PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jass comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Moon Rising. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jass
vs
Angel

180 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

210 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Jass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Angel!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jass circles away.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jass misses with a straight left.
Jass swats away the attempt to clinch by Angel.
Nice takedown defense from Angel. No joy for Jass on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jass circles away.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.
Jass swats away the attempt to clinch by Angel.
Hugh Jass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angel tries to clinch up but Jass circles away and keeps his distance.
Jass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jass is breathing heavily.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angel wants to clinch.
Jass misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Angel instigates a clinch.

Angel breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angel tries to clinch there but Jass circles away.
Angel wants to clinch.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jass swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jass with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jass. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Angel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angel lands an elbow that stopped Jass in his tracks for a moment.

Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.
Kurt Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Angel closes the distance and clinches.
Angel tries to score a body lock takedown but Jass shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Angel scores a nice knee to the body.
Angel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jass's face.
Angel prevents the takedown attempt.
Jass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jass has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Angel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Angel as the two fighters clinch.
Jass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jass lands a nice uppercut.
Angel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Angel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jass prevents it.
Jass blocks the elbow strike.
Jass lands a shoulder strike.

Jass is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Angel can't fight it off and eventually Jass manages to take the fight to the floor. Angel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Angel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jass manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass stands up over Angel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jass won't allow Angel to get back to his feet.
Angel keeping full guard, as Jass tries to pass.
Angel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Angel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jass won't allow Angel to get back to his feet.
Jass wants to get up but he can't break Angel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Jass clinches up with Angel and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Angel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angel landing knees to the body.

Angel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jass uses from the top position.
Jass looking to pass the guard.
Jass working some strikes from top position.
Angel strikes from his own guard.
Angel wants to stand up but Jass is controlling him.
Jass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Angel keeping full guard, as Jass tries to pass.
Angel has momentary wrist control but Jass slips an elbow through the middle.
Jass with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jass wants to pass the guard but Angel is keeping the position.

Angel wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Jass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jass keeps the fight on the outside.
Jass swats away the attempt to clinch by Angel.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angel.

Angel takes the fight into the clinch.
Angel goes for a takedown attempt but Jass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Jass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.
Angel is looking to clinch.
Jass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jass works over Angel's head and body with a nice combination.

Angel closes the distance and clinches.
Angel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Angel jumps guard and drags Jass to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Angel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jass throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Angel wants to get up but he can't break Jass's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jass throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Angel gets to his feet. Jass looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jass tries to clinch there but Angel circles away.
Jass keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Angel darts in and clinches Jass up against the cage.
Angel scores a nice knee to the body.
Angel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Jass manages to break the clinch.
Jass keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jass shoots in for a double leg but Angel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jass paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jass.
Jass throwing strikes but Angel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jass tries to get out of the position.
Jass is looking to regain half guard here but Angel keeps moving and retains side control.
Angel trying to control the action but Jass is working from the bottom.
Jass is looking to reverse the position.
Angel advances to mount.
Jass tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angel working for a submission but Jass is keeping him at bay.
Jass squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Angel is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angel wants to clinch.

Jass closes the distance and clinches.
Angel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jass changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Angel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hugh Jass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jass swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Angel jumps guard and drags Jass to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Angel is trying to control the position but Jass postures up.

Angel pushes Jass off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angel tries to clinch

so Jass counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Angel on the ground.
Jass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angel keeping full guard, as Jass tries to pass.
Angel wants to stand and escape but Jass is having none of it.
Jass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jass thows a big elbow that misses.
Angel has control of Jass's left arm, preventing Jass from doing any damage.
Jass throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Angel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jass.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.
Jass moves in looking to clinch but Angel pushes him off.
Jass throws a right and a left that Angel avoids nicely.
Jass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Angel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jass circles away.
Jass swinging wilding here.
Angel wants to clinch up but Jass keeps it at a distance.

Angel takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Angel.
Jass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Angel lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angel.

Jass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angel's waist but Angel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jass off to one side.
Angel moves in looking to clinch but Jass pushes him off.
Jass fails to land with a series of punches.
Jass throws a right hand that Angel ducks under and follows up with a left that Angel also avoids with ease.
Jass misses with a few strikes there.
Jass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Jass misses.
Jass misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jass misses with a series of wild punches.
Jass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jass misses with a double jab.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jass swinging wilding here.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass moves out of range.
Jass misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Angel fails to land.
Jass lands a shoulder strike.
Jass looking for a takedown.
Angel blocking some punches.
Angel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jass fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angel as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass throws a right hand that Angel ducks under and follows up with a left that Angel also avoids with ease.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jass misses with a few strikes there.
Jass looks for the body kick but Angel saw that one coming.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Jass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jass.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass moves out of range.
Jass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jass throws a series of punches but Angel avoids them all with ease.
Angel moves in looking to clinch but Jass pushes him off.
Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jass circles away.

Jass changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Angel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Angel is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angel gets back to half guard.
Angel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jass sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Angel defending well though.
Jass throwing shots but Angel is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Jass there.
Angel is trying to stand back up but Jass is controlling him

Jass gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Jass tries to clinch but Angel is having none of it.
Jass shoots in for a takedown but Angel shows good takedown defense.
Angel is looking to clinch.
Jass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jass tries to bum rush Angel with a series of wild strikes but Angel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Jass misses.
Jass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angel tries to clinch there but Jass circles away.
Jass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Angel is looking to clinch but Jass is avoiding it.
Angel tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.

Jass moves into the clinch.
Jass goes for a takedown attempt but Angel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jass is looking to clinch but Angel is avoiding it.
Hugh Jass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jass instigates a clinch.
Jass can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angel.
Angel landing knees to the head.
Jass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jass misses with some punches.
Jass is looking to break free of the clinch but Angel has double underhooks.
Angel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurt Angel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jass tries for a takedown but Angel manages to get underhooks.
Angel lands an elbow just above Jass 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Jass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Angel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Angel!