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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Joe (ranked 4637 p4p, 6384 weight class) and Anthony Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Jackson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Joe lands a lovely overhand right.
Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson wants to break free but Joe has control.
Joe manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is in close to Joe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Joe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Joe 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joe is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joe controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves nicely into side control.
Joe controlling from side mount.
Joe trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jackson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson prevents Joe from moving into mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Joe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joe.
Joe pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Joe tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Joe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Joe shoots in.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joe jumps guard.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Joe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Joe pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Joe controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Joe postures up.
Joe throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Joe.
Joe trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
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.
Joe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Joe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Joe controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is not content to let Joe control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Joe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Joe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Joe backs off Jackson throws a huge counter combo but Joe manages to avoid it all.
Bobby Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Joe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joe lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joe.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Joe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Joe has managed to clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
Joe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Joe shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
As Joe backs off Jackson throws a huge counter combo but Joe manages to avoid it all.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bobby Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Joe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bobby Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is staying tight to Joe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jackson wants to stand but Joe is controlling his arm.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Joe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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