PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davit Jaqeli (ranked 6056 p4p, 4758 weight class) and Bruce Sidebar (ranked 559 p4p, 510 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jaqeli
vs
Sidebar

185 cm
19
211
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
205
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davit Jaqeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sidebar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaqeli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sidebar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jaqeli is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Jaqeli clinches up against the cage.

Jaqeli manages to break the clinch.
Bruce Sidebar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jaqeli drives through and clinches with Sidebar against the cage.
Sidebar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaqeli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sidebar is trying to break free.
Sidebar swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaqeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidebar tries to pull guard but Jaqeli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sidebar wants to take the fight to the mat but Jaqeli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaqeli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaqeli lands a body shot.
Sidebar dodges an elbow strike from Jaqeli.
Sidebar is trying to break the clinch but Jaqeli is controlling him.

Jaqeli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidebar is looking to chop away at Jaqeli's legs.
We've been told by Jaqeli's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Sidebar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidebar tries to land a body kick
and Jaqeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jaqeli moves into the clinch successfully.
Sidebar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaqeli.
A shot in the inside from Jaqeli.
Sidebar tries to stall but Jaqeli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jaqeli breaks from the clinch.
Sidebar throws a lazy body kick
and Jaqeli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidebar wants to clinch.
Jaqeli swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidebar.
Davit Jaqeli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jaqeli clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaqeli.
A body shot lands from Jaqeli.
Jaqeli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sidebar backwards.
A body shot lands from Jaqeli.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jaqeli breaks the clinch.
Sidebar digs a good body shot into Jaqeli's ribs.

Jaqeli closes the distance and clinches.
Jaqeli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaqeli lands a shot to the body.
Sidebar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaqeli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davit Jaqeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Sidebar.
Jaqeli blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Sidebar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sidebar misses with some punches.

Jaqeli breaks the clinch.

Jaqeli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sidebar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Jaqeli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaqeli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Jaqeli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaqeli stuffs the takedown attempt from Sidebar. Sidebar gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidebar looks winded!

Jaqeli gets a clinch.

Jaqeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidebar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jaqeli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jaqeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Sidebar.
Sidebar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaqeli under the eye.
Jaqeli misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidebar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jaqeli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sidebar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jaqeli back to the cage. Sidebar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidebar throws a good cross that connects.
Sidebar thuds a left hand into Jaqeli's body.
Sidebar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sidebar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sidebar lands with a slapping head kick.
A cross from Sidebar lands.
Sidebar throws a body kick that misses.
Jaqeli is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davit Jaqeli dominated that round.
That's time! Jaqeli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sidebar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sidebar works Jaqeli's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Sidebar.
Jaqeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidebar throws a shot to the body.
Sidebar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sidebar misses with a kick to the body.

Sidebar gets tackled into the cage by Jaqeli. Jaqeli maintains the clinch.
Sidebar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaqeli pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidebar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Jaqeli counter with a right hand.
Sidebar motions for Jaqeli to come forward. Sidebar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaqeli misses the target.

Jaqeli has managed to clinch.

Jaqeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaqeli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sidebar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidebar tries to clinch up
and Sidebar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jaqeli moves into the clinch.
Sidebar can't break the clinch.
Davit Jaqeli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sidebar misses with a body punch.
Jaqeli digs a right hand into Sidebar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sidebar's gas tank.
Jaqeli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaqeli prevents Sidebar from breaking the clinch.

Jaqeli breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Sidebar.
Sidebar throws a right and a left that Jaqeli avoids nicely.
Sidebar misses with a body kick.
Jaqeli throws a big counter combination but Sidebar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sidebar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaqeli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sidebar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sidebar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sidebar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaqeli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sidebar connects with a single shot there.
A lazy body kick from Sidebar
and Jaqeli counters with a right hand to the body.
Sidebar is breathing heavily.

Jaqeli instigates a clinch.
Jaqeli lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaqeli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sidebar or not.
A right hand to the body from Jaqeli.
Jaqeli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sidebar backwards.

Jaqeli manages to break the clinch.

Jaqeli forces Sidebar back against the cage and clinches.
Jaqeli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jaqeli manages to break the clinch.

Jaqeli darts in and clinches Sidebar up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sidebar takes a shot to the head.
Sidebar working hard to break the clinch.
Sidebar working hard to break the clinch.
Sidebar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaqeli to keep the fight standing.
Davit Jaqeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Sidebar.
A short right from Jaqeli.
Sidebar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sidebar takes a shot to the head.
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!
Sidebar misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaqeli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sidebar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jaqeli is defending well.
Sidebar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jaqeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sidebar lands with a good body shot.
Sidebar throws a right hand that misses

and Jaqeli counters by moving into the clinch.

Jaqeli breaks from the clinch.

Jaqeli clinches up with Sidebar and pushes him back against the cage.
Sidebar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jaqeli is defending well.
Jaqeli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sidebar can do to turn this around?
Sidebar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaqeli digs a right hand into Sidebar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sidebar's gas tank.
Jaqeli content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Jaqeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jaqeli closes the distance and clinches.
Sidebar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaqeli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davit Jaqeli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jaqeli moves into the clinch.
Sidebar tries a body shot but Jaqeli blocks it.

Jaqeli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaqeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Jaqeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaqeli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sidebar.
Jaqeli cracks Sidebar with a nice body shot.
Sidebar looking for a takedown.
Sidebar can't break the clinch.
Sidebar tries a body shot but Jaqeli blocks it.
Sidebar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidebar trying to control the position but instead, Jaqeli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sidebar into the cage.
Jaqeli lands a body punch.
Sidebar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaqeli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sidebars head.
Sidebar looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaqeli.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaqeli.
Jaqeli lands a shoulder strike.
Jaqeli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaqeli misses with an elbow strike.
Jaqeli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaqeli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sidebar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaqeli.
Jaqeli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaqeli lands a right hand.
Sidebar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaqeli lands a hook that snaps the head of Sidebar backwards.

Sidebar is rocked!
Jaqeli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaqeli lands with a left to the head.
Sidebar is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaqeli finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaqeli creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sidebar with a big uppercut! Sidebar tries to clinch up but Jaqeli pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sidebar to the mat! Sidebar covers up and Jaqeli unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Davit Jaqeli!
After the big win, Davit Jaqeli made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors © Trap House and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.