PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghivur Thadee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Thadee
vs
Jamal

194 cm
17
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ghivur Thadee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Jamal!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadee throws a leg kick

and Jamal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thadee is trying is best to control the position here.
Ground and pound from Jamal.
Jamal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thadee tries to roll over but Jamal keeps him under control.
Jamal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thadee defending well though.

Jamal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thadee sees it coming and defends easily.
Jamal controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamal not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Jamal is working for an americana but Thadee has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Jamal was thinking about the submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jamal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thadee is keeping the position for now.
Jamal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jamal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jamal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jamal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Jamal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thadee is keeping the position for now.
Thadee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jamal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thadee is trying to control the position but Jamal postures up.
Jamal distracts Thadee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jamal stays in close to Thadee's body and controls the position.
Thadee is trying to keep Jamal in close.
Jamal stopping the sweep attempt from Thadee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamal looking to sit in guard and control but Thadee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jamal is pulling down on Thadee's head to control his posture.
Thadee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Thadee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jamal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jamal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jamal!

Jamal wants to control but Thadee is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jamal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Jamal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thadee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jamal looking to control but instead Thadee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Thadee is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thadee gets back to full guard.

Jamal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thadee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jamal has managed to get both his arms back between Thadee's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Jamal dominated that round.
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.

Thadee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamal has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jamal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thadee 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 Jamal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jamal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thadee cracks the inside of Jamal's front leg.
Thadee avoids the body shot from Jamal.
Jamal shoots in and drives through. Thadee sprawls well.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Thadee enables Jamal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thadee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jamal chips away with some ground and pound.
Jamal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thadee working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamal is looking to work some ground and pound but Thadee has wrist control.
Jamal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamal looking to sit in guard and control but Thadee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jamal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Jamal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jamal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thadee keeps working.
Jamal working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamal lands an elbow.
Jamal working the ground and pound.
Thadee tries to bench press Jamal off him but Jamal keeps the position.
Jamal wants to control but Thadee is keeping him busy.
Thadee wants to control but Jamal postures up.
Jamal cracks Thadee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jamal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thadee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Thadee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Thadee is desperately trying to improve his position but Jamal has a good base and remains in mount.
Jamal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thadee wants to control but Jamal is having none of it.
Jamal scoring with strikes but Thadee is staying in there.

It looks like Ghivur Thadee has been cut.
Jamal looking to finish Thadee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thadee!
The referee warns Thadee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Ghivur Thadee's cut is getting worse.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jamal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Ghivur Thadee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thadee tries to hold on but Jamal pushes him away.
Jamal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadee tries to lock up and control but Jamal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jamal is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jeez, Ghivur Thadee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ghivur Thadee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Jamal!
King Jamal bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.