PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jagger Jacques has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jacques
vs
Cutler

186 cm
26
188 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

160 cm
18
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jagger Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Cutler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacques forces Cutler back against the cage and clinches.
Jacques connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cutler's face.
Jacques lands a damaging elbow.
Cutler dodges an elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques prevents the takedown attempt.
Cutler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cutler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jacques walks away with a smile on his face. Cutler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jacques tries to clinch

and Cutler counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacques tries to improve position but can't.

Cutler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Cutler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cutler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jacques tries to buck Cutler off but Cutler is having none of it.
Cutler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jacques tries to buck Cutler off but Cutler is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cutler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacques with the ground and pound but Cutler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jacques throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cutler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacques throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacques in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacques prevents Cutler from getting back to his feet.
Jacques trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cutler working a defensive guard here.
Jacques loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacques has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cutler has momentary wrist control but Jacques slips an elbow through the middle.
Jacques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacques definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques throws a strike but Cutler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacques is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jacques is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cutler has his hands clasped together but Jacques extends and breaks Cutler's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jacques.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jagger Jacques!