PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Runkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkle comes to the cage accompanied by Californication theme . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Runkle
vs
Jackson

177 cm
28
147 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

150 cm
28
145 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Runkle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkle tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Runkle which made him look bad.
Jackson 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.
Runkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Runkle slips a jab from Jackson.
Runkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Runkle counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Runkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.

Runkle clinches.
Runkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Runkle blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Runkle blocks an uppercut.
Runkle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Runkle lands a shoulder strike.
Runkle gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Runkle lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Runkle .
Runkle blocks an uppercut.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runkle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson looks winded!
Runkle avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Runkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Runkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Runkle lands an elbow inside.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runkle blocks an uppercut.
Runkle wants to stall.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Runkle .
A short right from Runkle on the inside.
Runkle misses with an elbow strike.
Runkle is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Runkle into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Runkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Runkle pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Runkle .
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson pushes Runkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Runkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Runkle .
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Runkle avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Runkle prevents a body shot from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Runkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Runkle is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Runkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Runkle .
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Runkle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Runkle looking to stall.
A short right from Runkle .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Runkle lands a nice shot to the body.
Runkle tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Runkle back against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Runkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Runkle tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Runkle managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkle .
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Runkle controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Runkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Runkle pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Runkle avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Runkle lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Runkle .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Runkle .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Runkle .
Runkle dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson avoiding damage as Runkle throws knees to the body.
Runkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Runkle lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Runkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson jumps guard but Runkle stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charlie Runkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeSean Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkle .
Runkle gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Runkle .
Runkle throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Runkle .

Jackson is rocked!
Runkle connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Runkle finish him?
Runkle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Runkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkle lands a big knee to the head and Jackson goes down! Runkle pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Runkle !
Charlie Runkle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) for their support in the buildup to the fight.