PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urvin Janzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janzen comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Janzen
vs
J Champ

190 cm
34
216 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

186 cm
31
210 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heisenberg
Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urvin Janzen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Janzen.
A low kick from Janzen misses
and J Champ counters with a thumping low kick.
Janzen wants to clinch.
We've been informed that J Champ has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Janzen lands a head shot.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Janzen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big right from Janzen misses.
Urvin Janzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janzen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. J Champ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janzen lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janzen lands an elbow inside that J Champ shrugs off.
Janzen misses with a knee strike.
J Champ blocks an elbow strike from Janzen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
J Champ blocks an elbow strike from Janzen.

J Champ manages to break the clinch.
Janzen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
J Champ throws a low kick but Janzen avoids it.
Janzen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Tsubasa J Champ has been cut.
J Champ throws a low kick but Janzen avoids it.
Good work by Janzen as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from J Champ, right into the meat.
Janzen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Janzen misses with an uppercut.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janzen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Janzen misses
and J Champ counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janzen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janzen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
J Champ throws a chopping leg kick but Janzen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
J Champ is looking to score with low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by J Champ!
A clash of legs there as J Champ blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by J Champ there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Janzen slips under a jab.
J Champ does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Janzen throws a head kick that misses
and J Champ makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Janzen counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. Janzen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Janzen is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janzen. J Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
J Champ ducks under a wild hook from Janzen.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
J Champ throws a half hearted mid kick.
J Champ tried to score with a low kick but Janzen checks it.
A low kick from J Champ misses
and Janzen counters with a right hand to the body.
J Champ checks a low kick from Janzen.
Janzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Janzen misses.
A head kick misses from Janzen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from J Champ 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 Janzen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Janzen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
J Champ fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janzen.
Janzen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janzen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
J Champ slips under a jab from Janzen.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Janzen checks it.
A clash of legs there as Janzen blocks the low kick.
Janzen misses with a low kick.
Janzen lands with an uppercut that bounces J Champ off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Janzen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with J Champ, pushing him back against the cage.
J Champ lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
J Champ lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Urvin Janzen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsubasa J Champ's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Janzen moves out of range of the leg kick from J Champ.
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Janzen misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for J Champ.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Janzen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Janzen throws a right and a left that both miss.
J Champ moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
J Champ throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Janzen throws a nice looking combination but J Champ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
J Champ throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janzen misses with a wild body shot.
J Champ lands a leg kick that knocks Janzen off balance momentarily.
J Champ tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Janzen wants to clinch but J Champ slips to the side
and J Champ counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Janzen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janzen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from J Champ.
J Champ tries to work over Janzen's front leg with a kick but Janzen checks it.
Janzen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
J Champ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Janzen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janzen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by J Champ.
J Champ blocks a leg kick.
J Champ is looking to score with low kicks.
J Champ lands with a kick to the ribs.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from J Champ.
Janzen blocks a low kick nicely.
J Champ scoring well with a low kick there.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
J Champ lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Janzen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for J Champ.
Janzen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
J Champ moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from J Champ misses.
Janzen thows a body shot but no joy.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.
Janzen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janzen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Janzen checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Janzen is predictable there
and J Champ counters with a thumping low kick.
J Champ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick which misses Janzen's front leg but catches the back leg as Janzen tries to avoid it.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Janzen moved away.
Janzen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Janzen blocks a head kick by J Champ.
J Champ cracks the inside of Janzen's front leg.
Janzen blocks a head kick by J Champ.
J Champ moves out of range of the leg kick from Janzen.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Janzen looks for the body kick but J Champ saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen misses with the body kick
and J Champ counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
J Champ thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Janzen if he has to take too many more of those.
J Champ finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
J Champ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Janzen throws a leg kick but J Champ moved away.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Janzen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janzen tries to clinch up but J Champ circles away and keeps his distance.
J Champ wants to land a leg kick but Janzen is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janzen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Janzen misses with an uppercut.
J Champ wants to slow Janzen down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsubasa J Champ's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

J Champ connects with a leg kick. Janzen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Janzen.
Janzen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Janzen throws a wild body kick that J Champ sees coming a mile off.
Janzen checks a leg kick nicely.
Janzen tries to clinch there but J Champ circles away.
Janzen misses with an uppercut
and J Champ makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Janzen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good work by Janzen as he checks the leg kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Janzen counters with a nice uppercut.

