PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Habana

185 cm
24
188 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

191 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Night Nutrition

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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Habana. Habana maintains the clinch.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Habana.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Habana is controlling him.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Habana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Habana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habana has Jones pushed against the cage.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana working Jones over with knees to the body.
Habana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habana landing knees to the head.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Habana scores a nice knee 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!
Habana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habana obliges.
Habana lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Habana with a knee to the head.
Habana lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Habana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Habana gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Habana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Habana lands a knee to the head.
Habana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Habana is blocking nicely.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Habana lands a nice knee to the body.
Habana lands a damaging elbow.
Habana lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Habana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Habana is defending well.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana has Jones pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habana has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Habana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Habana lands a knee to the head.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Habana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habana obliges.
Habana lands a knee to the head.
Habana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habana is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Habana lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Habana dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Habana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.

Habana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Habana.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Habana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries for a takedown but Habana manages to get underhooks.
Habana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Habana.
Habana working Jones over with knees to the body.
Habana controlling the action here for a moment.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Habana effectively controlling the action here.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habana with a knee to the head.
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habana landing knees to the head.
Bryan Habana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Habana scores with a knee to the head.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Habana working Jones over with knees to the body.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Habana lands a damaging elbow.
Habana lands a damaging elbow.
Habana effectively controlling the action here.
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Habana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Habana.
Habana scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habana obliges.
Habana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Habana's brow.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana lands a knee to the head.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Habana lands a knee 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!
Habana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Habana lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Habana is controlling him.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Habana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A knee to the head by Habana.
A knee to the head by Habana.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habana leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Habana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Habana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Habana tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Habana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Habana keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is looking to control Habana's arms but Habana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habana has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Habana lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Habana is stalling here.
Habana trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Habana with a knee to the head.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Habana scores with a knee to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Habana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habana connects with a knee to the head.
Habana stalling.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Habana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habana connects with a knee to the head.
Habana scores with a knee to the head.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Habana lands a knee to the head.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habana with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Habana.
Habana trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Habana into the cage.
Habana tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Habana.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jones has picked Habana up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Habana wants to get back to full guard.

Habana actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones winds up and cracks Habana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Habana defends it.
Jones is keen to just control but Habana is a slippery customer.
Bryan Habana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Habana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Habana has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Habana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Habana's legs - danger averted.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Habana is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.

Habana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jimbo Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Habana is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Habana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Habana 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.