PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliveer Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Liften Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ben Liften Jr enters the cage!

Jack
vs
Liften Jr

176 cm
19
149 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliveer Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Liften Jr!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liften Jr is looking to clinch but Jack is avoiding it.
Liften Jr wants to clinch

and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liften Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jack blocks it with crossed arms.
Liften Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Liften Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Liften Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Liften Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Liften Jr.
Liften Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben Liften Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Liften Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liften Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Liften Jr continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liften Jr stalls.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Liften Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Oliveer Jack has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Liften Jr.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Liften Jr.
Liften Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.

Liften Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Liften Jr to work.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liften Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack blocks an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liften Jr misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Liften Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Liften Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Jack 's eye.
Liften Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Liften Jr working Jack over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liften Jr stalls.
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Liften Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliveer Jack'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.

Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liften Jr wants to clinch but Jack slips to the side

so Jack counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jack is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jack seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Liften Jr for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Oliveer Jack wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liften Jr is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liften Jr tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.

Liften Jr rushes Jack and presses him up against the cage.
Liften Jr misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liften Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Jack in his tracks for a moment.
Liften Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jack takes an elbow to the temple.
Jack tries for a takedown but Liften Jr manages to get underhooks.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jack's defenses.
Jack takes an elbow to the temple.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Jack in his tracks for a moment.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Jack shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Liften Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Liften Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Liften Jr's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Liften Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liften Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jack is rocked!
Jack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Liften Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jack is pressed against the cage. Liften Jr pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Jack! Two more big strikes from Liften Jr and Jack crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ben Liften Jr!
Ben Liften Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.