PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 826 p4p, 763 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 111 p4p, 100 weight class). Cassino kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Jack has chosen Lucid Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cassino
vs
Jack

165 cm
34
150
20 - 11 - 2

175 cm
29
146
19 - 11 - 1

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cassino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.

Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Jack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cassino keeps the fight on the outside.
Cassino lands a jab to the nose.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cassino tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack pushes Cassino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassino.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Jack working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Jack moves into the clinch.
Cassino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino misses with the head strike.

Cassino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Jack both land. Nice combination.
Nice shot lands for Cassino.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
Jack throws a leg kick but Cassino checks it.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Jack scores with a nice head shot.
Cassino swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Cassino scores with a jab to the head.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Cassino with an uppercut!
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jack on the side of the head.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cassino. That did some damage!
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Cassino blocks a low kick nicely.
Cassino slips under a jab.
Donk. Cassino catches Jack right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Cassino coming out on top.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Cassino moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Jack blocks a jab.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cassino throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack throws a counter combo.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
Cassino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cassino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jack momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cassino.
Jack slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Jack has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cassino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jack has time to react.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Jack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassino misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Jack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassino.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jack 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 Cassino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cassino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cassino blocks a jab.
Jack cracks a nice hook into Cassino's ribs.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cassino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Cassino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cassino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jack. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Jack.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jack blocks a jab.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cassino avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taylor Jack will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jack throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Jack takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cassino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Cassino, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
Cassino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cassino lands a jab to the head.
Cassino throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino tries to move into range but Jack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack misses the jab.
Cassino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack drops his hands momentarily and Cassino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cassino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Cassino down.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack throws a big counter head kick but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jack blocks a leg kick.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Cassino throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack defending well as Cassino loads up on a big left hand.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Jack's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack tries to avoid it.
Cassino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Cassino misses with an uppercut
and Cassino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far.
Cassino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cassino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Cassino lands a jab-cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Cassino blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jack as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassino staying out of range there.
Cassino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cassino - just one landing.
Jack throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
Cassino staying out of range there.
Jack avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Jack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassino throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Cassino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Jack as he connects with a hook.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cassino.
Cassino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack wants to clinch up but Cassino keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Cassino misses the target.
Jack throws a chopping leg kick but Cassino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack lands a body shot.
Cassino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Jack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Jack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassino missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cassino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cassino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jack's head.
Jack slips under a jab from Cassino.
Cassino throws a right hand that misses
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassino throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassino throws a good cross that connects.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassino.
A shot to the liver by Cassino. Beautiful body shot.
Jack looks to land a combination but Cassino avoids it well.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Cassino pushes him off.
Jack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cassino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Jack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cassino, as that shot connected.
Jack slips a jab from Cassino.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Cassino.
Jack doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cassino scrambles back to his feet.
Jack moves out of range as Cassino strikes.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jack momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cassino defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Jack scores with a nice strike.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Jack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassino scores with a hook.
Cassino wants to clinch.
Jack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cassino misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack dodges the punch combination from Cassino.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Cassino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassino is looking to chop away at Jack's legs.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Cassino ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Cassino misses.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jack connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Cassino is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Jack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Cassino counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cassino throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassino.
Cassino slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack takes one to the chin there.
Cassino thows a leg kick but Jack checks it
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Jack misses with the combination.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Jack down.
Jab from Jack.
Cassino cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Cassino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino blocks a low kick nicely.
Cassino tried to counter with a leg kick but Jack avoided it.
Jack wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassino. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
As Jack backs away, Cassino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.

Jack rushes Cassino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
Cassino defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
As Jack backs away, Cassino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Cassino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jack is able to avoid easily.
Cassino stuns Jack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassino.
Cassino throws a low kick, looking for Jack's leg but Jack calmly moves out of range.
Cassino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Cassino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
It looked like Cassino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Cassino looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Cassino throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Cassino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack 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.
Cassino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jack takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Cassino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jack just manages to avoid it.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Cassino pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jack 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taylor Jack!
Our winner, Taylor Jack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Monte Cassino stepped up to the mic, saying 'Should reconsider a career in tango-dancing, shit. '.