PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Jackel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackel has chosen Prinz Pi - Mann vom Mars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alkofer
vs
Jackel

175 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Sydney, Christian Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Jackel!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alkofer.
A swing and a miss from Jackel.

Alkofer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackel's guard.
Alkofer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alkofer tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackel is retaining full guard.
Alkofer postures up in Jackel's guard and throws a big left but Jackel blocks it.
Jackel keeping full guard, as Alkofer tries to pass.
Jackel controls Alkofer momentarily but Alkofer frees himself.
Alkofer passes Jackel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alkofer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackel looks gassed!
Alkofer not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown but Jackel shows good takedown defense.

Jackel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alkofer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alkofer tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackel is retaining full guard.
Alkofer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackel is looking to stand up but Alkofer isn't so interested in that idea.
Alkofer wants to pass the guard but Jackel is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackel has wrist control.
Alkofer tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackel is retaining full guard.
Alkofer thows a big elbow that misses.
Alkofer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alkofer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alkofer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jackel prevents Alkofer from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alkofer cracks Jackel with a big elbow.
Alkofer is putting a hurting on Jackel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alkofer moves into full mount!
Alkofer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alkofer landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackel hang on?
Alkofer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alkofer breaks from Jackel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alkofer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackel looks a forlorn figure.
Alkofer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackel's face.
Jackel wants to control but Alkofer is having none of it.
Jackel working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Alkofer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alkofer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alkofer trying to mount his opponent but Jackel defends it.
Jackel tries to roll over but Alkofer keeps him under control.
Alkofer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alkofer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackel is working to get back to half guard.
Alkofer breaks from Jackel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackel is looking to get to half guard.
Alkofer is landing with some decent strikes but Jackel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alkofer lands a big elbow.
Alkofer cracks Jackel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
Alkofer with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackel is desperately trying to improve his position but Alkofer has a good base and remains in mount.
Alkofer landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
Jackel is bucking up trying to escape but Alkofer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
BOOM! Alkofer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackel wants to control but Alkofer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alkofer kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkofer looking to finish Jackel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackel!
Jackel is looking to get to half guard.
Jackel tries to lock up and control but Alkofer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alkofer landing strikes from the mount.
Alkofer landing shots from mount.

That's four 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.
Jackel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackel tries to hold on but Alkofer postures up.
Alkofer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackel is desperately trying to improve his position but Alkofer has a good base and remains in mount.
Alkofer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackel?
Alkofer looking to finish Jackel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackel!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Alkofer dominated that second round.
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!

Alkofer scores with a takedown into Jackel's guard.
Alkofer wants to pass the guard but Jackel is keeping the position.
Alkofer is pushing down on Jackel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackel is fighting to maintain full guard but Alkofer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alkofer passes to full mount!
Jackel is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alkofer punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackel is looking to improve his position but Alkofer isn't that keen on the idea.
Alkofer lands a big shot there that rocks Jackel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackel is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Alkofer connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alkofer with shots to the head and body - Jackel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alkofer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alkofer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alkofer scoring with strikes but Jackel is staying in there.
Alkofer avoids the attempt from Jackel to control.
Christian Alkofer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alkofer lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackel wants to control but Alkofer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer cracks Jackel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackel working to try and regain half guard.
Alkofer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alkofer lands a big shot there that rocks Jackel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alkofer wants to free his trapped foot but Jackel is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jackel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Jackel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Alkofer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alkofer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackel is pressing down on Alkofer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lewis Jackel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christian Alkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jackel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Alkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alkofer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Alkofer!