PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niwat Chanpakdee (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!

Jackson
vs
Chanpakdee

187 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niwat Chanpakdee!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chanpakdee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson digs a good hook to Chanpakdee's body.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee misses with a straight right.
Chanpakdee throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanpakdee misses with a double jab

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Chanpakdee has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Chanpakdee struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Chanpakdee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanpakdee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanpakdee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Chanpakdee's takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chanpakdee pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanpakdee throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanpakdee is trying to break free.
Chanpakdee tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Chanpakdee.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanpakdee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanpakdee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson gets through Chanpakdee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanpakdee.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Chanpakdee is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Chanpakdee.
Jackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chanpakdee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chanpakdee is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson keeps control of Chanpakdee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chanpakdee blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Chanpakdee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Chanpakdee misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chanpakdee.
Michael Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niwat Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chanpakdee misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanpakdee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanpakdee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson avoiding damage as Chanpakdee throws knees to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Chanpakdee wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chanpakdee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chanpakdee tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Chanpakdee back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Chanpakdee letting Jackson take a breather here.
Chanpakdee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Chanpakdee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanpakdee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chanpakdee just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jackson clinches.
Michael Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson gets through Chanpakdee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chanpakdee blocks an uppercut.
Chanpakdee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson keeps control of Chanpakdee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanpakdee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Chanpakdee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Chanpakdee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chanpakdee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanpakdee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Jackson has Chanpakdee up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chanpakdee blocks an uppercut.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanpakdee.
A short left from Jackson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson presses Chanpakdee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Chanpakdee tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Chanpakdee postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanpakdee postures up.
Chanpakdee's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Chanpakdee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chanpakdee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chanpakdee on the ground.
Chanpakdee works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Chanpakdee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chanpakdee postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Chanpakdee sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Chanpakdee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chanpakdee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Chanpakdee gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four 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.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Chanpakdee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Jackson pushes Chanpakdee up against the cage in a clinch.

Chanpakdee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chanpakdee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chanpakdee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chanpakdee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanpakdee, right into the meat.
Chanpakdee digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Niwat Chanpakdee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chanpakdee throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Chanpakdee back into the cage.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chanpakdee backwards.
Chanpakdee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanpakdee can't break the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Chanpakdee avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanpakdee tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanpakdee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chanpakdee.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanpakdee uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chanpakdee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanpakdee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Chanpakdee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson prevents Chanpakdee from breaking the clinch.

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.
Chanpakdee can't break the clinch.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanpakdee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chanpakdee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chanpakdee can't get the takedown.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Chanpakdee.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chanpakdee can do to turn this around?
Chanpakdee is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Chanpakdee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Chanpakdee.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chanpakdee's efforts to push away.
Chanpakdee has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Chanpakdee.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Chanpakdee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Chanpakdee swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanpakdee can't get the takedown.
Michael Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niwat Chanpakdee.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanpakdee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Jackson.
Chanpakdee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chanpakdee backwards.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanpakdee misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson stalling.
Chanpakdee tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanpakdee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chanpakdee up against the cage.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Chanpakdee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chanpakdee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanpakdee has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Chanpakdee is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jackson!