PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kris Jakua (ranked 1812 p4p, 109 weight class) and Xebastian Rampatan (ranked 3285 p4p, 172 weight class). Kris Jakua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jakua
vs
Rampatan

180 cm
21
145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xebastian Rampatan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakua throws a body punch but Rampatan moves out of range.
Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rampatan misses with a body punch
and Jakua counters with a straight right hand.
Rampatan misses with a looping left.
Jakua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rampatan throws a leg kick that misses.
Rampatan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jakua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua lands a jab to Rampatan's midsection.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakua lands a right hook to the body.
Jakua scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampatan cracks Jakua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rampatan tries to move into range but Jakua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jakua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua jabs Rampatan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jakua stuns Rampatan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jakua throws out a powerful jab.
Jakua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rampatan misses the body punch

and Jakua counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jakua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Rampatan throws out a counter right but Jakua avoids it with no problem.
Jakua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rampatan throws a jab when Jakua was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jakua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua lands a glancing blow to the side of Rampatan's head.
Rampatan misses with a combination
and Jakua counters with a left and a right that stings Rampatan.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Rampatan is just out of range.
Jakua lands a glancing blow to the side of Rampatan's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jakua pushes Rampatan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jakua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rampatan backwards.
Jakua stalling against the cage.
Jakua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Jakua.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jakua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Jakua.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jakua.

Jakua breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampatan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Jakua clinches up with Rampatan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jakua stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Jakua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Jakua breaks from the clinch.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rampatan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jakua.
Rampatan misses with a right hand
and Jakua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Rampatan throws a hook to the side of Jakua's head but Jakua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Jakua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rampatan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jakua ducks under a wild hook from Rampatan.
Jakua is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rampatan thuds his right hand into Jakua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jakua throws a body punch but Rampatan moves out of range.
We've been informed that Rampatan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rampatan tries to work over Jakua's front leg with a kick but Jakua checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Jakua misses its target.

Jakua pushes Rampatan up against the cage in a clinch.

Jakua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Jakua lands.
Jakua is looking to wear down Rampatan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jakua connects with a body shot.
Jakua misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua swings for the body but Rampatan moves out of range.
Jakua slips under a jab.
Jakua lands a body shot.
Rampatan throws a lazy right hand but Jakua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rampatan throws a poor cross that misses
and Jakua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jakua lands with a right hand.
Rampatan throws a sloppy body shot
and Jakua counters with a nice uppercut.
Jakua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rampatan can do to turn this around?
Rampatan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jakua moves into the clinch.

Jakua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jakua stalling against the cage.
Jakua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jakua scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakua stalling the fight.
Jakua lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jakua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rampatan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua looks to land a combination but Rampatan avoids it well.
Jakua connects with a looping right hand.
Rampatan misses with an uppercut
and Jakua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rampatan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Rampatan throws a sloppy body shot

and Jakua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Jakua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jakua misses with a wild body shot.
Jakua digs a good hook to Rampatan's body.
Jakua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rampatan counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampatan walks into a left hand.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Rampatan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Rampatan misses with an uppercut
letting Jakua counter with a right hand.
Rampatan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jakua digs a good body shot into Rampatan's ribs.
Jakua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left and a right from Jakua both land. Nice combination.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Rampatan wants to counter the offense by Jakua and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Jakua dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rampatan moves away.
Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jakua throws a sloppy body shot
and Rampatan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jakua moves into the clinch successfully.
Jakua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jakua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rampatan backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua is stalling here.
Rampatan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jakua.
Kris Jakua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rampatan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakua went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jakua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rampatan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rampatan tries to work over Jakua's front leg with a kick but Jakua checks it.
A quick step to the side and Jakua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua cracks Rampatan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rampatan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rampatan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jakua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jakua leaning his opponent against the cage.

Jakua breaks the clinch.
Jakua lands a nice shot to the body.
Rampatan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jakua counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakua lands a jab to Rampatan's midsection.
Jakua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jakua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body. Rampatan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rampatan swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jakua counter with a right hand.
Rampatan misses with a right hand
and Jakua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jakua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rampatan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rampatan misses with the body kick
and Jakua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Rampatan gets tackled into the cage by Jakua. Jakua maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jakua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Jakua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampatan misses with a hook to the body
and Jakua counters with a straight right hand.
Jakua scores with a punch to the head.

Jakua drives through and clinches with Rampatan against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jakua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jakua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jakua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rampatan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xebastian Rampatan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kris Jakua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jakua misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Jakua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jakua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Jakua!
During a confident post fight interview, Kris Jakua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Xebastian Rampatan spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger. Thanks for coming everyone.'.