PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Willis
vs
Jackson

188 cm
26
240 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

191 cm
28
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis scores with a leg kick.
Willis throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Willis tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Willis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Willis throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willis off to one side.
Willis thows a body shot but no joy.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis misses with a head kick.
Willis shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Willis throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Willis only half commits.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Willis throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willis.
Willis throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a hook. Willis ducked under it nicely.
Jackson slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Willis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Willis throws a big shot that misses.
Willis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Willis moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Willis - that will leave a mark!
Willis tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson clobbers Willis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Jackson throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Peter Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Willis backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.
Willis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands with a good body shot.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Willis blocking some punches.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Willis is trying to break free.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Willis gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Willis tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Willis avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Willis blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Willis tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willis somewhat.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willis throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Willis misses.
Willis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Jackson darts in and clinches Willis up against the cage.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Willis blocks it.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Willis counters with a straight right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Willis tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willis throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Willis shoots and misses

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Willis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Willis is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Willis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson is pulling down on Willis's head. It's preventing any offense from Willis, at least for the moment.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Willis lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson regains half guard.
Willis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Willis is controlling well.
Willis thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willis.
Jackson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Willis.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willis slips under a jab from Jackson.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Willis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.

Willis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson controlling Willis's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Willis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peter Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Willis takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Willis shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Willis dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Willis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Willis shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson has his hands on Willis's head, controlling the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis being controlled here momentarily.

Peter Jackson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson slips a jab from Willis.
Willis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Willis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Willis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Willis defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab. Willis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Willis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willis.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Willis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peter Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Willis misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Willis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Willis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Willis off the cage and back into rage.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Willis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Willis strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Willis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Peter Jackson!

Peter Jackson wins by unanimous decision!