PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jimmy James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackman
vs
James

170 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnie Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, jimmy James!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackman.
Jackman misses with a double jab
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James wants to clinch up but Jackman keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
Jackman misses with a double jab.
Jackman throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James dodges the punch combination from Jackman.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackman misses with a double jab.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackman chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackman misses with a combination
and James counters with a big head kick but Jackman shrugs it off.
Jackman misses with a combination
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnie Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Jackman. Those never looked like landing.
Jackman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Jackman misses

and James moves into the clinch.
Jackman working hard to break the clinch.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackman gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Jackman avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James missing with knees to the body.
Jackman is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Jackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.
James tries a body shot but Jackman blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Jackman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackman working hard to break the clinch.
James keeps control of Jackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackman wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.

James breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like jimmy James has been cut.
Jackman looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Jackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackman is breathing heavily.
Jackman misses with a double jab

and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackman is trying to break free.
Jackman is trying to break free.
Jackman is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman working hard to break the clinch.
Jackman is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James connects with a knee to the head.
Jackman is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James missing with knees to the body.
James prevents Jackman from breaking the clinch.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James is struggling to control the position.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Jackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jimmy James's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackman throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a series of strikes. Jackman will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Jackman misses.
James slips under a jab from Jackman.
Jackman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackman scores with a one two! James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James wants to clinch up but Jackman keeps it at a distance.
Jackman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackman throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Jackman throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnie Jackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James moves in looking to clinch but Jackman pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James blocks a jab.
No joy there for Jackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnie Jackman is winning the standup battle so far.

James closes the distance and clinches.
Jackman is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackman is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James works on Jackman's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.
Jackman is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James missing with knees to the body.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
Jackman wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Jackman tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Jackman tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Jackman is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackman avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Jackman wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Jackman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackman takes a knee to the side of the body.
James keeps control of Jackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James has Jackman pressed against the cage, preventing Jackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackman's face.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James slips a jab and a cross from Jackman.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackman swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackman misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Jackman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jimmy James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

James tries to clinch up.
Jackman works the jab nicely.
James slips a jab and a cross from Jackman.
Jackman scores with a three punch combo!
Jackman swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Jackman throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Jackman throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James slips a straight right by Jackman.
Jackman misses with a double jab

and James counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James prevents Jackman from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
Jackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johnie Jackman has been cut.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.

James manages to break the clinch.
James tries to clinch but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackman.
Jackman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackman misses with the body kick
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James tries to clinch up but Jackman circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackman cracks James with an open hand slap.
James dodges the punch combination from Jackman.
Jackman misses with a wild combination.
Jackman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackman swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Jackman throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackman swinging wildly here.

Jackman tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
Jackman avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Jackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
James keeps control of Jackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

James manages to pull guard.
jimmy James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnie Jackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnie Jackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnie Jackman!