PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howe comes to the cage accompanied by Teach Me How to Dougie. Doe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. whatsername, and does she remember my name? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Howe
vs
Doe

204 cm
27
250 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

193 cm
32
205 lbs
47 - 25 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Howe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howe.
Doe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doe throws a hook but Howe avoids it easily.
Doe lands a nice looking body shot.
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howe manages to avoid it.
Howe looks to land a body kick but Doe moved away.
Doe misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Howe is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Howe clobbers Doe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howe fails to land with a series of punches.
Howe leaves Doe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Howe throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe cracks a nice hook into Howe's ribs.
Doe throws a low kick but Howe avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Howe.
Doe takes a swing at Howe's ribcage but misses.
Howe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Doe shoots in and gets a takedown into Howe's guard.
Doe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Howe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doe manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doe swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Howe stacks Doe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Howe!
Howe wants to control but Doe is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Howe stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson Howe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Doe is looking to clinch but Howe is avoiding it.
Doe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Howe falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Doe counter with a right hand.
Doe blocks the body kick.
Doe throws a head kick that misses
and Howe counters with an inside leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Howe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Doe darts in and clinches Howe up against the cage.
Howe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe blocks a body shot from Howe.
Doe lands a shoulder strike.
Doe blocks a body shot from Howe.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Doe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doe blocks a body shot from Howe.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howe misses with a kick to the body.
Howe throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howe.
Howe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick.
Doe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Howe is looking to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doe scores with a shot to the body.
Howe thows a body shot but no joy.
Howe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howe is breathing heavily.

Doe has managed to clinch.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Doe avoiding damage.
Doe lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe wants a takedown.
Howe lands a body punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Doe on the inside.

Doe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Howe regains guard.
Doe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Howe keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Doe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howe.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Howe.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doe throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Howe misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howe misses with an uppercut
and Doe counters with a low kick, right behind Howe 's knee.
Howe avoids the head kick by Doe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Howe blocks the low kick.
Doe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howe. Howe obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Doe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howe lands with a good body shot.
Howe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Howe thows a body shot but no joy.
Doe lands a leg kick that knocks Howe off balance momentarily.
Doe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Howe rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands with a nice body punch.
Howe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
Doe throws a body punch but Howe moves out of range.
Howe misses with a low kick.
Howe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
Howe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doe. That one must have hurt.
Doe lands a right hook to the body.
Doe connects with a body shot.
Doe lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two 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!
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doe. Doe obviously looking to wear him down.
Howe throws a poor cross that misses
and Doe counters with a head kick.
Doe lands a jab to Howe's midsection.
Doe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Howe. Howe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Howe gets tackled into the cage by Doe. Doe maintains the clinch.
Howe tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howe prevents a body shot from Doe.
Howe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howe walks into a straight right hand from Doe.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Howe misses with a looping right.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Doe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson Howe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Doe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Howe's front leg but catches the back leg as Howe tries to avoid it.
Doe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howe is out of range.
A shot to the body from Howe misses
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Doe misses with a leg kick
and Howe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doe's knee momentarily.
Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howe manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat.
A jab from Howe misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howe throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
Doe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howe leaves Doe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Howe misses with an uppercut
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.

Doe rushes Howe and presses him up against the cage.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howe thows a body shot but no joy.
Howe throws a lazy uppercut
and Doe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Howe thinking.
Doe misses the shot to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands with an overhand left.
Howe misses with a few strikes there.

Doe instigates a clinch.
Doe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Howe is rocked!

Doe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Howe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Oh Howe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe scoring with big shots to the body. Howe is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Howe was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Doe!
Our winner, Jon Doe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.