PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Linus
vs
Jackson

200 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

199 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Linus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Linus avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Linus's head back.
Linus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Linus's head.
Donk. Jackson catches Linus right on the button with a cross.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Linus.
Linus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Linus.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Linus saw that one coming.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.

Linus clinches with his opponent.

Linus pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Linus won't let him.
Linus has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Linus won't let him.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson throws a strike but Linus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Linus stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Linus closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Linus won't allow it.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Linus pulls guard successfully.

Linus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Linus moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

Linus forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Linus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Linus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Linus.
Linus misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Linus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Linus moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Linus throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Linus throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Linus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries to bum rush Linus with a series of wild strikes but Linus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Linus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Linus.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Linus tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Linus slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Linus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Linus throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson scores with a one two! Linus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Linus throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Linus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linus checks a leg kick.
Jackson moves out of range as Linus strikes.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Linus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Linus dominated that 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.

Jackson lands with a nice combination. Linus backs away looking to recover.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Linus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Linus misses.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Linus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson stalks Linus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linus's face. Linus staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linus loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Linus throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Linus saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Linus avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Linus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Linus's head.
Jackson throws a combination. Linus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Linus moves into the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Linus has him pressed against the cage.

Linus manages to break the clinch.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linus's head backwards.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Linus backpedaling.
Linus misses with a head kick.
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Linus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Linus dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Linus is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there

and Linus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linus.
Linus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Linus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Linus avoids it well.
Jackson cracks Linus with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Linus's head back.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Linus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linus.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Linus throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Linus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linus looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Linus misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linus throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Linus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Linus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Linus.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linus circles away quickly and effectively.
Linus wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Linus tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Linus wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Linus.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Linus moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linus.
Linus misses with a two punch combination.
Linus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Linus forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Linus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Linus is controlling him.

Linus pulls guard effortlessly.
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 Ben Linus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Linus wants to clinch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linus.
Linus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Linus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Linus!
A punch combination from Linus misses.
Linus misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Linus doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linus can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben Linus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Linus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linus looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus misses with the combination.
Linus throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Linus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linus lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Linus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linus backs up against the cage.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Linus counters with a two punch combo.
Linus tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linus tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Linus counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Linus.

Linus gets a clinch.

Linus breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a right hand that Linus ducks under and follows up with a left that Linus also avoids with ease.
Linus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Linus.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Linus avoids nicely.
Linus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Linus throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Linus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linus.
Linus can't get the takedown.
Linus taking a breather.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Linus has the dominant position.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Linus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Linus working aggressively here.
Linus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Linus wants to stall.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Linus controls his hands.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linus.

Linus pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Linus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Linus won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Linus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linus 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

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