PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacee Jaxee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Renner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God Particle. Jaxee has chosen Pour Some Sugar on Me by Stacee Jaxx as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Renner
vs
Jaxee

184 cm
32
160 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

171 cm
27
157 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stacee Jaxee!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Renner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jaxee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Renner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Renner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jaxee regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jaxee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Renner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jaxee is trying to keep Renner in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Renner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaxee is trying to keep Renner in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renner postures up in Jaxee's guard and throws a big left but Jaxee blocks it.
Renner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jaxee wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaxee working a defensive guard here.
Jaxee pulls Renner in to control the position.
Renner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Renner stands up over Jaxee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Renner working some strikes from top position.
Jaxee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renner is one step ahead there.
Renner lands a couple of digs.
Jaxee has his hands on Renner's head, controlling the position.
Renner throws an elbow that misses. Jaxee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Renner's guard. Nice move by Jaxee!
Jaxee controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Renner shoots in and bounces Jaxee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee being controlled here, momentarily.
Renner preventing the sweep.
Jaxee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaxee is trying to control the position but Renner postures up.
We've been informed that Jaxee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Jaxee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Renner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jaxee working a defensive guard but Renner passes into half guard.
Renner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Renner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Renner lands with a punch from half guard.
Jaxee trying to control but Renner postures up.
Renner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Still in half guard, Renner seems content to control.
Renner working over Jaxee with some ground and pound. Jaxee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Renner wants to take a breather but Jaxee is having none of it.
Jaxee is trying to control but can't.
Renner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaxee keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaxee is looking for a sweep. Renner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jaxee wants to control but Renner is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Renner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jaxee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renner.

Renner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Renner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jaxee is looking to regain half guard here but Renner keeps moving and retains side control.
Jaxee taking a bit of punishment here - Renner scoring with strikes.
Renner 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.
Renner working away.
Jaxee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Renner lands a nice forearm strike.
Renner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaxee can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Jaxee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner staying calm.
Jaxee is not content to let Renner control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Renner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Renner trying to control the position but Jaxee is working away.
Jaxee holding on.
Jaxee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jeremy Renner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Renner lands an elbow.
Renner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jaxee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Renner looks up at the clock and then as Jaxee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Renner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jaxee is not content to let Renner control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jaxee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner throws an elbow but Jaxee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jaxee struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renner tries to score with some ground and pound. Jaxee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jaxee can't do much from the bottom here.
Renner cracks Jaxee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Renner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jaxee down.
Renner is working Jaxee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Renner working the ground and pound.
Jaxee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Renner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Renner lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee tries to get to full guard but Renner has control of the leg.
Jaxee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Renner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Renner working over Jaxee with some ground and pound. Jaxee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Renner not doing much here.
Renner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Renner passes into side control, despite Jaxee's attempt to control the position.
Jaxee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Renner lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Renner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaxee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaxee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jeremy Renner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Renner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jaxee did well to prevent Renner getting side control.
Jaxee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Renner wants to take a breather but Jaxee is having none of it.
Jaxee is trying to maintain the position but Renner is very close to passing his half guard.
Renner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxee desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Renner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Renner 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.
Renner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaxee is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Renner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Renner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Renner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jaxee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Renner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaxee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Renner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Renner is thwarting Jaxee's attempts to control the position.
Renner working Jaxee over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Renner connects with a nice short shot to Jaxee's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Renner lands a nice short elbow.
Jaxee trying to control from the bottom.
Jaxee tries to get to full guard but Renner has control of the leg.
Renner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Renner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jaxee is not content to let Renner control the position.
Jaxee wants to control but Renner is keeping busy.
Renner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner working over Jaxee with some ground and pound. Jaxee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Renner working Jaxee over with strikes.
Jaxee tries to roll over but Renner keeps him under control.
Jaxee wants to control but Renner is keeping busy.
Stacee Jaxee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jaxee is trying to control but can't.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaxee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaxee lands with a nice combination. Renner backs away looking to recover.
Jaxee misses with a looping left.
Jaxee thuds his right hand into Renner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jaxee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaxee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Renner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaxee was covering up waiting for the punch and Renner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Renner lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jaxee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jaxee looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Renner has picked Jaxee up and slammed him! Jaxee can't keep hold of the triangle and Renner manages to pass to side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Renner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Renner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Renner!
Jeremy Renner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.