PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauler Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

De Villefort
vs
Jackman

197 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

205 cm
25
260 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KnockOut

Perkele!

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauler Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman lands with a nice body kick.
Jackman throws a shot from downtown. De Villefort moves away and avoids it.
De Villefort is looking for a counter combo.
De Villefort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackman wants to counter with a clinch but De Villefort pushes him away.
Jackman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackman tries to land a front kick but De Villefort steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackman misses with a straight left.
De Villefort keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackman wants to land a leg kick but De Villefort is out of range.
De Villefort ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.

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

It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Villefort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackman misses with a looping left.
De Villefort takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Villefort moves away.
De Villefort throwing a counter right hand but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Jackman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Villefort digs a good body shot into Jackman's ribs.
Jackman throws a leg kick but De Villefort checks it.
Jackman misses the body punch
enabling De Villefort to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mauler Jackman has been cut.
De Villefort thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Villefort has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Shrug* in the buildup to the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as De Villefort blocks the leg kick.
Mauler Jackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackman throws a jab when De Villefort was well out of range.
De Villefort moves out of range as Jackman throws a body kick.
De Villefort half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Jackman misses its intended target.
It looked like De Villefort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Villefort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Villefort slips under a jab.
Jackman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
De Villefort swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackman - that will leave a mark!
Mauler Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Villefort dives in and grabs Jackman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackman pushes down on De Villefort's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort scores with a punch to the head.
Jackman misses with a two punch combination.
Jackman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackman throws a jab when De Villefort was well out of range.
Jackman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackman misses with a kick to the body

and De Villefort counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Villefort throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Villefort being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Villefort forces his way into half guard.
Jackman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Villefort.
Jackman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

De Villefort is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Villefort throwing shots but Jackman is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Villefort throwing shots but Jackman is blocking nicely.
Jackman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Villefort.
Jackman is controlling De Villefort's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Villefort wants to pass to mount but Jackman is defending the position.
Jackman is looking to control De Villefort's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackman avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackman is looking for a sweep. De Villefort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauler Jackman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackman misses with a head kick.
De Villefort appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Villefort cracks Jackman with an open hand slap.
De Villefort fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Villefort lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackman misses the target.
De Villefort checks a leg kick.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by De Villefort.
De Villefort tries to counter with a takedown but Jackman is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman lands with a good body shot.
Jackman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Villefort checks it well.
De Villefort moves out of range of the strikes.
De Villefort throws a right and a left that Jackman avoids nicely.
De Villefort dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mauler Jackman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman throws a hook to the side of De Villefort's head but De Villefort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Jackman.
De Villefort throws the left hand but Jackman avoids the punch easily.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
It looked like De Villefort was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackman.
Jackman swings for the body but De Villefort moves out of range.

De Villefort gets tackled into the cage by Jackman. Jackman maintains the clinch.
Jackman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackman prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackman.
Jackman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Villefort fails to land.
Jackman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackman.

Gerard De Villefort's cut is getting worse.
Jackman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackman misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Villefort.
Jackman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackman.
De Villefort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Villefort goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard De Villefort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Villefort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Jackman.
A short left from Jackman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackman tries to work over De Villefort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackman lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Jackman stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman gets underhooks to prevent De Villefort's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Jackman.
Jackman working aggressively here.
A short left from Jackman.

De Villefort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackman scores with a leg kick.
Jackman throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.
Jackman scores with a leg kick.
Jackman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but De Villefort is just out of range.
De Villefort throws a lazy right hand but Jackman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Villefort looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Jackman looks to land a left hand but De Villefort moved out of range nicely.
De Villefort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackman, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackman cracks De Villefort with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Villefort dodges the punch combination from Jackman.
De Villefort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackman.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackman - that will leave a mark!
Jackman catches De Villefort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackman just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauler Jackman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackman lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Villefort's sensitive parts.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Villefort was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
De Villefort ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.
Jackman throws a hook to the side of De Villefort's head but De Villefort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from De Villefort finds it's way through Jackman's defenses.
De Villefort tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Villefort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackman scores with a hook to the body. De Villefort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Villefort looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Villefort connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort blocks a low kick nicely.
De Villefort tries to counter with a takedown but Jackman is quick to defend against it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackman.
Jackman catches De Villefort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackman scores with the left hand. De Villefort knows he should have avoided that one.

Gerard De Villefort's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Villefort.
Jackman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Villefort's hands.
Jackman misses the shot to the body.
Jackman misses the shot to the body.
De Villefort darts in looking for a takedown but Jackman gets double underhooks and turns De Villefort into the cage.
A big left from Jackman misses.
Jackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Villefort.
De Villefort tries to counter with a takedown but Jackman is quick to defend against it.
Jackman looks for the body kick but De Villefort saw that one coming.
Jackman lands a head shot.
Jackman throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by De Villefort as he checks the leg kick.
De Villefort drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackman sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Villefort bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort scores with punches from side control.
De Villefort 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.
De Villefort creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

De Villefort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackman can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Villefort wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That has opened up Mauler Jackman's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gerard De Villefort overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Villefort lands an elbow.

The cut above Mauler Jackman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Villefort.
Jackman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Villefort looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Mauler Jackman'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 Mauler Jackman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerard De Villefort!
Gerard De Villefort thanked the fans post fight for their support.