PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Tech N9ne - So Dope. A fine choice. Van Damme comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Claude Van Damme

170 cm
23
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

172 cm
37
154 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Vanquish Fight Wear
Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Van Damme slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Damme, as that shot connected.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Damme finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Jackson forces Van Damme back against the cage and clinches.

Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Van Damme checks it.
Jackson feints and then cracks Van Damme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Damme down.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson slips under a jab from Van Damme.
Van Damme keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Van Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Van Damme checks it.

Jackson darts in and clinches Van Damme up against the cage.
Van Damme is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Damme is trying to break free.

Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Van Damme down.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Van Damme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson clobbers Van Damme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson slips a straight right by Van Damme.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson closes the distance but Van Damme moves to the side
and Van Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Damme. Van Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson has Van Damme pressed against the cage, preventing Van Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Damme.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Van Damme looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Van Damme moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Damme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Damme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Damme. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson motions for Van Damme to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Van Damme.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Damme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Damme checks a leg kick.
Van Damme thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Damme cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Damme. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Nice shot lands for Van Damme.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Damme. That did some damage!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Damme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Damme misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson checks a low kick from Van Damme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Damme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Damme keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Van Damme attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Van Damme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Damme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Damme walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Damme can pounce on him.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Van Damme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Teddy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Van Damme throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Van Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Damme checks it well.
Van Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Damme throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Damme.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Van Damme backing up. Van Damme nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Damme throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Damme is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Damme throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Damme. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson slips a straight right by Van Damme.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson checks a low kick from Van Damme.
A low kick from Van Damme is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme blocks a leg kick.
Van Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Van Damme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Van Damme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Damme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Van Damme's leg but Van Damme calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Damme misses the target.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.

Jackson clinches.
Van Damme blocks the elbow strike.

Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme lands an overhand right.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Damme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Damme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Van Damme checks it
and Van Damme counters with a leg kick.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Van Damme scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Van Damme misses.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Damme off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Van Damme keeps the fight on the outside.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
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.

Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Van Damme blocks a leg kick.
Van Damme is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Damme.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Damme tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Damme tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Van Damme avoids a kick to the body.
Van Damme pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Damme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Damme misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damme.
That kick from Van Damme tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Van Damme cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Damme looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Van Damme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jackson rushes Van Damme and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Damme blocks the elbow strike.

Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme misses with a low kick.
Van Damme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Van Damme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Damme connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Van Damme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Damme thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Van Damme.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Damme can pounce on him.
Teddy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Jackson slips under a jab from Van Damme.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Van Damme's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Damme tries to avoid it.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Damme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Damme scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Van Damme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Van Damme settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson clinches up with Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Van Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Van Damme misses with a low kick.
Van Damme with a hook.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Damme is defending well for now.

Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jean Claude Van Damme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Van Damme misses with a low kick.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Damme feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Damme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a low kick but Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Van Damme is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teddy Jackson.
I think Van Damme 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!
Jean Claude Van Damme took some time post fight to say the following; 'Call me Mr. Kill 'em all bitch nigga don't get involved.'.