PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jackson
vs
Hatred

179 cm
24
219 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conviction

KAISER
Conquer

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Hatred!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Hatred moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hatred.
Hatred lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatred checks the leg kick.
Hatred scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hatred fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Hatred checks a leg kick nicely.
Hatred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatred darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Hatred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Hatred throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Hatred misses its intended target.
Hatred lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Hatred tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred misses the shot to the body.
Hatred stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatred paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hatred.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hatred. That did some damage!
Hatred is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Hatred keeps it at a distance.
Hatred has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Hatred is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatred is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred misses with a straight left.
Max Hatred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatred.
Hatred dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.

Hatred moves into the clinch.
Hatred struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Hatred lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Hatred.
A frustrated look appears on Hatred's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hatred's efforts to push away.

Hatred manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hatred moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Hatred misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hatred.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Hatred has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Hatred lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Hatred's head.
Hatred throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Hatred misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatred backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hatred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Hatred throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatred paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson throws the left hand but Hatred avoids the punch easily.
Hatred takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hatred misses with a body shot.
Hatred tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hatred manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hatred connects with a single shot there.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hatred swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Hatred scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.

Hatred instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Hatred dominated that round.
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.

Hatred keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hatred swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Hatred connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hatred digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatred. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson slips a jab from Hatred.
Jackson with a hook.
Hatred throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatred misses the shot to the body.
Hatred fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Hatred as he checks the leg kick.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Hatred. Hatred maintains the clinch.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hatred as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatred gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hatred takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hatred on the inside.
Hatred leaning against his opponent.
Hatred swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatred misses with a body punch.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Hatred counters with a left to the body.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Hatred pushes him off.
Jackson closes the distance but Hatred moves to the side
and Hatred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Hatred moves out of range.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hatred misses the shot to the body.
Hatred takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses.
Hatred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Hatred's shoulder, as Hatred tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hatred thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatred blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Hatred pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Hatred checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatred paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatred darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson moves forwards but Hatred connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hatred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatred tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatred. Hatred obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Hatred slips the punch.
Hatred keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Hatred scores with a push kick.
Max Hatred seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatred uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Hatred.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Hatred circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Hatred.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Hatred takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatred counters with a nice body kick.
Hatred jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatred misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatred connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Apollo Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson checks a leg kick.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses.
Hatred misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Hatred's legs.
Hatred is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a body punch but Hatred moves out of range.
Hatred throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Hatred stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hatred misses.
Hatred cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatred avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hatred defends it nicely.
Hatred throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Hatred misses with a leg kick.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hatred drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Hatred misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Max Hatred seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hatred can't break the clinch.
Hatred wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hatred lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jackson.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hatred struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatred misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatred creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatred throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatred bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hatred misses with a straight right.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Hatred off balance momentarily.
Hatred jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hatred lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Hatred takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatred on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatred misses with a wild body shot.
Hatred ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Hatred sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatred connects with a nice looking jab.

Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Hatred's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hatred looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatred, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hatred keeps moving.
Jackson pushing down on Hatred's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hatred is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hatred is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Hatred tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Apollo Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hatred misses with a looping right.

Hatred closes the distance and clinches.
Hatred tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Hatred back against the cage.
Hatred tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Hatred scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hatred is keeping busy.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Hatred is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatred works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Hatred pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hatred makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatred swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Hatred makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatred moves out of range as Jackson strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Hatred.
Hatred connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hatred lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Hatred looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Hatred misses the shot to the body.
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!
Hatred has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatred there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatred tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatred is just out of range.
Jackson misses with a hook. Hatred ducked under it nicely.
Hatred lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatred misses with a low kick.
Hatred tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson misses with a hook. Hatred ducked under it nicely.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatred's hands.
Jackson with a jab.
Hatred lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hatred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Hatred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
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!
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatred which made him look bad.
Hatred scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hatred misses with a lunging right hand

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hatred won't be happy with that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hatred is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Hatred dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hatred tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Hatred was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hatred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Hatred sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Hatred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatred is looking to clinch.
Hatred throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatred ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Hatred sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Hatred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred checks a low kick from Jackson.
Hatred lands with a good body shot.
Hatred doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Hatred blocks the low kick.
Hatred misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hatred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatred was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Nice shot by Hatred.
Hatred ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Hatred tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hatred.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Hatred stumbling back into the cage.
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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatred tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hatred connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but Hatred is having none of it.

Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatred manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hatred working a defensive guard here.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hatred.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatred is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson is controlling Hatred's posture.
Hatred sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Apollo Jackson.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Apollo Jackson!
Apollo Jackson retains his light heavyweight title!
Apollo Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.