PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jones (ranked 4111 p4p, 3888 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 61 p4p, 53 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jones
vs
Zaire

195 cm
25
250
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
215
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Jones gets caught napping as Zaire dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Zaire controlling from the top position.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Zaire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zaire throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zaire manages to get himself to full guard.

Jones looking to pass the guard.
Zaire is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Zaire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zaire has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zaire forces his way into half guard.
Zaire works his way into side control.
Zaire is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Jones is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jed's Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Zaire gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Zaire gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Poor strikes thrown by Zaire there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zaire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zaire goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in Zaire's guard.
Zaire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zaire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones passes Zaire's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire gets full guard.

Zaire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.

Zaire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Zaire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zaire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zaire to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zaire connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdullah Zaire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

Jones has his foot on Zaire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaire works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zaire stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zaire!
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Zaire trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
The ground and pound from Zaire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones tries to bench press Zaire off him but Zaire keeps the position.
Jones is letting Zaire control him for a moment.
Jones is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zaire is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.

Zaire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zaire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire advances nicely into full mount.
Zaire prevents Jones from getting the reversal.

Zaire is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jones is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdullah Zaire!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.