PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurilo Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abu Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Jafar has chosen Cool baby as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Laranja
vs
Abu Jafar

180 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 London, Maurilo Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalid Abu Jafar !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja throws a lazy head kick

and Abu Jafar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laranja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laranja trying to land knees to the body.
Laranja is trying to force a seperation but Abu Jafar has the dominant position.
Abu Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Laranja backwards.

Abu Jafar manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Laranja misses its intended target.
Laranja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laranja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu Jafar throws a series of strikes that have Laranja backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abu Jafar misses with a series of wild punches.
Laranja tries to bum rush Abu Jafar with a series of wild strikes but Abu Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Jafar slips under a jab.
Laranja keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laranja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar throws a sloppy head kick and Laranja moves out of range easily.
Abu Jafar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laranja.
Abu Jafar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laranja throws a right hand that Abu Jafar ducks under and follows up with a left that Abu Jafar also avoids with ease.
Laranja misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Laranja misses the target.
Abu Jafar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laranja blocks a leg kick.

Abu Jafar moves into the clinch successfully.
Abu Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.

Abu Jafar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laranja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abu Jafar staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abu Jafar looks to land a combination but Laranja avoids it well.
Laranja tries to move into range but Abu Jafar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Abu Jafar - just one landing.

Abu Jafar darts in and clinches Laranja up against the cage.
Laranja throws an elbow that misses.
Abu Jafar scores with a hook to the body.

Abu Jafar manages to break the clinch.
Laranja wants to clinch but Abu Jafar slips to the side
and Abu Jafar counters with a monster head kick that knocks Laranja out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khalid Abu Jafar !