PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jakson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thriller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Repo
vs
Jakson

194 cm
25
260 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

191 cm
33
240 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Repo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jakson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Repo tries to keep at a distance but Jakson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Repo letting Jakson take a breather here.
Repo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jakson manages to break the clinch.
Repo leaves Jakson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jakson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Repo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Repo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Repo defends it nicely.
Mike Repo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jakson.
Jakson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Jakson.
Repo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jakson counters with a three punch combo that has Repo backing up. Repo nods at Jakson to acknowledge the strikes.

Jakson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Repo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jakson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jakson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jakson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Repo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakson lands a lovely overhand right.

Jakson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jakson has Repo pressed against the cage, preventing Repo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jakson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jakson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jakson dives in and grabs Repo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Repo pushes down on Jakson's head and hops out.
Jakson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Repo circles away.
Jakson fails with a takedown attempt.

Jakson forces Repo back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Repo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Repo throws a body kick that misses.
Repo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael Jakson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repo throws a lazy right hand but Jakson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jakson wants to clinch up but Repo keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repo leaves Jakson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Repo misses with a body punch

and Jakson counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jakson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Repo as Jakson shoots in.

Jakson closes the distance and pushes Repo back into the cage.

Repo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jakson misses with a takedown attempt - Repo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Jakson both land. Nice combination.
Jakson lands with a kick to the temple. Repo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jakson connects with a leg kick. Repo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jakson closes the distance and clinches up with Repo, looking for a takedown. Jakson pushes Repo against the cage but Repo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike Repo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jakson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jakson.
Jakson wants to clinch up but Repo keeps it at a distance.
Repo misses with an uppercut.
Jakson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jakson.
Repo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jakson moves into range and clinches up with Repo.

Jakson breaks the clinch.

Jakson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jakson won't allow Repo to get back to his feet.
Jakson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jakson wants to pass the guard but Repo is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Jakson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Repo slaps away a takedown attempt from Jakson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jakson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Repo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jakson somewhat.
Jakson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Repo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakson dives in and grabs Repo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Repo pushes down on Jakson's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakson shoots in looking for a takedown. Repo tries to sprawl out of it but Jakson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Repo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jakson is breathing heavily.
Repo throws a hook but Jakson avoids it easily.
Mike Repo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakson has a takedown stuffed.
Michael Jakson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jakson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jakson misses with the combination.
Jakson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jakson. Jakson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jakson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Repo tries to avoid it but Jakson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Repo to the ground. Repo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Repo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Repo wants it to stay on the feet.
Repo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Repo wants it to stay on the feet.
Mike Repo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jakson.
Jakson shoots in for a takedown but Repo shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jakson moves away from the strike by Repo.
Jakson fails to land the takedown.
Repo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jakson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Jakson stands up and waves to Repo to follow him.
Repo misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakson misses with a takedown attempt
and Repo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jakson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Repo circles away.
Jakson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Repo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakson ducks under a wild hook from Repo.
Jakson shoots in for a takedown but Repo shows good takedown defense.
Jakson slips under a jab from Repo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jakson.
Jakson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Repo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jakson somewhat.
Jakson closes the distance and clinches up with Repo, looking for a takedown. Jakson pushes Repo against the cage but Repo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike Repo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakson wants to clinch but Repo slips to the side
and Repo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Repo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Repo.
Mike Repo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repo stuffs the takedown attempt from Jakson. Jakson gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jakson is defended easily by Repo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Jakson with that takedown attempt.

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 Mike Repo.
Well Jakson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jakson!