PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 22 p4p, 291 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 4 p4p, 32 weight class). Jack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lucid Dreams. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Caunt
vs
Jack

175 cm
35
147
31 - 15 - 2

175 cm
31
146
25 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing & Laundry 20%
Gatoroids

Voodoo Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Jack down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Jack down.
Jack throws the kick towards the body but Caunt avoids it.
Caunt misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Caunt lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt lands a jab to the head.
Caunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Jack throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack checks a low kick from Caunt.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Caunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Caunt.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jack! But no joy.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
Caunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Caunt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack walks into a jab.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jack.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Caunt tests Jack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt is looking to slow Jack down with leg kicks.
Caunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Jack should have avoided that one.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Jack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
It seemed like Jack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Caunt.
Caunt lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Jack misses.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Jack misses.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caunt.
Caunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jack doesn't seem bothered though.
Jack misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jack checks a leg kick.
Caunt misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caunt throws a leg kick which misses Jack's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack tries to avoid it.
Caunt thumps Jack with a low kick.
Jack misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caunt with a nice calf kick.
Caunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a body shot.
Caunt throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Caunt throws a low kick but Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack tries to clinch up but Caunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Caunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jack takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack moves forwards but Caunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt scores with a jab to the head.
Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt wants to land a leg kick but Jack is out of range.
Jack counters with a body kick.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Caunt cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack fakes the leg kick and cracks Caunt in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jack might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Caunt has got the better of the exchanges.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt cracks Jack with a good jab.
Caunt keeps Jack at a distance using the push kick.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Caunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack slips a straight right by Caunt.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Caunt blocks the body kick.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt thumps Jack with a low kick.
Caunt misses the jab.
Jack looks to land a body kick but Caunt moved away.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt misses with a body punch

and Jack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to work over Caunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caunt.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack misses with some punches.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Caunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Jack gets an underhook and turns Caunt into the cage.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack takes a shot to the head.
Jack blocks a body shot from Caunt.

Caunt breaks from the clinch.
Caunt cracks Jack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt jabs at Jack's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
Jack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Caunt.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.
Caunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt 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.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
Caunt sizes up Jack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jack connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Caunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jack doesn't seem phased though.
Caunt lands with a nice body punch.
Jack throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jack can do to turn this around?
Jack 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.
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Caunt blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Caunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Jack down.
Caunt jabs Jack right on the nose. Jack blinks but takes it well.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caunt stalks Jack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jack's face. Jack staggers backwards, shaken.
Caunt punishes Jack's body with a nice straight punch.
Jack takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Jack.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jack's head.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Caunt connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt tried to score with a low kick but Jack checks it.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caunt!
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Caunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
Caunt slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Caunt.
Caunt throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Jack throws a fast counter high kick but Caunt manages to duck under it in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt throws a good cross that connects.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Jack moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick from Jack.
Donk. Caunt catches Jack right on the button with a cross.
Caunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Caunt misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Caunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Jack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jack! But no joy.
Caunt moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Caunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jack.
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Caunt lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
Taylor Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jack throws a series of punches but Caunt avoids them all with ease.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Jack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Jack is looking to land body kicks.
Jack has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Caunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caunt.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack throws a wild body kick that Caunt sees coming a mile off.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Caunt does it's job there.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Jack is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Caunt with a body shot.
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Caunt - just one landing.
Jack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Dick Caunt's cut is getting worse.
Caunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caunt scores with a jab to the head.
Jack misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack throws a body kick that misses.
Jack blocks the body kick.
Jack walks into a left hand.
Jack moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Jack walks into a straight right hand from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack throws a push kick but Caunt slaps the foot to one side.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Jack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Caunt.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt moves out of range as Jack throws a body kick.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caunt 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
A less than humble Dick Caunt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.