PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gassey Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up like a hurricane. James has chosen We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jack
vs
James

182 cm
20
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

191 cm
24
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gassey Jack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a few strikes there.
Jack cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from James.
A combination from James does no damage.
Jack is looking to clinch.
James lands with a right hand.
James misses with a shot to the body

and Jack counters by clinching up.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James avoiding damage.

Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James keeps the fight on the outside.

Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Jack digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack cracks James with a nice body shot.
James lands a left hand.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is leaning against Jack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jack is keeping busy.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.

James breaks from the clinch.
Freddy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Jack misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a combination that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James misses with a double jab
and Jack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James looks gassed!
Jack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Nice defenses there by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Jack clinches.

Jack manages to break the clinch.
James misses with a double jab
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James misses with the combination.
A jab from Jack finds it's way through James's defenses.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jack connects with a jab.

Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jack as James tries to tie him up.
James stalling in the clinch.
Jack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jack lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jack as James tries to tie him up.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Jack breaks from the clinch.
Jack scores with a nice head shot.

Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by James.
A hook to the body from Jack.
Jack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jack duly obliges.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

James is rocked!
Jack dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jack! James is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gassey Jack!
Gassey Jack retains his middleweight title!