PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Good (ranked 1919 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jhan Jansen (ranked 1515 p4p, 192 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Good
vs
Jansen

183 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhan Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good tries to clinch

and Jansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Good won't be happy with that.
Jansen is trying to ground and pound but Good uses the momentary lack of control by Jansen to regain half guard.
Jansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Good does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Good has managed to free his arm - good work.
Good is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen trying to pass the guard but Good defending well.
Jansen is trying to control. Good wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jansen is stalling here. Good is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jansen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Good has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Good goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jansen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Good's guard! Nice work there by Jansen!
Jansen with a nice head shot there.
Jansen scoring with punches to the head and body.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jansen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jansen throws a big elbow that misses.
Good managing to control the position.
Good wants to sweep here but Jansen controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jansen throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Good working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jansen.
Good has his hands on Jansen's head, controlling the position.
Jansen stopping the sweep attempt from Good.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen works over Good with some ground and pound from guard.
Good keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
Jansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Good is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jansen clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jansen.

Jansen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jansen manages to end up in side control.

Good explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansen has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Good instigates a clinch.
Good dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jansen tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jansen wants to take the fight to the mat but Good manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jansen lands an uppercut.
Good on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jansen being controlled against the cage.

Jansen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jhan Jansen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jansen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Good regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Good swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Good utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jansen.
Jansen trying to control but Good is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jansen lands a couple of elbows.

Good is rocked!
Jansen works over Good with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Good is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansen gets to his feet and stands over Good, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Good felt that one! Jansen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Good from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jhan Jansen!
Jhan Jansen very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.