamesion gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Jamesion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wibowo swinging wildly here.
Wibowo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Wibowo does no damage.
Wibowo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wibowo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wibowo sizes up Jamesion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wibowo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo lands a nice looking body kick.
Wibowo jabs Jamesion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jamesion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wibowo misses with a straight left.

Jamesion clinches up with Wibowo and pushes him back against the cage.
Jamesion has Wibowo pressed against the cage, preventing Wibowo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wibowo is trying to break the clinch but Jamesion has him pressed against the cage.
Wibowo can't find room to land a body shot as Jamesion controls the action.
Jamesion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wibowo's efforts to push away.
Wibowo is trying to break free.
Wibowo tries to break free but Jamesion pushes him back against the cage.
Jamesion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wibowo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jamesion has him pressed against the cage.
Wibowo can't break the clinch.

Jamesion breaks the clinch.
Wibowo throws a shot from downtown. Jamesion moves away and avoids it.
Jamesion moves out of range of the leg kick from Wibowo.
Jamesion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wibowo throws a poor cross that misses

and Jamesion counters with a shoot takedown. Wibowo fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wibowo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jamesion is controlling him.
Jamesion is in close to Wibowo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jamesion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wibowo, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Wibowo there.
Wibowo throws a body punch but Jamesion moves out of range.
A lazy left from Wibowo finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jamesion.

Jamesion has closed the distance and engaged Wibowo in a clinch.

Jamesion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamesion looks for a takedown but Wibowo sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Wibowo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wibowo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wibowo looks to land a combination but Jamesion avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Wibowo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jamesion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wibowo.
Wibowo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jamesion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jamesion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wibowo - the referee stops the clock and Jamesion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wibowo. Jamesion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wibowo stuffs the takedown.
Wibowo throws a push kick but Jamesion slaps the foot to one side.
Jamesion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wibowo swivels and escapes.
Wibowo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wibowo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wibowo tries a low kick but Jamesion avoids it.
Wibowo throws a sloppy body shot

and Jamesion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamesion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wibowo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jamesion is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamesion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jamesion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Jamesion wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wibowo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamesion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Jamesion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion has a takedown stuffed.
Jamesion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wibowo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wibowo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jamesion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jamesion.
Jamesion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wibowo's efforts to push away.
Wibowo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wibowo tries to circle away but Jamesion has him pinned against the cage.
Jamesion has Wibowo pressed against the cage, preventing Wibowo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wibowo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamesion.
Wibowo lands an uppercut.
Wibowo tries to break free but Jamesion pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jamesion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jamesion scores with a hook to the body.
Jamesion prevents Wibowo from breaking the clinch.
Wibowo can't break the clinch.
Wibowo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wibowo is trying to break the clinch but Jamesion has him pressed against the cage.
Wibowo wants to get back to striking at distance but Jamesion won't allow it.
Wibowo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wibowo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wibowo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jamesion has double underhooks.
Wibowo is trying to push Jamesion away but Jamesion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wibowo has had enough of the clinch but Jamesion keeps him there for the moment.
Jamesion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wibowo's efforts to push away.
Wibowo is trying to push Jamesion away but Jamesion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wibowo is trying to break free.
Jamesion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wibowo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jamesion has double underhooks.

Jamesion has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wibowo regains guard immediately.
Wibowo can't keep his opponent in guard - Jamesion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wibowo pushes Jamesion off looking to stand but Jamesion dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Wibowo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wibowo throws a series of punches but Jamesion moves out of range.
Wibowo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jamesion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Jamesion drives through with a takedown into Wibowo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jamesion pushing down on Wibowo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wibowo pushes Jamesion off looking to stand but Jamesion dives back in and keeps control.
Jamesion takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jamesion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wibowo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jamesion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jamesion.
Mark Jamesion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jamesion stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wibowo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Wibowo does no damage.

Jamesion pushes Wibowo up against the cage in a clinch.
Wibowo tries to break the clinch but Jamesion is controlling the position.
Wibowo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jamesion has him pressed against the cage.
Wibowo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jamesion has double underhooks.
Wibowo is trying to break free.
Wibowo working hard to break the clinch.

Jamesion tightens his grip and picks Wibowo up, before dumping him to the ground. Wibowo manages to land in guard.
Jamesion pushing down on Wibowo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion stops Wibowo from getting back to his feet.
Jamesion slows the pace down in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamesion scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jamesion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Jamesion just wasn't active enough.
Wibowo throws a body punch but Jamesion moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion connects with a right hand. Wibowo shakes it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jamesion is defended easily by Wibowo.
Jamesion moves away from the strike by Wibowo.
Wibowo scores with a jab. Jamesion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamesion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wibowo circles away.
Wibowo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamesion was well out of range. Poor timing from Wibowo.
Jamesion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mark Jamesion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wibowo misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jamesion.
No joy there for Wibowo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wibowo throws a looping overhand right but Jamesion ducks down to avoid it.
Jamesion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wibowo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Jamesion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wibowo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamesion shoots in for a double leg but Wibowo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kevin Wibowo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice cross by Wibowo.
Wibowo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jamesion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wibowo was covering up waiting for the punch and Jamesion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wibowo has his feet on Jamesion's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jamesion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wibowo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Wibowo!