PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Love Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Love Jax
vs
Gronkowski

168 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, I Love Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Jax.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gronkowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gronkowski misses with a wild combination.
Jax throws a head kick that misses
and Gronkowski counters with a series of strikes. Jax will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gronkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gronkowski closes the distance and clinches.
Gronkowski misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gronkowski throws a combination that misses
and Jax makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gronkowski leaves Jax with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gronkowski tries to clinch there but Jax circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax looks for a takedown but Gronkowski sprawls well.
Jax shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gronkowski but Gronkowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Love Jax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronkowski leaves Jax with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
I Love Jax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jax misses with a wild combination.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jax moves into the clinch successfully.
Jax drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jax is looking to break free of the clinch but Gronkowski has double underhooks.
Gronkowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gronkowski misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jax closes the distance and pushes Gronkowski back into the cage.
Jax tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gronkowski is trying to push Jax away but Jax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jax.
Jax drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gronkowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski avoids the body shot from Jax.
Jax connects with a leg kick. Gronkowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jax misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gronkowski misses with a double jab.
Jax connects with a high kick.

It looks like Rob Gronkowski has been cut.
Jax lands a leg kick that knocks Gronkowski off balance momentarily.
Gronkowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jax.
Jax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gronkowski pushes Jax up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gronkowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gronkowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jax backwards.
Gronkowski throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gronkowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jax tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gronkowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gronkowski pushes Jax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jax tries to pull guard but Gronkowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Jax drops back down to his feet.
Gronkowski tries a body shot but Jax blocks it.
Jax stalling in the clinch but Gronkowski improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jax tries to pull guard but Gronkowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Jax drops back down to his feet.
Gronkowski managing to block the knees to the body from Jax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Gronkowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Gronkowski's cut.
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.

Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jax circles away quickly and effectively.

Jax fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gronkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gronkowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jax leaning against his opponent.
Gronkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Jax has double underhooks.
Jax just leaning against Gronkowski, taking a breather.
Gronkowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gronkowski lands a right hand.
Gronkowski tries to stall but Jax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jax breaks the clinch.
Jax shoots and misses
and Gronkowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Gronkowski misses with the combination.
Jax jabs at Gronkowski's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax shoots in for a takedown but Gronkowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jax looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Love Jax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Gronkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Jax misses with a takedown attempt - Gronkowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gronkowski throws a solid leg kick but Jax takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gronkowski.
Jax tries to clinch up but Gronkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Jax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gronkowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jax somewhat.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski avoids the head kick by Jax.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination but Jax avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Gronkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Jax fails with a takedown attempt.
Gronkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gronkowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gronkowski manages to avoid it.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jax looks for a takedown but Gronkowski sprawls well.
Gronkowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jax.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gronkowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rob Gronkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gronkowski misses with a two punch combination.
I Love Jax is winning the standup battle so far.
Jax throws a head kick but Gronkowski moves out of range.
Gronkowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Jax, before circling back to the center of the mat.
I Love Jax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Jax avoids them all with ease.
Gronkowski scores with a hook to the body. Jax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Jax avoids them all with ease.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Jax scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jax shoots for a takedown but Gronkowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Jax.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jax throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 I Love Jax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Gronkowski's cut.
That's time! Jax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jax gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jax goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gronkowski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jax but great work by Gronkowski.
Jax wants to control but Gronkowski postures up.
Jax is looking to reverse the position.
Jax can't do much from the bottom here.
Jax is being controlled here.
Jax wants to control but Gronkowski postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because I Love Jax wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gronkowski lands a really nice looking cross but Jax seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Gronkowski.
Jax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gronkowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jax.
Gronkowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jax misses with a takedown attempt - Gronkowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jax forces Gronkowski back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax is trying to drag Gronkowski to the mat but Gronkowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jax is trying to pull guard but Gronkowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Love Jax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronkowski can't find room to land a body shot as Jax controls the action.

Jax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jax doesn't manage to clinch there - Gronkowski circles away.
Jax tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jax circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronkowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Jax with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Gronkowski.
Nice sprawl there from Gronkowski as Jax shoots in.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination but Jax avoids it well.

Jax clinches.
Gronkowski stalling in the clinch but Jax improves position.
Jax jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gronkowski walks away with a smile on his face. Jax gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gronkowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gronkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax tries to close the distance and clinch but Gronkowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gronkowski defends it nicely.
Jax misses with a wild body shot.
Jax fails with a takedown attempt.
Gronkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gronkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

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 I Love Jax.
I think Jax has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Love Jax!