PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Hustler Musik. John Lewis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jackson
vs
Lewis

212 cm
25
296 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Reggieland

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lewis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Eugene Jackson has been cut.
Lewis stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis works the jab nicely.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like John Lewis has been cut.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Jackson keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Lewis avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lewis looks gassed!
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lewis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eugene Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Lewis in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Lewis wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Eugene Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Jackson!
Eugene Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reggieland for their support in the buildup to the fight.