Janzen clinches up with J Champ and pushes him back against the cage.
J Champ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Janzen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from J Champ.
Janzen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janzen throws an elbow but misses.
Janzen lands a nice elbow.
Janzen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
J Champ dodges an elbow strike from Janzen.
J Champ will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Janzen up against the cage.
Janzen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Janzen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
J Champ lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Janzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
J Champ checks a leg kick.
J Champ avoids the body shot from Janzen.
Janzen tries to clinch but J Champ is having none of it.
J Champ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J Champ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Janzen is out of range and J Champ settles back down.
J Champ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Janzen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janzen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janzen connects with an inside leg kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Janzen counters with an inside leg kick.
J Champ misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janzen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
J Champ scores with a leg kick.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ delivers a nice body kick.
J Champ throws a quick inside leg kick.
J Champ moves out of range as Janzen throws a body kick.
J Champ plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
J Champ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Janzen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Janzen - that will leave a mark!
Janzen is looking to clinch but J Champ is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ misses with a head kick.
Janzen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by J Champ.
J Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janzen throws a wild body kick that J Champ sees coming a mile off.
J Champ circles away from the clinch attempt
and J Champ makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Janzen checks the leg kick.
J Champ tries to score with a low kick but Janzen moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
J Champ blocks a head kick by Janzen.
Janzen throws a head kick but J Champ moves out of range.
Janzen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsubasa J Champ's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A bone on bone clash there as Janzen blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Janzen, right into the meat.
J Champ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Janzen throws a lazy head kick
and J Champ counters with a good low kick that Janzen was not able to check.
Good work by J Champ as he checks the leg kick.
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
J Champ is looking to score with low kicks.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Janzen sees it coming and moves out of range.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janzen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but J Champ is out of range.
J Champ scores with a nice body kick.
J Champ throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen blocks a head kick by J Champ.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Janzen throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Janzen throws a right hand that misses
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Janzen 's knee.
J Champ lands a high kick!
J Champ throws out a leg kick but Janzen moves out of range and J Champ only half commits.
Janzen throws a low kick but J Champ moves out of range easily.
J Champ goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
J Champ circles away from the clinch attempt.
J Champ avoids the head kick by Janzen.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Janzen checks it.
Janzen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janzen takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janzen tries to clinch up.
J Champ checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Janzen.
J Champ connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Janzen. That's going to slow J Champ down.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
J Champ fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janzen.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Janzen counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as J Champ checks a leg kick.
Janzen checks the leg kick.
J Champ throws a low kick, looking for Janzen's leg but Janzen calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janzen throws a body kick that misses.
Janzen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and J Champ counters with a thumping low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Janzen checks a leg kick.
Janzen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Janzen clobbers J Champ with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by J Champ.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Janzen checks it.
Janzen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from J Champ, right into the meat.
J Champ tries to land a leg kick but Janzen saw it coming and moves away.
J Champ tries to land a front kick but Janzen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a front kick aimed at Janzen's knee but Janzen avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Janzen.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
Janzen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent J Champ stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Janzen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janzen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Janzen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and J Champ counters with a good low kick that Janzen was not able to check.
J Champ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from J Champ 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 Janzen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Janzen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Janzen throws a right hand that misses
and J Champ counters with a leg kick.
Janzen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tsubasa J Champ's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Janzen down.
Nice defenses there by J Champ.
Janzen missing with a left hand there. J Champ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janzen misses with a body kick.
Janzen misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
J Champ scores with a head kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Janzen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janzen tries to clinch but J Champ is having none of it.
Janzen moves out of range of the body kick from J Champ.
Janzen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
J Champ misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen just misses with a punch to the body.
Janzen throws a nice inside leg kick.
J Champ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Janzen is out of range and J Champ settles back down.
Janzen throws a head kick that misses.
Janzen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
J Champ slips a straight right by Janzen.
Janzen wants to clinch.
Janzen scores with the left hand. J Champ knows he should have avoided that one.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janzen throws the kick towards the body but J Champ avoids it.
J Champ throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Janzen as he checks the leg kick.
J Champ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Janzen is out of range and J Champ settles back down.
Janzen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Janzen checks a leg kick nicely.
J Champ defending well as Janzen loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from J Champ 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 Janzen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Janzen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Janzen tries to clinch there but J Champ circles away.
Janzen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
J Champ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Janzen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janzen checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsubasa J Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
J Champ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
J Champ checks the leg kick.
Janzen misses with the body kick
and J Champ counters with a thumping low kick.
Janzen throws a sloppy head kick
and J Champ counters with an inside leg kick.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Janzen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Janzen tries to clinch up but J Champ circles away and keeps his distance.
Janzen throws a head kick but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janzen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Janzen avoids the head kick by J Champ.
Urvin Janzen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janzen.
A low kick from Janzen is predictable there
and J Champ counters with a body kick that stops Janzen in his tracks momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Janzen throws a jab but it's blocked by J Champ.
Janzen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janzen throws a leg kick but J Champ moved away.
J Champ throws a nice inside leg kick.
Janzen checks a leg kick.
Janzen throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
That kick from J Champ tenderised Janzen's leg. Janzen is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by J Champ.
Janzen tried to score with a low kick but J Champ checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tsubasa J Champ.
I think J Champ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsubasa J Champ! Tsubasa J Champ retains his light heavyweight title!
Tsubasa J Champ seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.