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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.
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170 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryan but Bryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Bryan pushes him off.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Bryan avoids nicely.
Bryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryan.
Jackson is looking to slow Bryan down with leg kicks.
Bryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryan with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Bryan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bryan.
Bryan is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Bryan regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bryan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Bryan is working away.
Bryan wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson passes to full mount!
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.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryan is looking to escape.
Bryan is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson has hold of Bryan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bryan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bryan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan manages to control the position for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson prevents Bryan from getting the reversal.
Bryan is trying to escape the mount but Jackson keeps good control and instead manages to take Bryan's back.
Bryan tries to escape the position.
Jackson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryan can't escape the position.
Jackson is looking to control Bryan but Bryan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jackson misses with an elbow to the head.
Bryan tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to control Bryan but Bryan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes.
Jackson looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bryan tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan lands with a cross.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bryan avoids it well.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bryan counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bryan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Bryan is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Bryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bryan working the head and body with strikes.
Bryan is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Bryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryan is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is looking to control Bryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Bryan sits in half guard.
Bryan passes to full mount!
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson is staying active underneath Bryan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bryan wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Bryan is controlling well.
Bryan is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bryan postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bryan is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson tries to roll over but Bryan keeps him under control.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Bryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bryan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bryan showed some decent athleticism there.
Bryan drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Bryan works the jab nicely.
Bryan rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryan has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bryan scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryan fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Bryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bryan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for subs off his back but Bryan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Bryan.
Bryan controlling the pace.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryan pulls his head out easily.
Bryan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryan seems to be looking for submissions.
Kobe Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryan is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bryan is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bryan prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson wants to sweep but Bryan has passed to side control!
Bryan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bryan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bryan looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bryan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bryan is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryan 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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