PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Munney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Munney
vs
Jackson

195 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Munney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tito Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munney slips under a jab from Jackson .
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munney.
Munney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Munney avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Jackson .
Munney dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson throws a hook but Munney avoids it easily.
Munney tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munney.

Munney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Munney won't allow it.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Tito Jackson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Munney moves away from the strike by Jackson .
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munney.

Munney moves into the clinch successfully.
Munney effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Munney.
Munney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Munney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munney fails to pull guard.

Munney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Munney or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson , which made it look bad.
Munney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson .
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Munney avoids them all with ease.
Munney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
William Munney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Munney lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson throws a jab when Munney was well out of range.
Munney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munney there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Munney's head coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tito Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a hook but Munney avoids it easily.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Munney.
Munney throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Munney. Munney maintains the clinch.
Jackson letting Munney take a breather here.
Munney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Munney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munney manages to avoid it.
Munney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tito Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Jackson 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Munney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson 's head.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munney is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Tito Jackson 's cut even more.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Munney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws the left hand but Munney avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson .
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munney was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson .
Munney lands with a good body shot.
Munney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Jackson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson 's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munney off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Munney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Munney lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Munney takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Munney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson , pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.

Munney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munney.
Munney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The cut above Tito Jackson 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Munney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Munney shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Munney moves into range and clinches up with Jackson .
Munney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Munney manages to pull guard.

Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munney slips a jab from Jackson .
Munney fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson sizes up Munney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Munney moves into the clinch.
Munney effectively controlling the action here.
Munney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Munney controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Munney. Munney gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Munney.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Munney moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munney!

Tito Jackson 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tito Jackson 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Munney!
William Munney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.