PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Shield. Jace Wright has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wright
vs
Mackey

185 cm
21
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jace Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Mackey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Mackey wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Mackey moved out of range.
Mackey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mackey with a poor takedown

and Wright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wright works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mackey keeps working.
Mackey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mackey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mackey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mackey looks like he's trying to stand up.

Wright is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mackey defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey wants to sweep but Wright has passed to side control!
Wright tries to score with some ground and pound. Mackey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mackey gets back to half guard.

Mackey is defending against the submission attempts here by Wright.
Wright prevents Mackey from standing back up.

Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Mackey defends the submission attempt.

Wright is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mackey wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mackey is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Mackey is defending well.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Mackey wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mackey lands a left and a right that send Wright crashing to the mat, dazed. Mackey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Jace Wright has been cut.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mackey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wright as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to move into range but Mackey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackey throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Mackey clinches but Wright breaks the clinch
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mackey misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Mackey shoots in.
Jace Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Mackey.
Mackey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackey's waist but Mackey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Wright looks to land a combination but Mackey avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Mackey lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Jace Wright's cut is getting worse.
Mackey wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.

Mackey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wright looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mackey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wright to his feet.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mackey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey wants to clinch

and Wright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Mackey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mackey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jace Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Mackey.
Mackey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Mackey tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily

so Wright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wright prevents Mackey from getting back to his feet.

Mackey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mackey pinned against the cage. Mackey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey misses with a two punch combination.
Mackey with a poor takedown

and Wright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mackey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.

Wright drops back looking for a leg! Mackey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mackey manages to kick Wright off! Wright jumps back into Mackey's guard.
Mackey is looking to stand up but Wright isn't so interested in that idea.
Wright passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wright is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wright stops Mackey from getting back to his feet.
Mackey wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.

Wright is working for a kimura but Mackey is defending it quite comfortably.

Wright is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mackey sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mackey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jace Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright trying to control but Mackey is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to stand but Mackey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wright preventing the sweep.
Mackey wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.

Mackey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mackey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wright throws a series of punches but Mackey moves out of range.
Mackey cracks Wright with a good jab.

Jace Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mackey darts in trying to clinch

and Wright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Mackey has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Wright wanted to stand there but Mackey had control of the position.

Mackey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wright off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Mackey lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jace Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Mackey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Wright is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jace Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mackey.
Vic Mackey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mackey tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mackey closes the distance but Wright moves to the side

and Wright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mackey!
Mackey tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Wright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mackey tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mackey blocking the ground and pound.

Wright has hold of Mackey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mackey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mackey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep here but Mackey controlling him for the moment.
Mackey throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mackey's guard.
Wright would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright stops Mackey from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mackey wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Wright stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Mackey.
Mackey misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mackey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a three punch combo that has Mackey backing up. Mackey nods at Wright to acknowledge the strikes.
Mackey throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mackey throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mackey tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mackey to the ground. Mackey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wright.
Mackey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Mackey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mackey showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.

Wright actively working from the bottom here.

Mackey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Wright tries to roll over but Mackey keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright manages to get to full guard.

Mackey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wright, up you get!
Vic Mackey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.

Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mackey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.

Wright is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mackey is just riding it out for now. Wright eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jace Wright clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright'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.

Wright tries to keep at a distance but Mackey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mackey is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Wright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mackey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mackey throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.

Mackey pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mackey is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey wants to break free but Wright has control.
Wright is working for takedown but Mackey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mackey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wright can't fight it off and eventually Mackey manages to take the fight to the floor. Wright looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mackey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wright throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Mackey gets to his feet. Wright looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mackey has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a left and a right that stings Mackey.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mackey to the mat! Mackey manages to get full guard.
Mackey is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Mackey pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
Wright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mackey's guard.
Wright won't allow Mackey to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Mackey is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Mackey clinches.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackey's efforts to push away.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackey's efforts to push away.
Mackey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright prevents Mackey from breaking the clinch.
Mackey tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Wright gets underhooks to prevent Mackey's takedown attempt.
Mackey is trying to break the clinch but Wright has him pressed against the cage.

Wright has Mackey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mackey tumbling to the mat - Wright dives into Mackey's guard.

Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mackey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Mackey in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mackey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey wants to stand but Wright is controlling his posture from full guard.

Wright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mackey defends well.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mackey is one step ahead there.

Mackey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackey looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Mackey dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mackey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mackey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mackey misses with a head kick.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Mackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Mackey shows good takedown defense.
Wright cracks Mackey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mackey misses with a double jab
and Wright counters with a two punch combo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Mackey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey scores with a hook.
Mackey wants to clinch

and Wright counters with a takedown into side control.
Mackey is trying to get back to his feet.

Wright in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mackey is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jace Wright!
Jace Wright retains his light heavyweight title!