PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank comes into the arena with The Trooper blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Tank
vs
Jackson

169 cm
32
141 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

150 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Le Tank moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Le Tank misses with a wild body shot.
Le Tank shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Tank.
Le Tank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.

Le Tank has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Le Tank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Le Tank tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Le Tank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Le Tanks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Le Tank fails to land the takedown.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Le Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Tank misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Tank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Tank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Tank wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Le Tank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Tank looking to control.
Le Tank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson distracts Le Tank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Le Tank wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Le Tank blocks nicely.
Jackson postures up in Le Tank's guard and throws a big left but Le Tank blocks it.
Jackson won't allow Le Tank to sweep him here.
Le Tank looking to control but Jackson passes into half guard.
Le Tank wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Le Tank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Le Tank wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson working Le Tank over with strikes.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Le Tank with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Tank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Le Tank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Le Tank wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Tank wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson throwing shots but Le Tank is blocking nicely.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Le Tank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Le Tank defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank works his way to full guard. Good work.
Le Tank has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Le Tank controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Le Tank wants to sweep but no luck.
Le Tank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Le Tank's brow.
Jackson postures up in Le Tank's guard and throws a big left but Le Tank blocks it.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Tank looking for a sweep. Not yet Le Tank, not yet.
Le Tank keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Le Tank manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeSean Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Le Tank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Tank tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Tank's knee momentarily.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Tank lands a nice looking body shot.
Hank Le Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Tank is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Le Tank on the side of the head.
Le Tank wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot lands for Le Tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a hook. Le Tank ducked under it nicely.
Le Tank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson thumps Le Tank with a low kick.
A big left from Le Tank misses.
Le Tank keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Tank tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Le Tank scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le Tank tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.

Le Tank is rocked!
Le Tank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Le Tank clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Tank off the cage and back into range.
Le Tank throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Le Tank looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Tank's hands.
Oh Le Tank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Tank throws a wild hook but Jackson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Le Tank gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Jackson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeSean Jackson!