PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beasty Kanne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Jackson's chin.

Jackson
vs
Kanne

185 cm
22
191 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanne.
Kanne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Kanne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Kanne just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanne doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson throws a hook but Kanne blocks it.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson defending well as Kanne loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kanne's head.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kanne throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Kanne throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Kanne throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Beasty Kanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanne misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson swings for the body but Kanne moves out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Kanne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Kanne misses.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanne.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kanne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Kanne misses with a looping left.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanne.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab. Kanne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That has opened up Beasty Kanne's cut even more.
Jackson moves out of range as Kanne strikes.
Kanne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanne throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Kanne misses the jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Kanne strikes.
Jackson digs a good hook to Kanne's body.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Kanne stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Ben Jackson has been cut.
Jackson with a nice cross.
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 swings for the body but Kanne moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defending well as Kanne loads up on a big left hand.
Kanne looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson delivers a nice body kick.
Kanne looks gassed!

Jackson drives through and clinches with Kanne against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanne misses with a straight right.
Kanne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Kanne thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Kanne's ribs.
Jackson staying out of range there.
A left lands for Jackson.
Kanne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Kanne moved out of range nicely.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Kanne in a clinch.
Jackson gets through Kanne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Kanne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Kanne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Kanne.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kanne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Kanne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanne throws out the jab.
Kanne thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Kanne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kanne digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanne misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kanne misses its intended target.
Kanne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Kanne loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Kanne misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Kanne moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Kanne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson jabs at Kanne's body.
Kanne is breathing heavily.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kanne takes one to the side of the head.

The cut above Beasty Kanne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kanne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Kanne throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne blocks a jab.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Kanne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Kanne slips the punch.
Kanne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kanne counter with a right hand.
Kanne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kanne throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Kanne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Kanne was well out of range.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanne can do to turn this around?
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a swing at Kanne's ribcage but misses.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanne.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Kanne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne misses the jab.
Kanne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kanne throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Kanne's ribcage. Kanne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson just leaning against Kanne, taking a breather.
Jackson is working Kanne over against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson presses Kanne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Kanne loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Kanne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson defending well as Kanne loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Kanne misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ben Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanne throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson swings for the body but Kanne moves out of range.
Kanne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Kanne takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Kanne walks into a jab.

Beasty Kanne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson moves out of range as Kanne strikes.
Beasty Kanne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Kanne misses.
Kanne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kanne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Kanne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanne moves into range and connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jackson!