PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Jaquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jaquez
vs
Rage

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Jaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Combo Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jaquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Jaquez closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.
Jaquez tries a knee to the head but Rage blocks it.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaquez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rage scores with a nice right hand.
Rage throws a right hand that Jaquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaquez also avoids with ease.
Jaquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaquez moves away.
Combo Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws the left hand but Jaquez avoids the punch easily.
Jaquez avoids the body shot from Rage.

Jaquez has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.
Jaquez tries to stall but Rage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaquez prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage has Jaquez pressed against the cage, preventing Jaquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
Jaquez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rage taking a breather.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Jaquez.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Jaquez tries to circle away but Rage has him pinned against the cage.
Jaquez is trying to break free.
Jaquez tries to stall but Rage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rage keeps control of Jaquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaquez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaquez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jaquez breaks from the clinch.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaquez is just out of range.
Good shot there by Rage.
Rage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rage tries to keep at a distance but Jaquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Rage has Jaquez pressed against the cage, preventing Jaquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage misses with an elbow strike.
Rage looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaquez stops a takedown attempt from Rage.
Ryan Jaquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Combo Rage.

Jaquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage throws a low kick, looking for Jaquez's leg but Jaquez calmly moves out of range.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jaquez throws a leg kick
and Rage counters with a big head kick but Jaquez shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Jaquez moved out of range.
Jaquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaquez misses with a head kick.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Rage.
Jaquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rage throws a hook but Jaquez avoids it easily.
Jaquez is looking to land body kicks.
Jaquez wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Rage tenderised Jaquez's leg. Jaquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage cracks a nice hook into Jaquez's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Combo Rage will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jaquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage blocks a head kick by Jaquez.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Jaquez moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Rage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jaquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaquez throws a body kick that misses.
Jaquez pushes Rage away with a front kick.
Jaquez tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Jaquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rage feints a jab promting Jaquez to slip. Rage then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jaquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rage scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaquez throws a series of punches but Rage avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Rage misses.
Jaquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Jaquez is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Combo Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaquez tries to clinch up.
A cross from Rage lands.
Rage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Rage.
Rage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaquez. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rage cracks Jaquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Jaquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage swings for the body but Jaquez moves out of range.
Ryan Jaquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Jaquez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaquez - the referee stops the clock and Rage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaquez. Rage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Jaquez misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage blocks a head kick by Jaquez.
Jaquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rage throws a leg kick

and Jaquez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rage is trying to push Jaquez away but Jaquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rage misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jaquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaquez has had enough of the clinch but Rage keeps him there for the moment.
Rage prevents Jaquez from breaking the clinch.
Jaquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rage has double underhooks.
Jaquez misses with a knee strike.
Jaquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaquez is trying to stall.
Jaquez avoids a wild elbow strike from Rage.
Jaquez is trying to break the clinch but Rage is controlling him.
Rage is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaquez has double underhooks.
Rage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaquez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Combo Rage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaquez walks into a straight right hand from Rage.
Decent striking displayed by Rage there.

Jaquez drives through and clinches with Rage against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.
Rage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rage wants to break free but Jaquez has control.
Jaquez tries a body shot but Rage blocks it.
Rage looking to stall.
Ryan Jaquez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaquez taking a breather.
Rage prevents Jaquez from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaquez dodges an elbow strike from Rage.
Jaquez lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Combo Rage has been cut.
Rage taking a breather.
Jaquez wants to break free but Rage has control.
Rage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaquez's efforts to push away.
Rage keeps control of Jaquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaquez tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing Jaquez back against the cage.
Jaquez is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage has Jaquez pressed against the cage, preventing Jaquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Jaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rage wants a takedown.
Jaquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaquez taking a breather.

Jaquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rage cracks the inside of Jaquez's front leg.
Jaquez misses with a two punch combination.
Jaquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Combo Rage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaquez has time to react.
Rage lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaquez blocks a head kick by Rage.
Rage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Rage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rage looks to land a combination but Jaquez avoids it well.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Jaquez down.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaquez.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Jaquez closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaquez.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rage has double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaquez is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Rage controls the action.
Jaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Combo Rage.
I've got Rage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Combo Rage!