PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Haye
vs
Jacksson

195 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
269 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russel Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haye.
Jacksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Jacksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haye.
Jacksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haye.
Jacksson jabs at Haye's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haye.
Haye throws a series of punches but Jacksson avoids them all with ease.
Haye throws a series of punches but Jacksson avoids them all with ease.

Jacksson lands a big uppercut and Haye crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haye looks OK. Jacksson waves Haye back to his feet!

It looks like Arnold Haye has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haye is breathing heavily.
Haye avoids the body shot from Jacksson.
Haye swings for the body but Jacksson moves out of range.
Haye swinging wildly here.
Haye lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haye lands with a shot to the body.
Jacksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Jacksson finds it's way through Haye's defenses.
Jacksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haye counters with a three punch combo that has Jacksson backing up. Jacksson nods at Haye to acknowledge the strikes.
Jacksson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Haye. Beautiful body shot.
Haye jabs Jacksson right on the nose. Jacksson blinks but takes it well.
Jacksson slips a jab from Haye.
Jacksson swinging wildly here.
Jacksson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacksson.
Haye dodges the punch combination from Jacksson.
Haye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haye misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Jacksson tries to move into range but Haye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson throws out a loose jab but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haye blocks a jab.

Oooooh!!! Jacksson has knocked Haye down with a huge combo! Jacksson steps away and waves a wobbly Haye back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Haye is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacksson misses with a double jab.
Jacksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haye doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacksson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Haye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacksson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haye seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacksson cracks Haye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jacksson swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.
Jacksson with a jab.
Haye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacksson.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacksson.
Jacksson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jacksson throws an overhand right that lands on Haye's shoulder, as Haye tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Jacksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye lands with an overhand left.
Haye is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye scores with a jab to the head.
Jacksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haye is just out of range.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Haye moves out of range as Jacksson strikes.
Haye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haye scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacksson tries to bum rush Haye with a series of wild strikes but Haye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacksson swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.
Jacksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye lands a jab to the head.
Jacksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haye digs a good hook to Jacksson's body.
Jacksson ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haye slips a jab from Jacksson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Haye both land. Nice combination.
Jacksson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haye with a jab.
Donk. Jacksson catches Haye right on the button with a cross.
Jacksson takes one to the side of the head.
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye lands a slapping body shot.
Jacksson misses with a series of wild punches.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye defending well as Jacksson loads up on a big left hand.
Jacksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacksson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Jacksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Haye's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacksson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Jacksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacksson.
Jacksson misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haye connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Haye jabs Jacksson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacksson walks into a jab.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacksson connects with the punch.
Jacksson misses the shot to the body.
Haye lands a jab to Jacksson's midsection.
Haye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacksson doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacksson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haye.
Haye is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haye lands with a straight right. Jacksson didn't see that one coming.
Jacksson slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Haye throws a jab when Jacksson was well out of range.
Haye looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacksson is just out of range.
Russel Jacksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haye defending well as Jacksson loads up on a big left hand.
Jacksson misses with a double jab.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacksson in his tracks.
Jacksson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Haye.
Haye throws a right hand that Jacksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacksson also avoids with ease.
Jacksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Russel Jacksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Jacksson.
Haye misses with the combination.

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.
Haye misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big left from Jacksson misses.
Jacksson throws a hook to the side of Haye's head but Haye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye connects with a jab.
Haye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacksson connects with a single shot there.
Jacksson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Jacksson.
Jacksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Haye goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jacksson throws a hook to the side of Haye's head but Haye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jacksson lands a slapping body shot.
Jacksson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacksson sizes up Haye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacksson finds it's way round the side to connect with Haye's head.
Jacksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacksson scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Haye misses.
A big right from Jacksson misses.
A big right from Haye misses.
Jacksson misses with a combination
letting Haye counter with a right hand.
Haye staying out of range there.
Haye stalks Jacksson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jacksson's face. Jacksson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jacksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacksson misses with a double jab
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haye.
Jacksson swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haye jabs at Jacksson's body.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Haye scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacksson misses the target.
Haye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacksson misses with an uppercut. Haye saw that one coming.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Jacksson. Those never looked like landing.
Jacksson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haye scores with a hook.
Jacksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haye scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jacksson misses with a few strikes there.
Jacksson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Jacksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacksson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jacksson duly obliges.
Jacksson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Jacksson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Haye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Haye's cut.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Haye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacksson moves forwards but Haye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacksson. Jacksson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksson throws a lazy right hand but Haye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacksson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacksson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jacksson.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Jacksson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacksson misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacksson throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Jacksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haye sizes up Jacksson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye with a hook.
Haye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacksson.
Jacksson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacksson connects with a single shot there.
Haye throws a series of punches but Jacksson moves out of range.
Jacksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haye lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacksson off the cage and back into rage.
Haye slips a jab from Jacksson.
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Jacksson misses its intended target.
Haye lands a body shot.
Haye lands a nice shot that snaps Jacksson's head back.
Haye misses with a hook. Jacksson ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jacksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haye moves away.
Nice defenses there by Jacksson.
Jacksson lands with an uppercut that bounces Haye off the cage and back into rage.
Jacksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Jacksson misses its intended target.
Haye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacksson at a distance.
Haye connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacksson's hands.
Jacksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacksson tests Haye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haye works over Jacksson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jacksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye tests Jacksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacksson's head.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Jacksson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haye.
Jacksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Haye. Beautiful body shot.
Haye clobbers Jacksson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Haye scores with a hook.
Haye misses with an uppercut.
Haye moves out of range as Jacksson strikes.
Haye slips a jab from Jacksson.
Jacksson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacksson catches Haye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haye is just out of range.
Jacksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haye.
Haye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haye stuns Jacksson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.
Haye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacksson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A left lands for Haye.
Jacksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haye was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacksson.
Jacksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haye finds it's way round the side to connect with Jacksson's head.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Haye thuds his right hand into Jacksson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
Jacksson cracks Haye with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Jacksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacksson off the cage and back into rage.
Haye cracks Jacksson with an open hand slap.
Haye slips under a jab.
Haye throws a lazy right hand but Jacksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacksson misses with the combination.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Haye thuds a left hand into Jacksson's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Haye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haye 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Haye!