PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jaskson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly has chosen Bring the Noise as his entrance music. Tyler Jaskson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Tyler Jaskson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaskson
vs
Handly

179 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Jaskson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jaskson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Handly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Jaskson blocks nicely.
Jaskson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Handly prevents Jaskson from getting back to his feet.
Handly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaskson is keeping the position for now.
Handly postures up in Jaskson's guard and throws a big left but Jaskson blocks it.
Handly tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaskson is retaining full guard.

Handly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jaskson dives on top into guard.

Jaskson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Handly dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jaskson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Jaskson keeping moving, preventing Handly from controlling successfully.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Jaskson blocks nicely.
Handly throws a big right hand that misses.
Handly trying to control but Jaskson is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Handly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Handly throws a nice looking combination but Jaskson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Handly scores with a takedown into Jaskson's guard.
Handly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Handly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Handly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaskson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jaskson is breathing heavily.
Jaskson stops Handly from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Handly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Handly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaskson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handly.
Handly throws a series of punches but Jaskson avoids them all with ease.

Jaskson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jaskson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Handly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Handly is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jaskson is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaskson is trying to ground and pound but Handly uses the momentary lack of control by Jaskson to regain half guard.

Handly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jaskson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Handly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Handly.
Handly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handly postures up and lands a big shot to Jaskson's brow.
Handly thows a big elbow that misses.
Handly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Handly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Handly misses with a low kick.

Jaskson gets caught flat footed, as Handly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Handly passes Jaskson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Handly with the ground and pound but Jaskson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Handly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly thows a big elbow that misses.
Jaskson looking to control.
Jaskson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Handly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Handly working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaskson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Handly lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handly tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaskson is retaining full guard.
Handly stands up over Jaskson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Handly works over Jaskson with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Handly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly thows a big elbow that misses.
Handly pushing down on Jaskson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Handly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handly lands a nice short elbow.
Handly throwing shots but Jaskson is blocking nicely.
Handly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaskson defending well though.
Jaskson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Handly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Handly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jaskson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Handly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jaskson taking some punishment here, with Handly in his half guard.
Handly is trying to control. Jaskson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Handly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaskson defending well though.
Handly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handly connects with a nice short shot to Jaskson's temple.
Handly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaskson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jaskson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jaskson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Handly 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.
Handly wants to pass to mount but Jaskson is defending the position.
Handly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Handly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Handly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handly misses with the combination.
Handly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaskson was well out of range. Poor timing from Handly.
Handly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handly misses with a wild body shot.
Handly digs a good body shot into Jaskson's ribs.
Handly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaskson.
No joy there for Handly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaskson fails with a takedown attempt.
Handly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Handly scores with a jab to the body.
Handly swinging wildly here.
Handly is looking to score with low kicks.
Handly misses with a series of wild punches.
Handly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Handly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jaskson checks a leg kick.

Handly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaskson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Charles Handly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Handly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jaskson taking some punishment here, with Handly in his half guard.
Jaskson is not content to let Handly control the position.
Jaskson is trying to stand up here but Handly is controlling him well.
Jaskson has hold of Handly's hands but Handly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Handly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaskson defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handly lands a nice short elbow.
Handly trying to control the pace.
Handly throwing shots but Jaskson is blocking nicely.
Handly thows a huge punch but Jaskson dodges it nicely.
Jaskson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handly.
Handly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Handly is nestled in close to Jaskson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Handly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaskson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Handly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handly connects with a nice short shot to Jaskson's temple.
Tyler Jaskson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Charles Handly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Handly is controlling the pace.
Handly lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Handly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Handly 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Handly!