PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 462 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 66 p4p, 163 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doe
vs
Jukassa

188 cm
27
190
10 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
195
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukassa slips under a jab.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Doe misses with a looping left.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doe with a body shot.
Doe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukassa at a distance.
Doe throws out a loose jab but Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe looks to throw the jab but Jukassa is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Doe.
We've been told by Doe's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Doe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukassa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Jukassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doe misses with a jab to the body
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukassa at a distance.
Doe thows a leg kick but Jukassa checks it
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doe misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.

Doe rushes Jukassa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jukassa gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jukassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jukassa moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe thuds a left hand into Jukassa's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doe throws a lazy body kick
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Doe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doe lands a head kick!
Doe throws a leg kick
and Doe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa moves away from the strike by Doe.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
Doe throws a leg kick
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa blocks a low kick nicely.
Jukassa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jukassa misses with a hook
and Doe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jukassa clinches up against the cage.
Doe tries a body shot but Jukassa blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jukassa digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
We've been informed that Jukassa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa lands an uppercut.
Doe misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jukassa.

Jukassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jukassa tries for a takedown but Doe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doe throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doe wants to clinch but Jukassa slips to the side
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doe is looking to wear down Jukassa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jukassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Jukassa looks to move away, Doe throws a big counter combo but Jukassa just gets out of the way.
Doe throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doe throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.

Doe rushes Jukassa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jukassa or not.
Jukassa throws a head punch that misses.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukassa's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doe.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukassa's elbow.

Jukassa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jukassa cracks a nice hook into Doe's ribs.

Doe rushes Jukassa and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Jukassa gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Jukassa working hard to break the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe punishes Jukassa's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa blocks a jab.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doe 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 Jukassa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jukassa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jukassa blocks a leg kick.
Doe wants to slow Jukassa down by chopping away at his legs.
Doe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
Doe tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Jukassa moved out of range.
Doe throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa moves out of range of the body kick.
Doe throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Doe misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa counters with a left and a right that stings Doe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jukassa.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
Jukassa misses with a looping left.
Doe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doe is looking to chop away at Jukassa's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
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!
Doe misses with a low kick.
Jukassa staying out of range there.

Doe clinches with his opponent.

Jukassa breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Jukassa misses with a straight right.
Doe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jukassa slips under a jab from Doe.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Doe misses.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe throws a leg kick but Jukassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doe.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Doe scoring well with a low kick there.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jukassa.
Doe throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe tries to land a body kick
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doe jabs Jukassa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe throws a low kick, looking for Jukassa's leg but Jukassa calmly moves out of range.
Jukassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doe misses with a kick to the body.
Jukassa moves out of range of the body kick from Doe.
Jukassa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe tries to clinch but Jukassa is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Doe lands a leg kick that knocks Jukassa off balance momentarily.
Doe throws a head kick but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukassa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Good shot there by Jukassa.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
Jukassa 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.
Jukassa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe lands the left hand.
Doe missing with a left hand there. Jukassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukassa moves away from the strike by Doe.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Doe throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jukassa connects with the punch.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukassa can do to turn this around?
Doe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doe throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a hook but Jukassa avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Doe misses
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doe is looking to slow Jukassa down with leg kicks.
Jukassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe with the inside leg kick.
Doe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John Doe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doe tries to clinch up
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa walks into a straight right hand from Doe.
Doe throws a wild body kick that Jukassa sees coming a mile off.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doe throws a right hand that misses

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

Doe is rocked!

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe looks to throw a body kick
and Jukassa rattles Doe with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Doe tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Jukassa dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Doe stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.