PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Already Unconscious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sianleuka Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack has chosen The Highwaymen - Highwayman as his entrance music. Sianleuka Jack will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Unconscious
vs
Jack

199 cm
23
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
233 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Combat Pro Design

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Already Unconscious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sianleuka Jack!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unconscious avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack tries to clinch there but Unconscious circles away.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unconscious.
Jack swings for the body but Unconscious moves out of range.
Unconscious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.

Jack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Unconscious manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Unconscious wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
Unconscious will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Unconscious has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jack wanted to stand there but Unconscious had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unconscious manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jack manages to get himself to full guard.
Unconscious postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Unconscious kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Unconscious wants to pass the guard but Jack is keeping the position.
Unconscious throws and elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Unconscious's guard. Nice move by Jack!

Jack gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Unconscious shoots for a takedown but Jack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Unconscious closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Already Unconscious has been cut.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Jack stuffs the takedown attempt from Unconscious. Unconscious gets slowly back to his feet.
Unconscious moves out of range as Jack strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack sizes up Unconscious with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jack tries to clinch there but Unconscious circles away.
Jack wants to clinch.

Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack can't break the clinch.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack letting Unconscious take a breather here.
Unconscious is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Already Unconscious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unconscious takes an elbow to the temple.
Unconscious goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jack prevents it.
Unconscious is breathing heavily.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Unconscious - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jack gets underhooks to prevent Unconscious's takedown attempt.
Unconscious is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Unconscious up against the cage.
Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Unconscious gets through Jack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Unconscious prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Jack looking for a takedown.
Jack landing knees to the head.

Already Unconscious's cut is getting worse.

Jack pulls guard.
Jack controls Unconscious momentarily but Unconscious frees himself.

Jack manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Unconscious pushes him off.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Unconscious pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unconscious throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Unconscious off to one side.

Jack instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jack breaks from the clinch.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Unconscious keeps the fight on the outside.
Unconscious circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Jack misses.
Jack is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sianleuka Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Already Unconscious's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Unconscious has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jack finds it's way round the side to connect with Unconscious's head.
Unconscious moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off.
Jack wants to clinch but Unconscious slips to the side

and Unconscious counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Unconscious is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Unconscious has Jack pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Unconscious pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jack tumbling to the mat - Unconscious dives into Jack's guard.
Unconscious thows a big elbow that misses.
Jack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jack working a defensive guard but Unconscious manages to pass into side control anyway.
Unconscious working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Unconscious moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Unconscious looking for a guillotine here but Jack defends easily.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Unconscious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Unconscious wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack wants to get up but he can't break Unconscious's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Unconscious looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jack puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jack trying to control from Unconscious's half guard. Unconscious has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jack wants to get up but he can't break Unconscious's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Unconscious keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jack. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jack tries to stand but Unconscious is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Unconscious shoots for a takedown but Jack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Unconscious scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jack struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Unconscious.
Unconscious throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jack works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Unconscious trying to mount his opponent but Jack defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unconscious not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Unconscious is looking to advance position but Jack won't allow it.
Jack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Unconscious's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Unconscious's back!
Jack is looking to control Unconscious but Unconscious is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jack slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Unconscious right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Already Unconscious dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Already Unconscious'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Unconscious is fending him off so far but Jack persists. Nope, Unconscious circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Unconscious slips the punch.
Unconscious has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jack.
Jack darts in trying to clinch

and Unconscious counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unconscious.

Unconscious gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jack wants to get back to his feet but Unconscious is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Unconscious throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unconscious postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Unconscious is looking to work some ground and pound but Jack has wrist control.
Unconscious throws a strike but Jack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Unconscious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unconscious looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Unconscious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Unconscious saw that one coming.
Jack tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Unconscious counters by clinching up.
Jack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Unconscious just stands there and leans against the cage.
Unconscious prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Unconscious misses with the head strike.

That's two 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.

Unconscious turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Unconscious tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Who's going to make the next move?
Jack is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Unconscious has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Unconscious landing strikes.

Unconscious looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jack tries to improve position but can't.
Already Unconscious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unconscious is working Jack over with some ground and pound from side control.
Unconscious trying to control the position but Jack is working away.
Jack is looking to regain half guard here but Unconscious keeps moving and retains side control.
Jack can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Unconscious.
Unconscious looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jack is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack wants to clinch

and Unconscious counters by clinching up.
Jack blocks an elbow strike.
Jack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Unconscious is keeping busy.
Jack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jack jumps guard and drags Unconscious to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Unconscious stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unconscious is working hard here to advance position.
Unconscious throws a strike but Jack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Unconscious is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Already Unconscious showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unconscious 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Already Unconscious!