PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the ring accompanied by echo. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Winkler

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Winkler misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Winkler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winkler circles away quickly and effectively.
Winkler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Winkler persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winkler's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winkler. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winkler walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Winkler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winkler throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Winkler really felt that one!
Winkler fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkler misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson scores with a one two! Winkler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Winkler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves forwards but Winkler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winkler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winkler throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Winkler.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Winkler avoids it well.
Winkler slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Winkler throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winkler in his tracks.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Winkler has time to react.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winkler circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winkler fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to bum rush Winkler with a series of wild strikes but Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winkler.
Richard Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkler walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler misses with a looping right.
Winkler fails with the takedown.
Richard Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Winkler.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Winkler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Winkler needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Winkler back to the ropes. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Winkler misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winkler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winkler looks gassed!
Jackson punishes Winkler's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winkler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Winkler lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Winkler throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winkler's knee momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Winkler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Winkler dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Winkler backing up. Winkler nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Winkler. Winkler gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winkler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Winkler avoids nicely.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Winkler backing up. Winkler nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Winkler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Winkler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Winkler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Winkler lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Winkler will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Winkler misses with a hook
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winkler misses with a left hand
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson cracks the inside of Winkler's front leg.
Henry Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Winkler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winkler throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winkler blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winkler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winkler backs up against the ropes.
Winkler throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Winkler misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Winkler throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson tries to bum rush Winkler with a series of wild strikes but Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Winkler gets the takedown into side control.
Winkler is breathing heavily.
Jackson looks to move to half guard but instead Winkler has passed into mount! Damn!
Winkler prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Winkler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson wants to hold on but Winkler pushes him away.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Winkler maintains control.
Winkler trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Winkler avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Winkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winkler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winkler misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Winkler throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Winkler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Winkler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Winkler avoids nicely.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler misses with a two punch combination.
Winkler misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winkler.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Winkler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Winkler throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winkler's knee momentarily.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Winkler throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Winkler was not able to check.
Winkler throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Winkler fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkler slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Winkler backpedaling.
Winkler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winkler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richard Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Winkler misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Richard Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson cracks Winkler with an open hand slap.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winkler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Winkler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Winkler if he has to take too many more of those.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Winkler misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Winkler eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winkler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a solid body kick.
Winkler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Winkler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winkler misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winkler misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Winkler avoids them all with ease.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Winkler seems unphased.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Winkler counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a right hand that Winkler ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkler also avoids with ease.
Jackson scores with a one two! Winkler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winkler.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Winkler backs away looking to recover.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Winkler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Winkler shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richard Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Winkler.
Winkler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winkler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winkler 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Winkler!