PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gillespie
vs
Jackson

186 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

KINGDOM

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gillespie lands a jab to the head.
Gillespie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gillespie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses.
Gillespie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gillespie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillespie checks it well.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Gillespie throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Gillespie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gillespie sprawls well. Gillespie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gillespie loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillespie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a head kick.
Gillespie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gillespie lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson moves out of range as Gillespie strikes.
A left and a right from Gillespie both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gillespie tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gillespie to the ground. Gillespie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobby Gillespie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gillespie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillespie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillespie lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Gillespie dominated that round.
That's time! Gillespie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gillespie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson defending well as Gillespie loads up on a big left hand.
Gillespie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bobby Gillespie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gillespie stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Thunder Jackson has been cut.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gillespie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillespie is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gillespie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Gillespie jumps back.
Gillespie circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Gillespie tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Gillespie. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
A big right from Gillespie misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillespie cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Gillespie thumps Jackson with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gillespie lands a jab.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Gillespie, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Gillespie against the cage but Gillespie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gillespie jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson slips a straight right by Gillespie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Gillespie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gillespie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Gillespie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thunder Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gillespie throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gillespie digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a push kick but Gillespie slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Gillespie misses.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gillespie.
Gillespie looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Thunder Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gillespie.
Bobby Gillespie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillespie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillespie misses the target.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gillespie misses with a body shot.
Gillespie checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Gillespie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gillespie misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
Gillespie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses.
Gillespie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gillespie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gillespie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bobby Gillespie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gillespie moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillespie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bobby Gillespie!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Bobby Gillespie!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Bobby Gillespie!

Bobby Gillespie wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bobby Gillespie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.