PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamad Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mouba
vs
Jon

178 cm
18
158 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamad Mouba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Jon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouba throws a wild body kick that Jon sees coming a mile off.
Jon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mouba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mouba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mouba works the jab nicely.
Jon throws a big shot that misses.
Mouba ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Mouba quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jon looks to land a left hand but Mouba moved out of range nicely.
Mamad Mouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mouba scores with a push kick.
Jon moves out of range of the body kick.

Jon pushes Mouba up against the cage in a clinch.
Mouba managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Mouba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Mouba avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon blocks an elbow strike from Mouba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jon has a couple of punches blocked by Mouba.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mouba is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon prevents a body shot from Mouba.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Mouba avoids the damage to the body.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mouba is defending well for now.
Mouba managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mouba throws an elbow but misses.
Jon dodges an elbow strike from Mouba.
Mouba lands a damaging elbow.
Mouba avoiding damage.
Mouba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mouba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mouba backwards.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouba.
Mouba has Jon pushed against the cage.
Mouba looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Mouba back against the cage.
Mouba misses with a knee strike.

Mouba manages to break the clinch.
Jon misses with an uppercut.
Jon throws an overhand right that lands on Mouba's shoulder, as Mouba tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Mouba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mouba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouba lands a high kick!
Mouba throws a wild body kick that Jon sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mouba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mouba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mouba fakes the leg kick and cracks Jon in the body.
Mouba moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Mouba was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Jon misses.
Mouba scores with a leg kick.
Mouba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jon throws the left hand but Mouba avoids the punch easily.
Mouba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jon's sensitive parts.
Mouba takes a swing at Jon's ribcage but misses.
Jon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mouba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch but Mouba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mouba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mouba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jon misses with a looping left.
Jon throws the left hand but Mouba avoids the punch easily.
Mouba is looking to land body kicks.
Jon looks to land a left hand but Mouba moved out of range nicely.
Jon throws out a loose jab but Mouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouba pushes Jon away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouba misses with a low kick.
Jon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Jon moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mouba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mouba lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Derrick Jon has been cut.
Jon blocks an elbow strike from Mouba.
Mouba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mouba can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Mouba blocking some punches.
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mouba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mouba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mouba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
Jon loads up on a big right hand but Mouba slips the punch.
Jon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mouba.
Mouba moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamad Mouba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
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.

Both fighters circling a little - Mouba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mouba lands a nice looking body kick.
Jon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mouba ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
It looked like Mouba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jon looks to throw the jab but Mouba is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Mouba.
Jon misses with an uppercut. Mouba saw that one coming.
Jon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mouba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mouba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Jon misses.
Jon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouba throws a big counter combination but Jon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mouba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jon looks to land a left hand but Mouba moved out of range nicely.
Mouba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jon.
Jon misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouba misses with a body kick.
Jon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jon misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
Mouba ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Mouba throws a sloppy head kick and Jon moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mouba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mouba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jon.
Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Mouba tries to land a leg kick but Jon saw it coming and moves away.
Mamad Mouba is winning the standup battle so far.
Mouba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mouba looks for the body kick but Jon saw that one coming.
Mouba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mouba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mouba thows a body kick. Jon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mouba.
Jon loads up on a big right hand but Mouba slips the punch.
Mouba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mouba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jon misses with a left hand
and Mouba counters with a stiff right hand.
Jon looks to land a right hand but Mouba moved out of range.
Mouba fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jon just manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon misses with an uppercut. Mouba saw that one coming.
Jon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice shot by Jon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mouba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jon throws the left hand but Mouba avoids the punch easily.
Mouba moves out of range as Jon strikes.
Mouba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jon.
Mouba looks to land a body kick but Jon moved away.
Jon throws out a loose jab but Mouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mouba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mouba looks to land a body kick but Jon moved away.
Jon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mouba's hands.
Mouba looks for the body kick but Jon saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mouba.
Nice defenses there by Mouba.
Some bone on bone action there as Jon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon misses with a straight left.
Mouba is looking to land body kicks.
Mouba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jon lands a lovely overhand right.
Mouba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon can do to turn this around?
Mouba throws a wild body kick that Jon sees coming a mile off.
Mouba slips under a jab.
Jon blocks the body kick.
Mouba throws the kick towards the body but Jon avoids it.
Jon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mouba looks for the body kick but Jon saw that one coming.
Jon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mouba.

