PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wrangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackman comes into the arena with DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wrangler's choice of entrance music: Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. This should be fireworks!

Jackman
vs
Wrangler

180 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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Sinister Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Wrangler!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrangler tries to clinch but Jackman is having none of it.
Wrangler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wrangler moves in looking to clinch but Jackman pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Jackman.

It looks like Dick Wrangler has been cut.

Jackman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackman tries to circle away but Wrangler has him pinned against the cage.

Wrangler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wrangler defends it nicely.
Jackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrangler tries to clinch but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wrangler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wrangler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wrangler wants it to stay on the feet.

Jackman has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrangler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.

Wrangler manages to break the clinch.
Wrangler fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wrangler closes the distance and clinches.

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

Jackman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrangler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackman to keep the fight standing.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wrangler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.
Jackman jumps guard but Wrangler stands there with Jackman around his waist. Jackman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wrangler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrangler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrangler throws a head kick that misses.
Wrangler misses with an uppercut. Jackman saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Wrangler has managed to clinch.
Jackman avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrangler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackman working hard to break the clinch.
Jackman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackman blocks an elbow strike.

Jackman pulls Wrangler into guard.
Wrangler won't allow Jackman to sweep him here.
Wrangler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackman is proving hard to escape from.
Jackman is pulling down on Wrangler's head. It's preventing any offense from Wrangler, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrangler wants to stand and escape but instead Jackman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jackman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Harvey Jackman just wasn't active enough.

Jackman rushes Wrangler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackman wants to break free but Wrangler has control.
Jackman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wrangler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wrangler misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackman tries to break the clinch but Wrangler is controlling the position.

Jackman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrangler is looking to clinch.
Jackman lands a right hook to the body.

Jackman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackman tries to circle away but Wrangler has him pinned against the cage.
Wrangler is trying to pull guard but Jackman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wrangler is trying to pull guard but Jackman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackman dodges an elbow strike from Wrangler.
Jackman avoids the elbow strike from Wrangler, against the cage.
Wrangler trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Wrangler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackman is pressed up against the cage. Wrangler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackman down to the mat. Jackman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrangler tries to clinch but Jackman is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrangler is just out of range.
Jackman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrangler throws a sloppy head kick and Jackman moves out of range easily.
Jackman works Wrangler's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Jackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Wrangler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wrangler tries to avoid it but Jackman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wrangler to the ground. Wrangler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wrangler tries to clinch but Jackman moves out of range.
Wrangler slips a jab from Jackman.
Jackman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrangler walks into a left hand.
Wrangler tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrangler is looking to clinch.
Wrangler tries to clinch but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman lands the left hand.
Jackman digs a good body shot into Wrangler's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrangler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackman misses with a double jab.
Jackman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wrangler doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrangler ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.
Jackman moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Jackman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Wrangler closes the distance and clinches.
Wrangler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackman avoids it.
Wrangler struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackman controls his hands.
Wrangler lands an elbow that stopped Jackman in his tracks for a moment.

Wrangler jumps into guard, dragging Jackman to the mat.
Jackman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackman pushes down on Wrangler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackman not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrangler wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Jackman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Harvey Jackman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Wrangler tries to keep at a distance but Jackman has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackman pulls guard.
Jackman is controlling Wrangler's posture.
Wrangler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrangler looking to sit in guard and control but Jackman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harvey Jackman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackman fails with the takedown.
Harvey Jackman is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrangler is looking to clinch but Jackman is avoiding it.
Wrangler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jackman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Jackman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Wrangler's cut.
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!

Jackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrangler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrangler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrangler doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackman circles away.
Wrangler throws a nice looking combination but Jackman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jackman instigates a clinch.
Wrangler has Jackman pressed against the cage, preventing Jackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrangler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.
Jackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wrangler misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wrangler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Wrangler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrangler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman wants to clinch
and Wrangler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wrangler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrangler is looking to clinch.
Wrangler tries to clinch up but Jackman circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackman throws a series of punches but Wrangler avoids them all with ease.

Wrangler has Jackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrangler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wrangler is trying to break free.

Jackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wrangler moves in looking to clinch but Jackman pushes him off.
Wrangler throws a sloppy head kick and Jackman moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrangler tries to clinch but Jackman is having none of it.
Wrangler closes the distance but Jackman moves to the side
and Jackman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wrangler throws a head kick that misses.

Jackman clinches up against the cage.
Jackman blocks an elbow strike from Wrangler.
Wrangler looking to throw knees to the head but Jackman is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrangler gets through Jackman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wrangler has Jackman pressed against the cage, preventing Jackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dick Wrangler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrangler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackman.
Jackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrangler has Jackman pressed against the cage, preventing Jackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wrangler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey Jackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackman lands with a cross.
Jackman avoids the head kick by Wrangler.
Jackman tries to clinch there but Wrangler circles away.
Wrangler avoids the body shot from Jackman.
Wrangler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackman scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wrangler. No joy for Jackman on that attempt.
Jackman lands with a good body shot.
Dick Wrangler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackman cracks Wrangler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wrangler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Jackman or perhaps it was just good defense by Wrangler which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrangler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackman is looking to wear down Wrangler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wrangler clinches.
Dick Wrangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wrangler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrangler walks away with a smile on his face. Jackman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Jackman does it's job there.
Wrangler throws a jab when Jackman was well out of range.
Dick Wrangler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrangler avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrangler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackman lands a nice looking body shot.
Wrangler throws the kick towards the body but Jackman avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Wrangler.
I think Jackman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Jackman!
Harvey Jackman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dick Wrangler was interviewed post fight and said 'I will need to work on a few things and ill be back better than ever.'.