PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jacked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jacked has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jacked
vs
House

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Jacked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregory House!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House lands with a shot to the body.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House scores with a nice right hand.

Jacked looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
House is trying to keep Jacked in close.

Jacked drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but House manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jacked has House in his guard.
Jacked is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacked is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacked.

That's two 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.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacked.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacked throws a strike but House avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jacked stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. House swivels though and keeps the full guard.
House is trying to keep Jacked in close.
Jacked pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. House is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacked throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacked shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts House as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacked.
House fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from House.

Jacked drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jacked scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jacked thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
House struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jacked dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

House uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacked has time to react.
Jimmy Jacked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacked misses with a takedown attempt - House sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
House lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacked backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacked takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacked throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacked moves out of range of the body kick.
House connects with a single shot there.
Jacked throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
House throws a series of punches but Jacked moves out of range.
House stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacked. Jacked gets slowly back to his feet.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacked takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacked has his takedown stuffed
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jacked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacked takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jacked with a poor takedown
and House counters with a series of strikes. Jacked will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House looks to land a body kick but Jacked moved away.
House scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Jacked or perhaps it was just good defense by House which made him look bad.
House stuns Jacked with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacked.
Jacked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacked throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by House!
Jacked fails with the takedown.
House connects with a body shot.
House swinging wilding here.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacked swats him away and circles back towards the center.
House tries to clinch there but Jacked circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

House throws a combination. Jacked tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacked.
Jacked shoots in for a takedown but House shows good takedown defense.
House with a hook.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacked with a poor takedown
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacked shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says House as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jacked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacked shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts House as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacked doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
House throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
House lands a slapping body shot.
Jacked blocks a head kick by House.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacked moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacked moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two 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.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacked throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jacked takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from House.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
House's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and House duly obliges.
Jacked gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House stuffs the takedown.
House lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jacked tries to clinch up.
Jimmy Jacked is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacked backs up against the cage.
Jacked with a poor takedown
and House counters with a series of strikes. Jacked will be more careful next time no doubt.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Jacked on that attempt.
House throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jacked is looking to clinch.
House avoids the head kick by Jacked.
House throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
House scores with a body shot.
Jacked looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House stuffs the takedown.
Jacked tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think House has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory House!