Jon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jon landing knees to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouba.
Jon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mouba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mouba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouba managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Mouba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mouba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mouba managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Mouba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mouba tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Mouba back against the cage.
Mouba avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon looking to throw knees to the head but Mouba is blocking nicely.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouba.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Mouba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jon's defenses.
Jon misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Derrick Jon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mouba misses with a kick to the body.
Mouba defending well as Jon loads up on a big left hand.
Mouba throws a sloppy head kick and Jon moves out of range easily.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mouba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jon throws a lazy uppercut
and Mouba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mouba motions for Jon to come forward. Mouba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Jon misses.
Jon throws a jab when Mouba was well out of range.
A jab from Mouba finds it's way through Jon's defenses.
Jon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mouba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jon tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba misses with a low kick.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses.
Mouba staying out of range there.
Jon moves out of range as Mouba throws a body kick.
Jon looks to land a right hand but Mouba moved out of range.
Mouba delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mouba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mouba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jon avoids a kick to the body.
Mouba staying out of range there.
Mouba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mouba moves out of range as Jon strikes.
Jon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mouba throws a leg kick that misses.
Jon looks to land a left hand but Mouba moved out of range nicely.
Mouba throws a solid leg kick but Jon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mouba.
Mouba lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Jon misses.
Jon throws a big shot that misses.
As Jon backs away, Mouba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Mouba misses.
Mouba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jon is out of range.
Jon throws a hook but Mouba avoids it easily.
Jon tries to clinch but Mouba moves out of range.
Jon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mouba throws the left hand but Jon avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Mouba.
Jon throws a hook to the side of Mouba's head but Mouba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jon throws a hook but Mouba blocks it.
Mouba throws the kick towards the body but Jon avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mouba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Jon misses its intended target.
Mouba throws a big counter combination but Jon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jon lands an overhand right.
Jon misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mouba.
Mouba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jon looks to throw the jab but Mouba is out of range.
Jon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouba misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon loads up on a big right hand but Mouba slips the punch.
Mouba throws the kick towards the body but Jon avoids it.
Mouba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mouba moves away from the strike by Jon.
Mouba is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mouba.
Jon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jon avoids a kick to the body.
Mouba tries to land a front kick but Jon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mouba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mouba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mouba slips under a jab from Jon.
Mouba tried to counter with a leg kick but Jon avoided it.
Jon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mouba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mouba ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Jon throws a hook but Mouba blocks it.
Mouba ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Mouba fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jon just manages to avoid it.
Jon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mouba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a jab but it's blocked by Mouba.
Mouba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jon is out of range and Mouba settles back down.
Mouba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouba misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Jon misses its intended target.
Mouba is looking to counter with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jon misses the target.
Jon throws a lazy right hand but Mouba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Jon backs away, Mouba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jon missing with a left hand there. Mouba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
Mouba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jon if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jon lands with an uppercut that bounces Mouba off the cage and back into range.
Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Mouba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jon takes a step back to recover.
Mouba moves out of range as Jon strikes.
Mouba tried to score with a low kick but Jon checks it.
Mouba feints and then cracks Jon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jon down.
Mouba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mamad Mouba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
That's time! Mouba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mouba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mouba.
Mouba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mouba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jon checks a low kick from Mouba.
A good leg kick by Mouba.

Jon moves into range and clinches up with Mouba.
Mouba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jon.
Mouba avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mouba throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mouba can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.

