PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Packham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Packham has chosen Slayed as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Alexander
vs
Packham

172 cm
23
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

155 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Packham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packham misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Packham misses
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
Packham lands a jab to the nose.
Packham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alexander just misses with a punch to the body.
Packham slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Alexander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Packham.
Packham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Packham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander looks to score with a jab to the body but Packham is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Alexander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alexander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander takes a swing at Packham's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Packham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Packham blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Packham swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Packham misses with a body shot.
Donk. Alexander catches Packham right on the button with a cross.
Packham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Packham does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexander is looking to wear down Packham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander walks into a left hand.

Packham has managed to clinch.
Alexander has Packham pressed against the cage, preventing Packham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Packham.
Alexander pushes Packham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Packham jumps guard but Alexander stands there with Packham around his waist. Packham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Packham tries to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling the position.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Packham controls his hands.
Alexander stops a takedown attempt from Packham.
Alexander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Packham prevents a body shot from Alexander.
Packham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alexander fights it off and pushes away nicely.
George Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Packham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Packham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexander thumps Packham with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexander.
Packham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alexander backs up against the cage.
Packham tries for a takedown but Alexander circles away easily
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.
It looks like Alexander has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Alexander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Packham fails to land with a series of punches.
Packham has his takedown stuffed
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander swings for the body but Packham moves out of range.
Packham unleashes a big counter combination but Alexander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Packham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Packham fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Alexander - just one landing.

Alexander has Packham up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander tries a body shot but Packham blocks it.
Packham fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.

Packham is rocked!
Packham taking a breather.
Packham is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Packham with a big uppercut! Packham tries to clinch up but Alexander pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Packham to the mat! Packham covers up and Alexander unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Alexander!
George Alexander seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jacob Packham spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh well. I need to work harder if I wanna get the win. Full credit to my opponent for bringing his A-game. Much respect.'.