PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lalli Koylio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jackman
vs
Koylio

180 cm
27
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jackman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lalli Koylio!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Koylio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koylio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackman circles away.
Jackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koylio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackman is fending him off so far but Koylio persists. Nope, Jackman circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Koylio. Those never looked like landing.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koylio.
Hugh Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.
Koylio dives in and grabs Jackman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackman pushes down on Koylio's head and hops out.
Jackman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koylio's head.
Koylio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackman misses the jab.
Koylio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.

Koylio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman pushes Koylio off looking to stand but Koylio dives back in and keeps control.
Koylio is looking to take a break and control but Jackman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koylio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Lalli Koylio has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koylio misses with a jab to the body
and Jackman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koylio tries to bum rush Jackman with a series of wild strikes but Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Koylio gets a clinch.
Koylio is stalling here.
Jackman blocks a body shot from Koylio.
Koylio tries a body shot but Jackman blocks it.
Jackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackman working hard to break the clinch.
Jackman tries to circle away but Koylio has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koylio.
Koylio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koylio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
Koylio struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackman controls his hands.
Koylio is looking for a takedown.
Koylio struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackman controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Koylio.
Koylio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackman can't break the clinch.
Koylio can't find room to land a body shot as Jackman controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koylio prevents Jackman from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Koylio 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.

Koylio throws a shot from downtown. Jackman moves away and avoids it.
Koylio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lalli Koylio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
Koylio misses with a straight left.
Koylio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackman rather than just go for the knockout.
Koylio throws a jab when Jackman was well out of range.
Jackman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koylio.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Koylio throws a series of punches but Jackman avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman lands with a nice combination. Koylio backs away looking to recover.
Jackman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koylio misses with a wild body shot.
Jackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koylio was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Koylio digs a good hook to Jackman's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio drops his hands momentarily and Jackman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koylio shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackman tries to sprawl out of it but Koylio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koylio looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Jackman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koylio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackman pinned against the cage. Jackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hugh Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a looping right.
Koylio misses with a body shot
and Jackman counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackman takes a swing at Koylio's ribcage but misses.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.
Koylio misses with a looping right.
Donk. Jackman catches Koylio right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to score with low kicks.
Koylio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koylio on the side of the head.
Koylio throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Koylio misses with a looping left.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jackman tries to sprawl but Koylio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koylio tries to pass to full mount but Jackman defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jackman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackman cracks Koylio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koylio.
Koylio misses with a two punch combination.
Koylio throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
Koylio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
Koylio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackman.
Koylio looks to land a right hand but Jackman moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jackman.
Jackman throws a right hand that Koylio ducks under and follows up with a left that Koylio also avoids with ease.
Hugh Jackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackman wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koylio.
Koylio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
Koylio throws a hook but Jackman blocks it.
Jackman ducks under a wild hook from Koylio.
Nice body punch from Jackman.
Hugh Jackman is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koylio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackman counters with a three punch combo that has Koylio backing up. Koylio nods at Jackman to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackman slips a straight right by Koylio.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.
Koylio swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Koylio misses its intended target.
Koylio swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.
Koylio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koylio swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackman counter with a right hand.

Koylio has Jackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackman tries to break free but Koylio pushes him back against the cage.
Koylio effectively controlling the action here.
Jackman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koylio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackman's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koylio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koylio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackman tries to circle away but Koylio has him pinned against the cage.
Jackman prevents a body shot from Koylio.
Koylio misses with a punch to the body.
Koylio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Jackman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koylio scores with a shot to the side of Jackman's head.
Koylio tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jackman clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackman throws a hook but Koylio blocks it.
Jackman avoids the body shot from Koylio.
Koylio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackman was well out of range. Poor timing from Koylio.
Jackman digs a good hook to Koylio's body.
A swing and a miss from Jackman.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman blocks a jab.
Jackman needs to keep his hands up - Koylio had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Koylio has Jackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Koylio.

Koylio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackman can't fight it off and eventually Koylio manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koylio controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koylio 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.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koylio swings for the body but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.
Koylio misses with a shot to the body
and Jackman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koylio avoids the body shot from Jackman.
No luck for Koylio with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koylio.
Nice takedown defense from Jackman. No joy for Koylio on that attempt.
Koylio throws an off balance right hand
and Jackman counters with a left to the body.
Koylio misses with a looping left.
Koylio misses with a low kick.
Koylio missing with a left hand there. Jackman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Koylio dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!

Koylio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
Jackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koylio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackman looks to throw the jab but Koylio is out of range.
Jackman throws a series of punches but Koylio moves out of range.
Koylio throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koylio misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koylio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a hook.
Jackman misses the shot to the body.
Jackman avoids the body shot from Koylio.
Koylio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackman sizes up Koylio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Koylio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackman quickly recovers to half guard.
Koylio is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koylio is trying to control. Jackman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lalli Koylio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koylio throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman misses with a hook. Koylio ducked under it nicely.
Koylio misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown but Jackman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hugh Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Koylio is just out of range.

Koylio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koylio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jackman looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackman really wants to buck Koylio off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koylio controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lalli Koylio.
I think Koylio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lalli Koylio!
Lalli Koylio is the new lightweight champion!
Lalli Koylio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.