PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hue Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gen Anduw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gen Anduw will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jazz
vs
Anduw

190 cm
23
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hue Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gen Anduw!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anduw sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Jazz to the ground! Anduw dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Hue Jazz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anduw controlling the pace for now.
Jazz really wants to buck Anduw off and get back to his feet.
Jazz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anduw avoids the attempt from Jazz to control.
Jazz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jazz is looking to improve his position but Anduw isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anduw avoids the attempt from Jazz to control.
Jazz is desperately trying to improve his position but Anduw has a good base and remains in mount.
Jazz is working hard here to advance position.
Jazz tries to hold on but Anduw pushes him away.
Jazz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jazz tries to lock up and control but Anduw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jazz is desperately trying to improve his position but Anduw has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anduw avoids the attempt from Jazz to control.
Jazz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Anduw. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jazz tries to hold on but Anduw pushes him away.
Jazz is looking to improve his position but Anduw isn't that keen on the idea.
Jazz tries to hold on but Anduw postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hue Jazz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Anduw fails to land with a series of punches.
Anduw moves forwards but Jazz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anduw looks to land a right hand but Jazz moved out of range.
Anduw tries a head kick but it misses.
Anduw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anduw looks gassed!
Anduw throws a head kick but Jazz moves out of range.
Jazz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Jazz as he checks the leg kick.
Anduw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jazz throws a shot to the body.
Jazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jazz stalks Anduw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anduw's face. Anduw staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Jazz.

It looks like Gen Anduw has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jazz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jazz instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz scores a nice knee to the body.

Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jazz connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jazz.
Jazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anduw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anduw's sensitive parts.
Jazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jazz looks to land a combination but Anduw avoids it well.
Jazz misses with a double jab.
Jazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jazz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anduw if he has to take too many more of those.
Jazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anduw. That did some damage!
Jazz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Jazz has managed to clinch.
Anduw missing with knees to the body.
Jazz stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hue Jazz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Jazz misses.
Jazz lands a really nice looking cross but Anduw seems unphased.
Anduw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anduw takes one to the side of the head.

Jazz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jazz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anduw on the side of the head.
Jazz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Jazz pushes Anduw up against the cage in a clinch.
Jazz taking a breather.
Anduw is trying to break free.
Jazz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anduw up against the cage.
Jazz keeps control of Anduw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anduw is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jazz.

Jazz breaks from the clinch.
Anduw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jazz throws out a powerful jab.
Anduw on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Anduw gets caught flat footed, as Jazz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jazz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jazz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jazz wants to free his trapped foot but Anduw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jazz works his way into side control.

Jazz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anduw to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anduw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anduw throws a head kick but Jazz moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Jazz - just one landing.
Jazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gen Anduw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jazz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jazz controlling the pace for now.
Anduw is squirming around, avoiding Jazz's attempts to control the action.
Jazz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz scoring with strikes but Anduw is staying in there.
Jazz controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jazz wants to control the pace but Anduw is squirming around nicely.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hue Jazz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jazz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hue Jazz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anduw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jazz has Anduw pressed against the cage.
Anduw is trying to break the clinch but Jazz has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hue Jazz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Anduw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jazz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jazz instigates a clinch.
Jazz stalling the fight.
Anduw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jazz has him pressed against the cage.

Anduw breaks from the clinch.
Anduw lands a nice shot to the body.
Jazz cracks Anduw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anduw, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jazz checks a leg kick.
Hue Jazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jazz takes the fight into the clinch.
Jazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jazz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anduw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jazz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anduw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jazz can pounce on him.
Anduw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anduw misses with a head kick.

Jazz pushes Anduw up against the cage in a clinch.
Jazz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anduw up against the cage.
Jazz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hue Jazz.

Jazz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anduw looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Jazz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anduw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anduw thows a leg kick but Jazz checks it
and Jazz counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anduw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anduw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Jazz clinches with his opponent.
Jazz keeps control of Anduw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jazz gets a clinch.
Jazz prevents Anduw from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jazz.
Jazz stalling the fight.

Anduw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jazz.

Jazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anduw, pushing him back against the cage.
Jazz is stalling here.
Anduw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anduw stops a takedown attempt from Jazz.
Anduw wants to break free but Jazz has control.
Jazz lands an elbow just above Anduw 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anduw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jazz stalling in the clinch.
Jazz prevents Anduw from breaking the clinch.

Jazz breaks the clinch.
Jazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jazz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anduw tries to score with a low kick but Jazz moves his leg out of the way.
Anduw is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Jazz both land. Nice combination.
Jazz throws a series of punches but Anduw moves out of range.
Jazz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jazz thuds a left hand into Anduw's body.
Anduw misses with a double jab
and Jazz counters with an outside leg kick.
Jazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Jazz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jazz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anduw keeps working.
Gen Anduw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jazz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hue Jazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jazz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jazz passes to full mount!
Jazz content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hue Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jazz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hue Jazz!