PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cha Tae Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haywood Jablowme looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jablowme
vs
Tae Sik

172 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Jablowme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cha Tae Sik!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jablowme gets a double leg takedown into Tae Sik's guard.
Jablowme looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jablowme controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jablowme drops back looking for a leg! Tae Sik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tae Sik manages to kick Jablowme off! Jablowme jumps back into Tae Sik's guard.
Jablowme preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablowme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jablowme engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Haywood Jablowme wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jablowme instigates a clinch.
Tae Sik lands an elbow that stopped Jablowme in his tracks for a moment.
Tae Sik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tae Sik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tae Sik lands an elbow that stopped Jablowme in his tracks for a moment.
Tae Sik lands a nice elbow.
Tae Sik lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme blocks an elbow strike from Tae Sik.
Tae Sik pushes off an throws an elbow but Jablowme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jablowme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jablowme is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tae Sik to keep the fight standing.
Jablowme dodges an elbow strike from Tae Sik.
Tae Sik lands an elbow that stopped Jablowme in his tracks for a moment.
Jablowme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tae Sik lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tae Sik.
Tae Sik lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tae Sik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jablowme's defenses.
Tae Sik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tae Sik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jablowme's defenses.

Jablowme is rocked!
Tae Sik throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Jablowme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tae Sik misses with an elbow strike.
Tae Sik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jablowme seems to have got his legs back now.
Jablowme is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae Sik misses with an elbow strike.
Tae Sik lands an elbow that stopped Jablowme in his tracks for a moment.
Tae Sik lands an elbow inside that Jablowme shrugs off.
Tae Sik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jablowme dodges an elbow strike from Tae Sik.
Tae Sik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jablowme's defenses.
Tae Sik lands an elbow just above Jablowme 's eye.
Tae Sik lands an elbow just above Jablowme 's eye.
Tae Sik lands an elbow inside that Jablowme shrugs off.

It looks like Haywood Jablowme has been cut.
Tae Sik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tae Sik lands a nice elbow.
Tae Sik lands a nice elbow.
We've been informed that Tae Sik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tae Sik lands an elbow just above Jablowme 's eye.
Jablowme blocks the elbow strike.
Tae Sik lands an elbow that stopped Jablowme in his tracks for a moment.
Clinched against the cage, Tae Sik lands a big elbow that drops Jablowme! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jablowme is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cha Tae Sik!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cha Tae Sik made sure he mentioned Cage Star , along with how happy he was to win his fight.