PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jakobe (ranked 1208 p4p, 1126 weight class) and William Mckean (ranked 138 p4p, 124 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jakobe
vs
Mckean

183 cm
25
240
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
280
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jakobe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean drops his hands momentarily and Jakobe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
Mckean misses with a two punch combination.
Jakobe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Mckean has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jakobe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Jakobe misses.
Mckean throws a counter combo.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Jakobe slips under a jab from Mckean.
Jakobe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakobe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jakobe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jakobe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jakobe misses with a lunging right hand
and Mckean counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a left hand
letting Jakobe counter with a right hand.
Mckean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakobe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakobe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jakobe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Mckean works over Jakobe 's head and body with a nice combination.
Jakobe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jakobe moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jakobe misses with a double jab
letting Mckean counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jakobe throws a big counter combination but Mckean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jakobe throws an overhand right that lands on Mckean's shoulder, as Mckean tries to avoid the shot.
Mckean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakobe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jakobe .
Mckean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobe misses with a shot to the body
and Mckean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakobe misses the body punch
and Mckean counters with a stiff right hand.
Mckean scores with a one two! Jakobe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mckean with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jakobe to score with a decent uppercut.
Jakobe throws a jab when Mckean was well out of range.
Mckean slips a jab from Jakobe .
Mckean swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mckean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jakobe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Jakobe moved out of range.
Mckean misses with a left hand

and Jakobe counters with a nice right hand that sends Mckean toppling to the canvas! Mckean scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jakobe finish him?!

That has opened up William Mckean's cut even more.
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!
Mckean throws the left hand but Jakobe avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jakobe misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Jakobe .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Mckean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Mckean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mckean misses with an uppercut. Jakobe saw that one coming.
Jakobe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Jakobe is looking to counter punch.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Jakobe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mckean looks to land a combination but Jakobe avoids it well.
Mckean lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakobe ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Jakobe throws a lazy uppercut
and Mckean counters with a stiff right hand.
William Mckean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jakobe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean throws a jab when Jakobe was well out of range.
Jakobe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jakobe throws a body punch but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakobe throws out the jab.
Mckean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jakobe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Jakobe 's shoulder, as Jakobe tries to avoid the shot.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mckean. Those never looked like landing.
Mckean slips under a jab.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jakobe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jakobe slips under a jab from Mckean.
Mckean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jakobe .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
Mckean swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Jakobe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Jakobe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jakobe thuds a left hand into Mckean's body.
William Mckean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mckean throws a combination. Jakobe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mckean 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.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Jakobe 's head but Jakobe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Jakobe misses the target.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Jakobe .
Mckean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jakobe .
Jakobe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

The cut above William Mckean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jakobe cracks Mckean with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jakobe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mckean to stand back up!

Mckean is rocked!

William Mckean's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakobe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckean moves away.
Jakobe throws a right hand that misses
and Mckean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakobe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Mckean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mckean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jakobe .
Jakobe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Mckean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Mckean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jakobe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mckean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jakobe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Jakobe 's head coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jakobe throws a hook but Mckean avoids it easily.
Jakobe slips a jab and a cross from Mckean.
Jakobe 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.
Mckean throws a shot from downtown. Jakobe moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Jakobe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jakobe 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mckean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jakobe scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Jakobe .
Jakobe ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Jakobe misses the shot to the body.
Jakobe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mckean to counter with a crisp jab.
Jakobe misses with a wild combination.
Jakobe misses with a combination
letting Mckean counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with an uppercut
and Jakobe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakobe misses with an uppercut
letting Mckean counter with a right hand.
Jakobe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mckean throws a nice looking combination but Jakobe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mckean misses with an uppercut
and Jakobe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mckean staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Jakobe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mckean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jakobe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
and Jakobe counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mckean! He's just covering up as Jakobe starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jakobe !
A relieved looking John Jakobe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.