PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holy Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel comes to the cage accompanied by It's time to say goodbye. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Angel
vs
Jackson

191 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
198 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holy Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right and a left that Angel avoids nicely.
Angel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Angel moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Angel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Angel is blocking nicely.
Angel lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson is trying to push Angel away but Angel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Angel misses with a body punch.

Angel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angel wants to clinch.

Angel has managed to clinch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angel's elbow.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Angel pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Angel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angel slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Angel fails to land.
Angel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Angel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angel throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Angel lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Angel is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.

Angel clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Angel blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angel.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Angel won't allow it.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Angel blocks with his arms.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Angel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.

Angel has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Angel digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angel backwards.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Angel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angel misses with a body punch.
Angel working aggressively here.
Jackson tries to break free but Angel pushes him back against the cage.
Angel lands an uppercut.
Angel presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to bum rush Angel with a series of wild strikes but Angel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Angel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Angel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angel counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Angel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Angel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Angel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Angel dominated that round.
That's time! Angel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A right-left combo lands from Angel.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angel circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Angel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Angel works Jackson's body with a nice hook.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Angel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Angel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Angel breaks from the clinch.
Angel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Angel counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Angel on the side of the head.

Angel closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Angel presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Angel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Angel is struggling to control the position.
Angel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Angel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Angel.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Angel.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel stalls.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Angel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angel lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joshua Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angel moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Angel is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Angel moves out of range.
Angel is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Angel scores with a leg kick.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.

Jackson is rocked!
Angel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?

Angel closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Angel finish him?

Angel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angel lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Angel throws a big uppercut that drops Jackson! More strikes from Angel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jackson lies dazed against the cage as Angel celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Angel!
After winning the bout, Holy Angel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.