PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Thorn
vs
Jackson

203 cm
23
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

187 cm
21
245 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Cole Jackson has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Thorn backs away looking to recover.
Thorn throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Thorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Thorn.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorn.
Jackson misses with a combination
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Thorn misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Thorn's head.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Thorn circles away.
Thorn digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Thorn throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Thorn counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson looks gassed!
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorn jabs at Jackson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Thorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thorn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jeff Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorn.
Thorn with a jab.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thorn lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorn counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Thorn.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Thorn is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Thorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Thorn is avoiding it.
Jackson clinches but Thorn breaks the clinch
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Thorn moves out of range.
Jeff Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn lands a two punch combo.

That has opened up Cole Jackson's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Thorn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a head shot.
Thorn jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Thorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries to clinch but Thorn is having none of it.
A jab from Thorn finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Thorn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Thorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Thorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Thorn.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorn with a hook.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thorn has got the better of the exchanges.
Jackson clinches but Thorn breaks the clinch
and Thorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorn to score with a decent uppercut.
Thorn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Thorn looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Thorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Thorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Thorn there.
Thorn throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the body from Thorn misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a with a good body shot.
Thorn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorn.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Thorn lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Cole Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thorn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thorn duly obliges.
Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn misses with a double jab.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Cole Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorn.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Thorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thorn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Thorn!