PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hadley Jagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying LaRusso's choice of entrance music: You're The Best!. Hadley Jagger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny LaRusso's chin.

Jagger
vs
LaRusso

180 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

182 cm
22
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hadley Jagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso connects with a high kick.

It looks like Hadley Jagger has been cut.
Jagger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaRusso thuds his shin into the meat of Jagger's side.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Jagger moves out of range easily.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Jagger moves out of range easily.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso lands a jab to Jagger's midsection.
LaRusso scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jagger blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses
and Jagger counters with a straight right hand.
Jagger connects with a nice looking jab.
LaRusso misses with a head kick.
Jagger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaRusso throws a push kick but Jagger slaps the foot to one side.
LaRusso ducks under a wild hook from Jagger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jagger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LaRusso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jagger throws a series of punches but LaRusso avoids them all with ease.
Jagger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
LaRusso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jagger misses with the combination.
LaRusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnny LaRusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Jagger moves out of range.
LaRusso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jagger scores with a nice right hand.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses.
LaRusso avoids the head kick by Jagger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger throws a wild body kick that LaRusso sees coming a mile off.
Jagger avoids the head kick by LaRusso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jagger checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jagger throws a chopping leg kick but LaRusso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses
and Jagger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaRusso throws a lazy head kick
and Jagger counters with a nice body shot.
LaRusso looks gassed!
A left and a right from Jagger both land. Nice combination.

LaRusso tries to sprawl but Jagger drives through with a takedown into half guard.

LaRusso is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jagger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and LaRusso defends it well.
LaRusso is still in real trouble! Can Jagger finish him?

LaRusso is defending against the submission attempts here by Jagger.
Jagger wants to take a breather but LaRusso is having none of it.
LaRusso seems to have recovered his senses.

Jagger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but LaRusso sees it coming and defends easily.
Jagger wants to free his trapped foot but LaRusso is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jagger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so LaRusso is just riding it out for now. Jagger eventually gives up the hold.

LaRusso is defending against the submission attempts here by Jagger.
Jagger is keen to just control but LaRusso is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jagger is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from LaRusso as he works his way to full guard.
Jagger throws a big right hand that misses.
LaRusso is pulling down on Jagger's head. It's preventing any offense from Jagger, at least for the moment.
Jagger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jagger is looking to work some ground and pound but LaRusso has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Jagger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but LaRusso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadley Jagger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hadley Jagger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

LaRusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Jagger throws a solid leg kick but LaRusso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jagger.
LaRusso is looking to slow Jagger down with leg kicks.
LaRusso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
LaRusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaRusso misses with a head kick.
Jagger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jagger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jagger throws a leg kick but LaRusso sees it coming and moves out of range.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by LaRusso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jagger thows a leg kick but LaRusso checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagger throws a low kick, looking for LaRusso's leg but LaRusso calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jagger misses the target.
LaRusso throws a lazy head kick
and Jagger counters with a three punch combo that has LaRusso backing up. LaRusso nods at Jagger to acknowledge the strikes.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LaRusso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
LaRusso is breathing heavily.
Jagger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LaRusso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jagger.
Jagger blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
LaRusso tries a head kick but it misses.

LaRusso gets caught napping as Jagger dives in and scores a takedown. LaRusso manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jagger trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaRusso working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LaRusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
LaRusso is controlling Jagger's posture.
LaRusso trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny LaRusso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jagger misses with a wild body shot.
Jagger blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
LaRusso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
LaRusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jagger throws a sloppy head kick and LaRusso moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LaRusso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jagger.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Jagger moves out of range.
LaRusso throws a leg kick

and Jagger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in LaRusso's guard.
Hadley Jagger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jagger forces his way into half guard.
Jagger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jagger wants to free his trapped foot but LaRusso is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jagger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jagger 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso is looking to improve his position.
LaRusso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jagger.
LaRusso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jagger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LaRusso has hold of Jagger's hands but Jagger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jagger is looking to pass LaRusso's guard but actually LaRusso recovers to full guard.
LaRusso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jagger stands and throws LaRusso's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaRusso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jagger's best efforts.
Jagger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Jagger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadley Jagger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hadley Jagger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

LaRusso throws a leg kick but Jagger moved away.
Jagger cracks LaRusso with a good jab.

LaRusso lands a big head kick that sends Jagger tumbling to the mat! LaRusso takes a step backwards and waves Jagger back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jagger is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRusso throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jagger crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny LaRusso!
Johnny LaRusso managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 -$150 SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!, into his post fight interview.