PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TeBob DeQuad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DeQuad
vs
Jackson

175 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TeBob DeQuad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson punishes DeQuad's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson throws a right hand that DeQuad ducks under and follows up with a left that DeQuad also avoids with ease.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeQuad's head.
TeBob DeQuad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but DeQuad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
DeQuad throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like TeBob DeQuad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a right and a left that DeQuad avoids nicely.
Jackson moves out of range as DeQuad strikes.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeQuad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. DeQuad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
DeQuad throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab from DeQuad.
Jackson throws a right hand that DeQuad ducks under and follows up with a left that DeQuad also avoids with ease.
DeQuad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
DeQuad is breathing heavily.
DeQuad looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
DeQuad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DeQuad looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeQuad.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeQuad throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeQuad loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
DeQuad takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A jab from DeQuad misses.
DeQuad throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeQuad doesn't seem bothered though.
DeQuad misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
DeQuad walks into a jab.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeQuad has time to react.
DeQuad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a combination. DeQuad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
DeQuad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeQuad doesn't seem bothered though.
DeQuad throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeQuad cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson defending well as DeQuad loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeQuad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! DeQuad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson moves out of range as DeQuad strikes.
DeQuad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jackson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jackson blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
DeQuad misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeQuad.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson throws a right and a left that DeQuad avoids nicely.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
DeQuad looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeQuad.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
DeQuad throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeQuad rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
DeQuad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
DeQuad throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeQuad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson misses with the combination.
DeQuad throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeQuad avoids the body shot from Jackson.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from DeQuad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TeBob DeQuad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

DeQuad throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson with a hook.
DeQuad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeQuad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeQuad throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeQuad.
DeQuad loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson lands a body shot.
DeQuad throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson digs a good body shot into DeQuad's ribs.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Michael Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands a jab to DeQuad's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeQuad throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeQuad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson stuns DeQuad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeQuad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeQuad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
DeQuad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
DeQuad misses with a straight left.
DeQuad slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
DeQuad connects with a nice looking jab.
DeQuad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from DeQuad.
DeQuad throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeQuad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a jab. DeQuad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
DeQuad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson stuns DeQuad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeQuad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeQuad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a right and a left that DeQuad avoids nicely.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeQuad looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
DeQuad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson looks to land a combination but DeQuad avoids it well.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeQuad.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeQuad at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
DeQuad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
DeQuad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeQuad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson slips a jab from DeQuad.
Jackson staying out of range there.
DeQuad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeQuad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson slips under a jab.
DeQuad throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
A jab from DeQuad misses.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeQuad throws out the jab.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson moves out of range as DeQuad strikes.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
DeQuad throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeQuad misses with a straight left.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether DeQuad might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeQuad throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but DeQuad moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeQuad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from DeQuad misses the target.
DeQuad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeQuad misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
DeQuad loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson stalks DeQuad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeQuad's face. DeQuad staggers backwards, shaken.
DeQuad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeQuad.
DeQuad misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
DeQuad avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
DeQuad misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TeBob DeQuad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson throws a right hand that DeQuad ducks under and follows up with a left that DeQuad also avoids with ease.
DeQuad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeQuad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
The fighters circling - DeQuad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
DeQuad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson swings for the body but DeQuad moves out of range.
Jackson staying out of range there.
DeQuad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination. DeQuad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
DeQuad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a jab when DeQuad was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson defending well as DeQuad loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A swing and a miss from DeQuad.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. DeQuad backs away looking to recover.
Jackson digs a good hook to DeQuad's body.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeQuad.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DeQuad backs up against the cage.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeQuad.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
DeQuad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
DeQuad misses the jab.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeQuad.
DeQuad avoids the body shot from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeQuad.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeQuad throws out the jab.
DeQuad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
DeQuad misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeQuad in his tracks.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
DeQuad looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
DeQuad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DeQuad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
DeQuad misses with a straight left.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
DeQuad lands a head shot.
DeQuad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Jackson catches DeQuad right on the button with a cross.
DeQuad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
DeQuad throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
DeQuad dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
DeQuad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeQuad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeQuad throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson slips a jab from DeQuad.
DeQuad misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
DeQuad looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
DeQuad throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from DeQuad.

That's four 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.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
DeQuad misses with a straight left.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
DeQuad avoids the body shot from Jackson.
DeQuad throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
DeQuad throws a big shot that misses.
DeQuad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeQuad throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeQuad misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a series of punches but DeQuad avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
A big left from DeQuad misses.
DeQuad misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
DeQuad misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
TeBob DeQuad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeQuad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jackson!