PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jack looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Anderson
vs
Jack

200 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Jack!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack staying out of range there.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Matt Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Jack.

It looks like Matt Anderson has been cut.
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!
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jack counters with a nice right hand that sends Anderson toppling to the canvas! Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jack finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Anderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jack.

Jack moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Anderson goes down! Can Jack finish him!?

Anderson is rocked!
Jack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jack gets to his feet. Anderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Jack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Jack persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jack.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.

Jack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jack on the ground.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jack scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jack wants to stand up but Anderson has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack prevents Anderson from standing back up.

Anderson has one foot on Jack's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Matt Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson blocks the body kick.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Jack.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Jack shoots in.
A punch combination from Jack misses.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack takes one on the button.
Jack misses with a leg kick.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Jack.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jack.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson wants to clinch but Jack slips to the side
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jack connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson clinches but Jack breaks the clinch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Jack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson cracks Jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jack clinches up against the cage.
Jack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack circles away.
Jack moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Jack staying out of range there.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matt Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jack.
Jack has a takedown stuffed.
Jack tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Hugh Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
Jack's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jack duly obliges.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Jack. Jack gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Jack circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Jack tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Anderson closes the distance but Jack moves to the side
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hugh Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jack.
Anderson misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Jack is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Jack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Jack as he connects with a hook.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Jack shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack lands with a cross.
Jack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Anderson tries to clinch up.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Jack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Jack circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jack somewhat.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson leaves Jack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matt Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jack.
Anderson tries to clinch but Jack moves away

and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jack pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jack can't keep his opponent in guard - Anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jack is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jack wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jack's head.
Jack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Jack's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Jack.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Jack stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jack.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jack.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jack.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Donk. Anderson catches Jack right on the button with a cross.
Anderson throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.
Anderson throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack circles away.

Jack moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.

Jack has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Jack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson prevents Jack from getting back to his feet.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Jack has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugh Jack.
Well Jack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Hugh Jack!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Hugh Jack!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Hugh Jack!

Hugh Jack wins by unanimous decision!