PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Styxx's choice of entrance music: Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jane
vs
Styxx

185 cm
35
240 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

202 cm
32
275 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dis Styxx!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styxx scores with a head kick.
Jane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch but Styxx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jane tries to keep at a distance but Styxx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jane looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Styxx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jane wants to clinch up but Styxx keeps it at a distance.

Jane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jane misses with an elbow strike.
Styxx tries for a takedown but Jane manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styxx's brow.
Jane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Styxx blocks an elbow strike.
Styxx tries to pull guard but Jane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jane tries a body shot but Styxx blocks it.
Jane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styxx avoids it.
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jane fails to land.
Styxx tries for a takedown but Jane manages to get underhooks.
John Jane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dis Styxx.
Jane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jane lands an elbow that stopped Styxx in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Jane.
Styxx lands a body punch.
Styxx wants a takedown.
Styxx is looking for a takedown.
Styxx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Jane on the inside.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Jane presses Styxx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Styxx looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

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

Jane clinches up with Styxx and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styxx.
Jane blocking some punches.
Styxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styxx avoiding damage as Jane throws knees to the body.
Jane misses with an elbow strike.
Styxx blocks an uppercut.
Jane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Styxx's defenses.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Styxx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Styxx throws a head punch that misses.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Styxx tries to pull guard but Jane holds him up against the cage and eventually Styxx drops back down to his feet.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Dis Styxx has been cut.
Jane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styxx.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styxx working hard to break the clinch.
Jane scores with a hook to the body.
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jane lands an elbow that stopped Styxx in his tracks for a moment.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styxx avoids it.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane works on Styxx's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Styxx takes an elbow to the temple.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane tries to throw a body punch but Styxx avoids it by throwing Jane back against the cage.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jane.
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
Jane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styxx is defending well for now.
Jane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Styxx dodges an elbow strike from Jane.
Jane missing with knees to the body.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jane working aggressively here.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jane is working Styxx over against the cage.
Styxx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jane.
A shot in the inside from Jane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
Styxx avoids the elbow strike from Jane, against the cage.
Jane scores a nice knee to the body.
Jane scores with a shot to the side of Styxx's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dis Styxx's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styxx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jane is looking to clinch but Styxx is avoiding it.
Jane swats away the attempt to clinch by Styxx.

Styxx closes the distance and pushes Jane back into the cage.
Styxx is trying to drag Jane to the mat but Jane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Styxx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Styxx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Styxx in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
Jane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John Jane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Styxx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jane lands an elbow inside.
Styxx is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styxx tries to pull guard but Jane won't allow it.
Jane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Styxx backwards.
Jane has a couple of punches blocked by Styxx.
Jane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styxx.
Styxx is looking for a takedown.
John Jane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dis Styxx.
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Jane.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styxx wants a takedown but no success here.
Styxx blocks an elbow strike.
Styxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Jane.
Jane misses with an elbow over the top.
Jane throws an elbow that misses.
Jane lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styxx's brow.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styxx lands an uppercut.
Styxx avoiding damage as Jane throws knees to the body.
Jane pushes off an throws an elbow but Styxx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jane throws an elbow but misses.
Styxx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styxx is looking to take this one to the mat.
Styxx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Styxx has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jane after a bit of a struggle.
Jane lands a damaging elbow.
Jane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Styxx blocks an elbow strike from Jane.
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Styxx wants a takedown but no success here.
Styxx prevents a body shot from Jane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane lands a left hand.

Styxx is rocked!
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.
Styxx is still on wobbly legs! Can Jane finish him?
Jane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jane pushes Styxx against the cage. Jane is working some dirty boxing. Jane pushes off with a quick right hook! Styxx goes down! Styxx tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jane moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jane!