PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Jackson (ranked 2716 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 13415 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beat It. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jackson
vs
Bob

190 cm
34
202 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

183 cm
37
194 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Bob lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Nice shot lands for Bob.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Jackson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Bob avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Bob.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Bob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Bob releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silent Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson stalks Bob and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bob's face. Bob staggers backwards, shaken.
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Bob lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Bob misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson sizes up Bob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.

Bob closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bob lands in his opponent's guard.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silent Bob will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bob swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Bob has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
Bob tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bob blocks a jab.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Bob throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bob slips a jab from Jackson.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to counter with a body kick.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Bob slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Bob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into Bob's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bob controlling the position.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
Bob trying to control the position here.

Bob is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Jackson is fighting to break Bob's control of his arms but Bob is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Bob pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Bob settles back down.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bob avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Bob slips a jab from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Bob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bob lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Bob closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Bob blocking some punches.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob misses with some punches.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Bob is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.

Bob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bob tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bob creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bob scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob drops Jackson with a huge uppercut! Jackson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bob is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silent Bob!
A relieved looking Silent Bob thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.