PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX feat Eminem, Obie Trice - Go To Sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Renninger
vs
Jackson

184 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Renninger lands with a nice body punch.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Renninger tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson throws a hook but Renninger blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renninger.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renninger. Renninger obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renninger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Renninger ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renninger.
Jackson misses with a hook. Renninger ducked under it nicely.
Renninger slips under a jab from Jackson.
Renninger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Renninger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Renninger circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Renninger avoids them all with ease.
Renninger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renninger.
Renninger throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Renninger dodges the punch combination from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renninger. Renninger obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Renninger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renninger.
Renninger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Renninger.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson defending well as Renninger loads up on a big left hand.

Renninger drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renninger tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Renninger back against the cage.
Renninger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Renninger tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Renninger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Renninger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Renninger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Renninger swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Renninger's head.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a right hand that Renninger ducks under and follows up with a left that Renninger also avoids with ease.
Renninger wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Renninger's belly button to the back.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Renninger scores with a leg kick.
Renninger scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Renninger.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renninger lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Tyrone Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Renninger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renninger looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson tries to bum rush Renninger with a series of wild strikes but Renninger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Renninger misses its intended target.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Renninger saw that one coming.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Renninger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Renninger darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Renninger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Renninger lands a nice knee to the body.
Renninger misses with a body punch.
Renninger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Renninger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Renninger prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Renninger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Renninger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Renninger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Renninger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyrone Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Renninger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Renninger avoids it well.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Renninger scores with a push kick.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renninger.
Jackson throws a right hand that Renninger ducks under and follows up with a left that Renninger also avoids with ease.
Renninger lands with a slapping head kick.
Renninger tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws the left hand but Renninger avoids the punch easily.
Jackson takes a swing at Renninger's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renninger.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Renninger counters with a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Renninger pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Renninger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renninger is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Renninger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renninger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Renninger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Renninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Renninger.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renninger.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Renninger with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Renninger. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renninger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Renninger slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Richard Renninger is winning the standup battle so far.
Renninger throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Renninger throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Renninger throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Renninger.
Renninger scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson takes a swing at Renninger's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Renninger slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Renninger moves out of range.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Renninger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Renninger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Renninger 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Renninger!