PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Hukley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Jasper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jasper
vs
Hukley

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Jasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Hukley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasper tries to clinch there but Hukley circles away.
Jasper tries to clinch up.
Jasper tries to clinch up.
Hukley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jasper loads up on a big right hand but Hukley slips the punch.
Jasper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hukley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jasper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hukley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jasper walks into a left hand.
Jasper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jasper wants to clinch.
Jasper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hukley swinging wildly here.
Jasper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hukley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jasper tries to clinch there but Hukley circles away.
Hukley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jasper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hukley misses with the combination.
Hukley keeps the fight on the outside.
Hukley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hukley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley moves out of range.
Jasper throws a nice looking combination but Hukley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hukley instigates a clinch.
Jasper wants to break free but Hukley has control.
Jasper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hukley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jasper is trying to force a seperation but Hukley has the dominant position.

Jasper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jasper is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jasper darts in trying to clinch
and Hukley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jasper tries to clinch up but Hukley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hukley keeps the fight on the outside.
Jasper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hukley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hukley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hukley.
Jan Jasper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hukley forces Jasper back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jasper breaks the clinch.
Hukley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jasper is looking to clinch but Hukley is avoiding it.
Jasper moves in looking to clinch but Hukley pushes him off.
Hukley throws a series of punches but Jasper moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hukley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hukley tries to circle away but Jasper has him pinned against the cage.
Hukley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jasper is keeping busy.
Hukley lands a nice uppercut.
Hukley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Jasper breaks the clinch.
Hukley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hukley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hukley drives through and clinches with Jasper against the cage.

Jasper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hukley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jasper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jasper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hukley is keeping busy.
Jasper misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hukley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jasper looking to throw knees to the head but Hukley is blocking nicely.
Jasper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jasper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hukley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jasper to keep the fight standing.
Hukley tries to break the clinch but Jasper is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jasper stops a takedown attempt from Hukley.
Jasper misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jasper gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Jasper decides to stand and escape the position.
Jasper is breathing heavily.
Hukley lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jan Jasper will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hukley cracks a nice hook into Jasper's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hukley.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley moves out of range.
Jasper swinging wildly here.
Jasper moves in looking to clinch but Hukley pushes him off.
Jasper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jasper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hukley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jan Jasper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jasper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hukley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jasper.
Jasper closes the distance but Hukley moves to the side
and Hukley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jasper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hukley scores with a punch to the head.

Hukley has closed the distance and engaged Jasper in a clinch.
Jasper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hukley smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hukley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jasper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hukley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hukley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jasper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Hukley rushes Jasper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hukley is trying to pull guard but Jasper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Jasper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jasper moves to clinch but Hukley breaks away
and Hukley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jasper lands a jab to the head.
Jasper misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jasper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jasper is looking to clinch but Hukley is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hukley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jasper backs up against the cage.
Jan Jasper is winning the standup battle so far.
Hukley connects with a nice looking jab.
A left and a right from Hukley both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Hukley both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jasper wants to clinch.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley is having none of it.

Hukley drives through and clinches with Jasper against the cage.
Hukley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jasper has him pressed against the cage.

Hukley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jasper uses from the top position.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hukley has his foot on Jasper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jasper works his way back into a safe position though.

Hukley is working an open guard so Jasper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jasper ducks right into an uppercut from Hukley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasper tries to close the distance and clinch but Hukley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hukley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hukley.
Jasper wants to clinch.
Jasper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jasper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hukley moves into range and clinches up with Jasper.
Hukley tries to pull guard but Jasper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hukley goes for a takedown attempt but Jasper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jan Jasper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Hukley.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley moves out of range.
Jasper moves in looking to clinch but Hukley pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasper wants to clinch.
Hukley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hukley lands a jab.
Jasper tries to clinch up.
Hukley dips to his left and cracks Jasper with an uppercut!
Jasper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jasper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hukley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Jasper.
Jasper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hukley keeps the fight on the outside.
Jasper takes one on the button.
Hukley looks to land a combination. Jasper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Theodore Hukley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hukley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jasper's head backwards.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley is having none of it.
Hukley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jasper darts in trying to clinch
and Hukley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hukley stalks Jasper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jasper's face. Jasper staggers backwards, shaken.
Jasper tries to clinch up but Hukley circles away and keeps his distance.

Hukley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jasper goes for a takedown attempt but Hukley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hukley lands a nice looking body shot.
Jasper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hukley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hukley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hukley lands with a straight right. Jasper didn't see that one coming.

Hukley forces Jasper back against the cage and clinches.
Jasper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hukley prevents Jasper from breaking the clinch.
Hukley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jasper's efforts to push away.

Jasper manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jasper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hukley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hukley.
Jasper misses with a combination
and Hukley counters with a straight right hand.

Jasper tries to keep at a distance but Hukley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jasper is trying to pull guard but Hukley has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Jasper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasper prevents Hukley from breaking the clinch.
Jasper can't find room to land a body shot as Hukley controls the action.
Jasper wants to break free but Hukley has control.
Hukley looking for a takedown.
Hukley tries for a takedown but Jasper manages to get underhooks.
Hukley scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hukley is trying to drag Jasper to the mat but Jasper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hukley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hukley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jasper to keep the fight standing.
Jasper throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jasper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jasper tries to keep at a distance but Hukley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jasper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hukley lands a left hand.
Hukley blocking some punches.
Theodore Hukley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jasper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jasper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hukley wants a takedown.
Hukley slowing the pace effectively.
Hukley avoids the elbow strike from Jasper, against the cage.
Jasper with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasper can't break the clinch.

Jasper breaks from the clinch.

Hukley darts in and clinches Jasper up against the cage.
Jasper is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Jasper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Hukley.
Hukley connects with a looping right hand.
Hukley lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Jasper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hukley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hukley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jasper tries to clinch but Hukley moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jasper tries to clinch up but Hukley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hukley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaspers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Hukley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jasper doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Hukley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hukley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Hukley!
In his post fight interview, Theodore Hukley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.