PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hadley Jagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying El Toro's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade. Ceaser El Toro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jagger
vs
El Toro

180 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

174 cm
28
194 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hadley Jagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceaser El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jagger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jagger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jagger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jagger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jagger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but El Toro swivels and escapes.
Ceaser El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro misses with the combination.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jagger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Jagger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jagger showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jagger is trying to control the action in half guard but El Toro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jagger wants to pass to mount but El Toro is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jagger connects with a nice short shot to El Toro's temple.
Jagger trying to mount his opponent but El Toro defends it.

El Toro makes his way to full guard, as Jagger worked for a kimura.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro wants to sweep but no luck.
Jagger trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
El Toro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jagger manages to get himself to full guard.
El Toro is looking to stand up but Jagger won't let him.

Jagger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. El Toro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jagger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger is trying to get back to half guard.
El Toro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jagger tries to buck El Toro off but El Toro is having none of it.
Jagger is working hard here to advance position.
Jagger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jagger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. El Toro is working away from the top position though.
Jagger wants to improve his position but El Toro is controlling well.
El Toro trying to control the action but Jagger is working from the bottom.
El Toro is looking to pass Jagger's guard but actually Jagger recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Toro's guard.
El Toro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Toro has Jagger pulled in close to control his posture.
Jagger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El Toro's head.
El Toro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that El Toro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Jagger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but El Toro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jagger has El Toro in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagger has a closed guard, preventing El Toro from standing up.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Jagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jagger is on top in guard.
Jagger tries to free his leg and advance position but El Toro is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jagger stopping the sweep attempt from El Toro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jagger scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadley Jagger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jagger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jagger.
Nice takedown defense from El Toro. No joy for Jagger on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hadley Jagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jagger counters with a stiff right hand.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro swings for the body but Jagger moves out of range.
No joy there for Jagger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
El Toro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from El Toro.
El Toro misses the jab.
Jagger looks to land a combination but El Toro avoids it well.
Jagger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hadley Jagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jagger throws a good cross that connects.
Jagger throws a one two combo.
El Toro throws a front kick aimed at Jagger's knee but Jagger avoids it well.
Jagger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Toro's waist but El Toro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jagger off to one side.
Some wild striking there from El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Toro avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Jagger ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Toro throws a front kick aimed at Jagger's knee but Jagger avoids it well.
Jagger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jagger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from El Toro.
Jagger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jagger, right into the meat.
El Toro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ceaser El Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jagger loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jagger.

Jagger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hadley Jagger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El Toro wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jagger controlling from mount.
El Toro can't escape the position.

Jagger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jagger is working the ground and pound. Can El Toro escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hadley Jagger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Jagger. Beautiful body shot.
El Toro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
El Toro lands a right hook to the body.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Jagger moved away.
El Toro misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro looks to throw the jab but Jagger is out of range.
Jagger misses with a takedown attempt - El Toro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jagger misses the body punch
and El Toro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
El Toro throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from El Toro misses.
Jagger checks a low kick from El Toro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jagger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
El Toro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jagger was well out of range. Poor timing from El Toro.
Jagger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Toro can pounce on him.
Jagger connects with a body shot.
El Toro swings for the body but Jagger moves out of range.
Jagger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
El Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jagger moves away.
El Toro lands a nice hook to Jagger's body. Jagger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jagger counters with a right hand to the body.
Jagger misses with a body shot.
Jagger throws out a leg kick but El Toro moves out of range and Jagger only half commits.
El Toro checks a low kick from Jagger.
El Toro misses with a leg kick
and Jagger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El Toro thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jagger.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jagger's corner calls for a 1-2. Jagger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jagger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Toro slips under a jab.
El Toro scores with a jab.
Jagger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says El Toro as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hadley Jagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro tries to land a front kick but Jagger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ceaser El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jagger is looking to wear down El Toro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
El Toro lands a glancing blow to the side of Jagger's head.
Jagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jagger manages to avoid it.
El Toro throws a leg kick

and Jagger counters with a shoot takedown. El Toro fights it but they end up in guard.
Jagger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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!

Jagger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! El Toro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! El Toro has escaped and now he's on top!
El Toro wants to stand but Jagger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hadley Jagger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jagger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
El Toro trying to control but Jagger is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jagger controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hadley Jagger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jagger, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ceaser El Toro!