PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Jessup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Iron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Iron
vs
Jessup

188 cm
25
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
214 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 The Island, The Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Jessup!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jessup's hands.
A punch combination from Jessup misses.
Jessup takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron digs a good hook to Jessup's body.
Carl Jessup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jessup misses with a lunging right hand
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Jessup wants to clinch up but Iron keeps it at a distance.
Jessup looks for the body kick but Iron saw that one coming.
Iron circles away from the clinch attempt
and Iron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iron digs a good hook to Jessup's body.
Jessup's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jessup's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Jessup has closed the distance and engaged Iron in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jessup scores with a shoulder strike.
Iron trying to control the position but instead, Jessup has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iron into the cage.
Jessup avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jessup misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jessup has a couple of punches blocked by Iron.
Iron throws a punch but it's blocked by Jessup.
Iron definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Iron blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jessup.
Jessup stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jessup creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iron is looking to control Jessup's arms but Jessup gets an underhook and turns him. Now Iron has his back to the cage.
Jessup misses with a punch on the inside.
Jessup has a couple of punches blocked by Iron.
Iron blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Iron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Iron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron lands an uppercut.
Jessup swings wildly with an uppercut but Iron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iron as Jessup tries to tie him up.
Iron managing to block the knees to the body from Jessup.
Jessup stalling.
Iron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup looking to stall.
Jessup trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Jessup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jessup stalling in the clinch.
Jessup is struggling to control the position.
Jessup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron stalling.
Iron tries to work over Jessup's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron blocking some punches.
Jessup has a couple of punches blocked by Iron.
Jessup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iron is looking to control Jessup's arms but Jessup gets an underhook and turns him. Now Iron has his back to the cage.
Jessup tries to land knees in the clinch but Iron avoids the damage to the body.
Jessup prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
Jessup lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
Jessup tries to work over Iron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jessup's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jessup misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iron as Jessup tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron.
Jessup lands a nice uppercut.
Jessup slowing the pace effectively.
Jessup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Iron fails to land.
Jessup working aggressively here.
Iron lands with a left to the head.
Jessup scores with a hook to the body.
Jessup lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron swings wildly with an uppercut but Jessup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jessup throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Jessup dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jessup on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iron cracks Jessup with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jessup darts in and clinches Iron up against the cage.
Jessup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron wants to stall.
The referee calls for Jessup to work.
Iron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jessup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jessup scores with a knee to the head.
Jessup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jessup has a couple of punches blocked by Iron.
Iron throws a punch but it's blocked by Jessup.
Jessup working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jessup misses with a punch to the body.
Jessup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Jessup.
Carl Jessup seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Iron has Jessup pushed against the cage.
Jessup lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Iron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jessup content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jessup looking to slow down the pace here.
Jessup misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jessup stalling.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jessup 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iron.
Jessup prevents a body shot from Iron.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jessup looking to throw knees to the head but Iron is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Jessup.
Jessup scores with a shot to the side of Iron's head.
Jessup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Jessup.
Jessup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jessup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jessup prevents a body shot from Iron.
Iron tries a body shot but Jessup blocks it.
Iron misses with some punches.
Iron blocks an elbow strike.
Jessup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jessup stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jessup has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron blocks a body shot from Jessup.
Jessup throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron.
Jessup lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Jessup scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jessup is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jessup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jessup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jessup tries to stall but Iron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jessup is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Jessup.
Jessup wants to clinch.
Iron scores with a nice strike.
Jessup throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jessup walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.

Jessup darts in and clinches Iron up against the cage.
Iron lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Jessup 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jessup tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jessup tries a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Iron scores with a jab. Jessup acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jessup on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jessup tries to close the distance and clinch but Iron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iron cracks Jessup with an open hand slap.
Jessup drops his hands momentarily and Iron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jessup wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
As Jessup looks to move away, Iron throws a big counter combo bu Jessup just gets out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
Jessup tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Iron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jessup with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jessup tries to clinch up.
Iron throwing a counter right hand but Jessup manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jessup gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jessup is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron misses the target.
Iron scores with a jab to the head.

Jessup is rocked!
Jab by Iron.
Jessup is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron finish him?

Jessup closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jessup is trying to maintain a safe position but Iron gets an underhook and turns Jessup into the cage.
Iron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jessup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Jessup.
Iron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jessup backwards.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Iron.
Jessup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jessup lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jessup using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jessup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron wants to stall.
Jessup misses with the head strike.
Jessup seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jessup lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Iron tries to circle away but Jessup has him pinned against the cage.
Jessup pushes Iron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jessup tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iron's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jessup just misses with a elbow thrown towards Iron's brow.
Jessup wants to stall.
Iron is trying to push Jessup away but Jessup has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jessup throws a head punch that misses.
Iron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Iron blocks a body shot from Jessup.
Jessup is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jessup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron blocks a body shot from Jessup.
Jessup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron is trying to push Jessup away but Jessup has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Iron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron can't break the clinch.
Iron blocks an elbow strike from Jessup.
Iron working aggressively here.
Iron misses with a punch to the body.
Iron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron pushes Jessup back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jessup lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jessup.
Iron tries to break free but Jessup pushes him back against the cage.
Jessup is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jessup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron throws a punch but it's blocked by Jessup.
Iron trying to control the position but instead, Jessup has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iron into the cage.
Iron misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jessup looking to stall.
The Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Jessup is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Iron lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Iron showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jessup 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Jessup!
A victorious Carl Jessup thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.