PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dank comes to the ring accompanied by let the bodies hit the floor. John Dank had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dank
vs
Jelani

190 cm
34
278 lbs
12 - 23 - 0

185 cm
35
275 lbs
23 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dank lands an overhand right.
Jelani throws a solid leg kick but Dank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jelani.
Dank displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jelani.
Sloppy strikes from Jelani. Those never looked like landing.
Dank misses the jab.
A big left from Dank misses.
Dank throws a series of punches but Jelani moves out of range.

Dank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dank wants to control from the top but Jelani keeps moving.

Jelani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dank is aware though and is defending well.
Dank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jelani is keeping the position for now.
Dank tries to stand but Jelani is controlling from the bottom.
Dank forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jelani.

Dank stands up and waves to Jelani to follow him.
Dank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dank throws a right hand that Jelani ducks under and follows up with a left that Jelani also avoids with ease.
Dank misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Dank scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Jelani slips a jab and a cross from Dank.
Dank throws a leg kick but Jelani sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jelani.
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!
A head kick misses from Dank.
John Dank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jelani dodges the punch combination from Dank.
Jelani is looking to slow Dank down with leg kicks.
Jelani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dank. That did some damage!
Dank is breathing heavily.
Jelani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jelani misses with a body kick.
Jelani lands a leg kick that knocks Dank off balance momentarily.

Jelani drops Dank with a nice combination! Jelani dives into Dank's guard, looking to finish!

Dank is rocked!

It looks like John Dank has been cut.
Jelani passes Dank's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Dank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jelani is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dank seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jelani working over Dank with some ground and pound. Dank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Jelani is looking for a kimura but Dank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jelani to get the leverage.

Jelani is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jelani scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dank tries to roll over but Jelani keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelani working Dank over with strikes.

Jelani is looking for a kimura but Dank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jelani to get the leverage.
Dank is looking to control Jelani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dank avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jelani lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jelani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dank sees it coming and defends easily.

Jelani is working for a kimura but Dank is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabari Jelani dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jelani.
Jelani avoids the head kick by Dank.

Jelani tries to sprawl but Dank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jelani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dank is just content to waste time from the top position. Jelani takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dank missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dank passes Jelani's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dank tries to stand and escape but Jelani is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani is trying to stand.

Jelani actively working from the bottom here.

Jelani actively working from the bottom here.
Dank wants to stand up but Jelani has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Jelani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jelani won't allow Dank to pass to mount.
Dank is trying to control. Jelani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dank tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jelani is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dank's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dank's back!
Dank takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jelani working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dank is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Jelani has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dank taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jabari Jelani!
During a confident post fight interview, Jabari Jelani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.