PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Hugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugg has chosen All Right Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bigg Hugg will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Hugg

198 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bigg Hugg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hugg takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugg connects with a knee to the head.
Hugg works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hugg connects with a knee to the head.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dustin Jackson has been cut.
Hugg crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugg working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hugg prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hugg.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hugg as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hugg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Hugg as the two fighters clinch.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Hugg has the dominant position.
Hugg gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Hugg.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Hugg pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hugg misses with a knee strike.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugg looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Hugg.
Good body shot from Hugg.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hugg has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugg avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Hugg tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

Hugg forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hugg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hugg lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hugg smiles and moves away.
Hugg tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jackson pushes Hugg up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hugg connects with a knee to the head.
Hugg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hugg walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hugg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Hugg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hugg moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Hugg lands a shot to the body.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hugg prevents it.
Hugg crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Hugg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hugg is blocking nicely.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Hugg holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hugg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hugg clinches with his opponent.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from Hugg as the two fighters clinch.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugg working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugg lands a body shot.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Hugg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hugg scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Hugg has him pressed against the cage.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Hugg has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Hugg has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hugg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Jackson has Hugg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hugg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hugg scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hugg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hugg has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hugg connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson is trying to drag Hugg to the mat but Hugg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is working for takedown but Hugg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Hugg - that landed with a thud.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but Hugg stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hugg keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hugg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hugg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hugg with a knee to the head.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Hugg won't allow it.
Hugg is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugg landing knees to the head.
Hugg looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hugg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hugg scores with a hook to the body.
Hugg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bigg Hugg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hugg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson is working for takedown but Hugg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hugg pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hugg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Hugg.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hugg scores a nice knee to the body.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Hugg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Hugg working Jackson over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the head.
Hugg landing knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
A short body shot lands from Hugg as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Hugg is controlling the position.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the head.
Hugg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Hugg isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugg has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg lands a body punch.
Hugg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigg Hugg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dustin Jackson's cut.
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!

Hugg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hugg tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Hugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hugg darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.
Hugg lands a knee to the head.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hugg lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hugg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugg obliges.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hugg throws knees to the body.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hugg digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Hugg missing with knees to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Jackson lands a takedown into guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hugg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Hugg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Hugg!

Hugg stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hugg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.

Hugg drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugg working Jackson over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Hugg.
Hugg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hugg crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Hugg.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Hugg is controlling the position.
Hugg pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Hugg is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Knees to the body from Hugg.
Jackson is working for takedown but Hugg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Hugg prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hugg prevents it.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hugg pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hugg crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugg won't allow it.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hugg scores with a hook to the body.
Hugg is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hugg down to the mat. Hugg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Hugg instigates a clinch.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Hugg scores a nice knee to the body.
Hugg gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working for takedown but Hugg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Hugg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Hugg avoids it well.
Hugg tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hugg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hugg lands a knee to the head.
Hugg has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hugg scores with a knee to the head.
Hugg lands a knee to the head.

Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Hugg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hugg.
Hugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Hugg crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Hugg landing knees to the head.
Hugg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Hugg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hugg.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hugg fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Hugg. Hugg maintains the clinch.
Dustin Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugg lands a knee to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bigg Hugg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hugg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bigg Hugg!