PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Puggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jackson
vs
Puggles

190 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
30
215 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Puggles!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puggles throws a head kick that misses.
Puggles walks into a jab.
Puggles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puggles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Puggles's head.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Ben Jackson has been cut.
Puggles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Puggles misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Puggles moves away and avoids it.
Puggles tries a head kick but it misses.
Puggles throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Puggles.
Puggles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Puggles.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puggles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Puggles's head but Puggles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson throws a right hand that Puggles ducks under and follows up with a left that Puggles also avoids with ease.
Jackson clobbers Puggles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puggles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Puggles's body.
Jackson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puggles's head backwards.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Puggles seems unphased.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Puggles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Puggles misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jabs Puggles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Puggles throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Puggles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a hook but Puggles blocks it.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Puggles.
Puggles lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Puggles knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puggles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puggles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puggles throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Puggles slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Puggles.
Puggles throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Puggles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Puggles moved out of range.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Puggles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Puggles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Puggles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puggles misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Puggles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puggles slips under a jab.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Puggles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Puggles.
Puggles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puggles tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Puggles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puggles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puggles misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Puggles.
Puggles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puggles on the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puggles in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Puggles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson moves out of range as Puggles throws a body kick.
Puggles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Ben Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Puggles.
A head kick by Puggles misses
and Puggles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Puggles misses the target.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puggles moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Puggles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Puggles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Puggles backing up. Puggles nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puggles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
DJ Puggles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puggles blocks a jab.
Puggles misses with a low kick.
Puggles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Puggles.
Puggles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Puggles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puggles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puggles. Puggles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Jackson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puggles staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson catches Puggles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puggles can do to turn this around?
Puggles throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Puggles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Puggles counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Puggles is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Puggles ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puggles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puggles moves away.
Puggles tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puggles throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Puggles.
Jackson catches Puggles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puggles throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Puggles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Puggles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Puggles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puggles.
Puggles misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puggles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Puggles throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Puggles slips a jab from Jackson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Puggles might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jackson has got the better of the exchanges.
Jackson misses the jab.
Puggles lands a head shot.
Puggles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Puggles.
Puggles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Puggles moves away and avoids it.
Puggles throws a head kick that misses.
Puggles throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Jackson's cut.
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.

Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Puggles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson swings for the body but Puggles moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Puggles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puggles swinging wildly here.
Puggles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puggles walks into a jab.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson stuns Puggles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puggles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands with a hook. Puggles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puggles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Jackson misses.
No joy there for Puggles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puggles doesn't seem bothered though.
Puggles misses with a body shot.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puggles doesn't seem bothered though.
Puggles tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson lands a jab to Puggles's midsection.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Puggles's body. Puggles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Puggles.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jackson tests Puggles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson stalks Puggles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puggles's face. Puggles staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.

Puggles is rocked!
Puggles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puggles is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Puggles misses with a wild combination.
Jackson cracks Puggles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson pounces like a tiger and cracks Puggles with a vicious hook! Puggles is down but not out! Jackson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Jackson!
Ben Jackson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ben Jackson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.