PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between black jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

jack
vs
Fair

178 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, black jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Fair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jack misses with a series of wild punches.
jack misses with the combination.
jack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Fair.
jack is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from jack.
jack knocks Fair to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Fair is rocked!

It looks like Rick Fair has been cut.

jack stands up.
Fair is still on wobbly legs! Can jack finish him?
jack throws a combination that misses

and Fair counters with a head kick that drops jack!

jack is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fair wants to stand but jack is controlling his posture from full guard.
jack trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
jack wants to get back to his feet but Fair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fair seems to have recovered his senses.
jack is breathing heavily.

Fair gets to his feet - jack follows without any prompting.
jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
jack has a takedown stuffed.
Fair throws a one two combo.

Fair scores a takedown into full mount!
Fair trying to control but he's not successful this time.

jack somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

jack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
jack works a leg free and moves into half guard.
It looks like jack is going to stand back up.
jack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
jack wants to stand up but Fair is controlling the position.

Fair manages to escape and get back to his feet!
jack throws a head kick but Fair moves out of range.
jack throws a combination that misses

and Fair counters with a takedown into side control.
jack is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

jack bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jack throws a head kick but Fair moves out of range.
jack throws a lazy head kick
and Fair counters with a left and a right that stings jack.
jack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
jack misses with a combination
and Fair counters with a two punch combo.
Fair is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left and a right from Fair both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Fair does no damage.
black jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jack tries to clinch but Fair moves out of range.
Fair tries to clinch but jack moves out of range.
A punch combination from Fair misses.
jack misses with a combination
and Fair counters with a three punch combo that has jack backing up. jack nods at Fair to acknowledge the strikes.
jack throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fair counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple jack!
Oh jack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jack gets back to full guard.
jack will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

jack pushes Fair off and gets back to his feet.
jack seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from jack.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for black jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from jack does no damage.
jack throws a sloppy head kick and Fair moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
jack throws a leg kick

and Fair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for jack!

Fair stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Fair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Fair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
jack misses with the body kick
and Fair counters with a nice low kick that buckles jack's knee momentarily.
jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fair throws a right hand that jack ducks under and follows up with a left that jack also avoids with ease.
Fair uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fair tries to land a front kick but jack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fair throws a one two combo.
jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A right-left combo lands from Fair.
Fair avoids the head kick by jack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fair lands a glancing blow to the side of jack's head.
jack avoids a kick to the body.
jack misses with a combination
and Fair counters with a one-two to the body.
Rick Fair seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

jack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than jack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fair is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
jack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fair is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fair can do anything to dispel that myth.
jack with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jack lands with some strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for jack! Fair is hurt baaadly! jack is firing away with more strikes - Fair is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). black jack!