PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Me Favourite Grog. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jack
vs
Lindros

190 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calico Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lindros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Lindros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack misses with an uppercut
letting Lindros counter with a right hand.
Lindros cracks Jack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jack throws a good cross that connects.
Jack misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lindros counter with a right hand.
Lindros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Lindros misses.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Lindros ducks down to avoid it.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindros throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to move into range but Lindros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
Lindros throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lindros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack throws a right hand that misses
and Lindros counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lindros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lindros counters with a right hand to the body.
Jack misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack walks into a straight right hand from Lindros.
Lindros moves away from the strike by Jack.
The fighters circling - Lindros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindros works the jab nicely.
Lindros throws a low kick but Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.
Lindros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lindros's hands.
Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Jack.
Lindros is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a right hand that misses
letting Lindros counter with a right hand.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Lindros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jack slips under a jab from Lindros.
Jack cracks Lindros with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lindros. Those never looked like landing.
Lindros throws a shot to the body.
Lindros lands a really nice looking cross but Jack seems unphased.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindros misses the jab.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindros lands a slapping body shot.
Jack misses with a shot to the body
and Lindros counters with a nice body shot.
Lindros blocks a jab.
Jack misses with the combination.
Lindros misses with a hook to the body
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lindros ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Calico Jack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindros.
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindros doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindros just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Jack misses.
Lindros misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindros avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack misses with a body shot
and Lindros counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindros smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jack lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Lindros there.
Calico Jack is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindros.
Jack throws the left hand but Lindros avoids the punch easily.
Jack staying out of range there.
Jack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lindros counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lindros throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Lindros with an uppercut!
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack throws an off balance right hand
and Lindros counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindros is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindros lands a lovely overhand right.
Lindros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindros counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jack's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Lindros counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack misses with a left hand
and Lindros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindros lunges at Jack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jack's hand.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindros.
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Lindros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jack tries to move into range but Lindros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindros connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jack momentarily.
Lindros throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jack counters with a nice body shot.
Lindros throws a leg kick that misses.
Lindros tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack lands with a cross.
Jack works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Lindros moves away and avoids it.
Lindros misses with an uppercut
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Lindros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lindros's head backwards.
Lindros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack cracks Lindros with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jack throws a right hand that misses
and Lindros counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lindros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindros throws a series of strikes that have Jack backpedaling.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack misses with a left hand
and Lindros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack misses with a hook. Lindros ducked under it nicely.
Lindros misses with a wild body shot.
Jack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack misses the jab.
Lindros misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros connects with a crisp jab.
Lindros stalks Jack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jack's face. Jack staggers backwards, shaken.
Jack misses with a hook to the body
and Lindros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindros catches Jack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindros counters with a right hand to the body.
Lindros scores with a decent looking hook.
Jack swings widly with a right hand
and Lindros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Lindros lands but Jack takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindros connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lindros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jack misses
and Lindros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lindros throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lindros counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Lindros does it's job there.
Jack defending well as Lindros loads up on a big left hand.
Lindros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lindros shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jack eats them both and turns towards Lindros to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Calico Jack has been cut.
Lindros catches Jack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lindros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindros goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Lindros connects with a leg kick. Jack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lindros clobbers Jack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lindros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lindros.
Lindros looks to land a combination. Jack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lindros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Lindros lands.
Lindros smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jack doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros misses with a hook.
Lindros throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Lindros.
Lindros throws a series of strikes that have Jack backpedaling.
Lindros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lindros throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Lindros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros moves out of range as Jack strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Lindros.
Jack avoids the head kick by Lindros.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lindros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lindros 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lindros!