PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jackson
vs
Mann

225 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

212 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Mann!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Mann tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mann's efforts to push away.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Mann looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mann stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mann will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mann trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is working Mann over against the cage.
Mann looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Mann with a nice body shot.
Mann letting Jackson take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mann's efforts to push away.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann blocks an uppercut.

Mann manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mann which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mann misses with a two punch combination.
Mann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Mann tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Tom Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Mann is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson cracks Mann with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Mann avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mann being controlled against the cage.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson taking a breather.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Mann from breaking the clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Mann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mann blocks an uppercut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson is pushing Mann up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Mann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Mann misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Jackson.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
A short left from Jackson.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Mann's ribcage. Mann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mann being controlled against the cage.
Mann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Mann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has Mann pressed against the cage, preventing Mann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Mann is trying to break free.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Mann blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson works on Mann's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andy Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mann.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Mann tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Jackson pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Mann avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Jackson digs a right hand into Mann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mann's gas tank.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson works on Mann's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tom Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Mann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25

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