Mouba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mouba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jon's calf.
Mouba lands with a right hand.
Mouba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon misses with a looping right.
Jon throws a poor cross that misses
and Mouba counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Mouba misses.
Mouba throws a wild body kick that Jon sees coming a mile off.
Mouba looks for the body kick but Jon saw that one coming.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mouba.
Jon lands with a straight right. Mouba didn't see that one coming.
Mouba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mouba misses with a head kick.
Mouba slips a jab from Jon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mouba. That's going to slow Jon down.
A swing and a miss from Jon.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mouba.
Mouba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mouba.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
Jon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jon looks to land a left hand but Mouba moved out of range nicely.
Mouba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mouba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jon.
Jon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Jon backs away, Mouba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jon throws an overhand right that lands on Mouba's shoulder, as Mouba tries to avoid the shot.
Mouba motions for Jon to come forward. Mouba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mouba throws a push kick but Jon slaps the foot to one side.
Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Jon misses with a looping left.
Mouba throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jon avoids it.
Mouba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mouba with a jab.
Mouba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jon.
Jon moves out of range as Mouba throws a body kick.
Mouba throws the kick towards the body but Jon avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba moves out of range as Jon strikes.
Mouba slips a straight right by Jon.
A big right from Jon misses.
Mouba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jon tries to counter with a clinch but Mouba shakes him off and moves away.
Mouba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mouba throws a body kick that misses.
Mouba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jon throws a jab when Mouba was well out of range.
Jon tries to clinch there but Mouba circles away.
Mouba throws the kick towards the body but Jon avoids it.
Mouba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jon loads up on a big right hand but Mouba slips the punch.
Mouba misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mouba.
Mouba slips a jab from Jon.
Mouba lands a jab to the head.
Mouba throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mouba can pounce on him.

Jon moves into range and clinches up with Mouba.
Mouba misses with an elbow over the top.
Mouba avoiding damage as Jon throws knees 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!
Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mouba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon lands with a light punch inside.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Mouba avoids the damage to the body.
Mouba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jon tries a knee to the head but Mouba blocks it.
Mouba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mouba avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Mouba tries a knee to the head but Jon blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamad Mouba had his way with Derrick Jon in that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Mouba tenderised Jon's leg. Jon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jon blocks a low kick nicely.
Mouba thows a body kick. Jon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jon checks the leg kick.
Mouba throws a push kick but Jon slaps the foot to one side.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Jon misses.
A jab from Jon misses.
Jon throws a lazy uppercut
and Mouba counters with a solid body kick.
Mouba wants to slow Jon down by chopping away at his legs.
Jon walks into a straight right hand from Mouba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon moves out of range of the body kick from Mouba.
Jon moves out of range as Mouba throws a body kick.
Jon moves out of range as Mouba throws a body kick.
Jon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jon misses with a looping left.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jon wants to counter with a clinch but Mouba pushes him away.
Mouba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jon throws out a loose jab but Mouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouba tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouba throws a push kick but Jon slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Jon misses.
Jon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mouba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jon misses with a looping left.
Mouba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jon throws out the jab.
Jon throws out a loose jab but Mouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mouba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jon tries to counter with a clinch but Mouba shakes him off and moves away.
Mouba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mouba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jon looks to throw the jab but Mouba is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mouba slips under a jab from Jon.
Jon throws a hook to the side of Mouba's head but Mouba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jon tries to clinch there but Mouba circles away.
Mouba is looking to slow Jon down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouba.
Jon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mouba.
Jon looks to throw the jab but Mouba is out of range.
Jon throws a shot from downtown. Mouba moves away and avoids it.
Jon looks to land a left hand but Mouba moved out of range nicely.
Mouba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jon throws a looping overhand right but Mouba ducks down to avoid it.
Mouba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mouba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jon throws out a loose jab but Mouba uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jon throws a jab when Mouba was well out of range.
Jon avoids a kick to the body.
Jon is looking to clinch.
Mouba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mouba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mouba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Jon misses.
Jon misses with a hook. Mouba ducked under it nicely.
Mouba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mouba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mouba slips under a jab from Jon.
Mouba throws a low kick but Jon moves out of range easily.
Mouba slips a jab from Jon.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mouba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jon.
Mouba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mouba moves away from the strike by Jon.
Mouba quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mouba moves out of range of the strikes.
Mouba slips under a jab from Jon.
Mouba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jon misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouba is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mouba.
Jon throws a shot from downtown. Mouba moves away and avoids it.
Mouba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mouba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouba.
And Mouba counters with a quick kick to the body but Jon blocks it.
Mouba tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses.
Derrick Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamad Mouba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mouba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamad Mouba!
Mamad Mouba retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Mamad Mouba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.