PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hackenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Tjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Cum On Feel The Noize. Ray Hackenberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hackenberg
vs
Tjack

167 cm
20
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hackenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Tjack!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tjack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Hackenberg moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tjack.
Tjack tries to work over Hackenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tjack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tjack blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackenberg.
Tjack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hackenberg blocks an uppercut.

Tjack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tjack slips a straight right by Hackenberg.
Tjack misses with a hook
and Hackenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Hackenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hackenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tjack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackenberg throws a good cross that connects.
Hackenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackenberg misses the target.
Tjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackenberg is just out of range.
Tjack throws a series of punches but Hackenberg avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Tjack does it's job there.
Tjack slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tjack misses
and Hackenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Tjack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tjack ducks right into an uppercut from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.

Hackenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Tjack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackenberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tjack.
Tjack is looking to break free of the clinch but Hackenberg has double underhooks.
Tjack scores with a hook to the body.
Tjack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hackenberg working aggressively here.
Hackenberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hackenberg pushes Tjack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hackenberg blocks a body shot from Tjack.
Tjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hackenberg on the inside.
Tjack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackenberg's elbow.
Tjack can't find room to land a body shot as Hackenberg controls the action.
Tjack can't find room to land a body shot as Hackenberg controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Hackenberg.

Tjack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tjack misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjack misses with a hook
and Hackenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Hackenberg.
Hackenberg misses with a straight left.
Hackenberg misses the shot to the body.
Hackenberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tjack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackenberg takes a swing at Tjack's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Tjack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tjack. Hackenberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackenberg looks to throw the jab but Tjack is out of range.
Hackenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tjack.
Tjack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hackenberg is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Tjack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hackenberg is looking to clinch but Tjack is avoiding it.
Hackenberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Hackenberg clinches with his opponent.
Tjack misses with the head strike.
Tjack scores with a shot to the side of Hackenberg's head.
Tjack swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tjack misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tjack tries to work over Hackenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tjack.
A head punch on the inside from Hackenberg fails to land.
Hackenberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tjacks head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tjack.
Hackenberg pushes Tjack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tjack struggles to land a body shot inside as Hackenberg controls his hands.
Hackenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tjack tries a body shot but Hackenberg blocks it.
Hackenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Tjack misses with the head strike.
Tjack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackenberg's elbow.
Tjack blocking some punches.
Hackenberg presses Tjack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tjack can't find room to land a body shot as Hackenberg controls the action.
Tjack struggles to land a body shot inside as Hackenberg controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hackenberg.
A short left from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackenberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tjack looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hackenberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tjack.

Tjack breaks from the clinch.
Hackenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tjack.
Hackenberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Hackenberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tjack throws a lazy uppercut
and Hackenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tjack thinking.
Tjack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hackenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tjack connects with a nice looking jab.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackenberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tjack drops his hands momentarily and Hackenberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Tjack.
A swing and a miss from Tjack.
Hackenberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hackenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hackenberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Hackenberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tjack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Tjack.
Hackenberg lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Hackenberg.
Hackenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tjack.
Tjack misses with an uppercut. Hackenberg saw that one coming.
Tjack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hackenberg works Tjack's body with a nice hook.
Tjack throws a jab when Hackenberg was well out of range.
Otto Tjack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tjack avoids the body shot from Hackenberg.
Tjack doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tjack 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 shot to the body from Hackenberg misses
and Tjack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tjack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, jab by Hackenberg - just one landing.
Otto Tjack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackenberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hackenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tjack walks into a straight right hand from Hackenberg.

Tjack is rocked!
Hackenberg cracks Tjack with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tjack falls to his knees and Hackenberg doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Hackenberg!
After winning the bout, Ray Hackenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Otto Tjack stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm going to stab you with a screwdriver and steal your bike.'.