PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 198 p4p, 218 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 28 p4p, 33 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pollock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Free Jazz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pollock
vs
Bangin

179 cm
27
172
11 - 4 - 0

184 cm
28
170
16 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Conviction

Core Combat
Voodoo Nutrition

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollock.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pollock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangin scores with a hook.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pollock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pollock delivers a nice body kick.
Pollock lands a jab.
Pollock throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Bangin.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollock.
Pollock thumps Bangin with a low kick.
Pollock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pollock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pollock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bangin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pollock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bangin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollock.
Pollock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Pollock misses with the combination.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Pollock avoids it with no problem.

Pollock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pollock prevents a body shot from Bangin.
I was talking to Pollock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pollock lands with a light punch inside.
Bangin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Pollock lands with a left to the head.
Bangin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pollock lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin throws a head punch that misses.
Bangin is trying to push Pollock away but Pollock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pollock lands with a right to the head.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bangin.
Pollock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looks for the body kick but Pollock saw that one coming.
Pollock tries to clinch but Bangin is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollock.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Pollock misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Pollock throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pollock misses with a kick to the body.
Pollock checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Pollock takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Pollock is predictable there
and Bangin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pollock thinking.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Bangin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pollock.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Bangin scores with a body shot.
Bangin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pollock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circling - Pollock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Pollock.
Pollock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bangin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pollock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bangin.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Pollock looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Pollock blocks a jab.
Pollock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pollock looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Pollock connects with a leg kick.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Bangin throws the kick towards the body but Pollock avoids it.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin thumps Pollock with a low kick.
Pollock moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Pollock is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Bangin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollock.
Pollock throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Pollock.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pollock clinches up against the cage.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pollock.
Bangin takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin struggles to land a body shot inside as Pollock controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bangin.
A body shot lands from Pollock.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pollock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bangin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bangin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Pollock fails to land.
Bangin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Pollock.
Pollock working aggressively here.
Bangin is trying to push Pollock away but Pollock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bangin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pollock misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bangin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pollock.
Pollock lands with a light punch inside.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pollock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollock was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Pollock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin tests Pollock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pollock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bangin under the eye.
Pollock throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
Jackson Pollock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pollock tries to clinch up.
Bangin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bangin throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Bangin slips a straight right by Pollock.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Pollock slips the punch.
Bangin throws a jab when Pollock was well out of range.
It looked like Pollock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pollock wants to clinch up but Bangin keeps it at a distance.

Pollock has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bangin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
Bangin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bangin working aggressively here.
Bangin prevents a body shot from Pollock.
Pollock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Bangin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Bangin working aggressively here.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock tries a body shot but Bangin blocks it.
Pollock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pollock.
Pollock misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock digs a right hand underneath Bangin's ribcage. Bangin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bangin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollock or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock misses with the head strike.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin tries to work over Pollock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pollock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pollock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson Pollock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangin can't find room to land a body shot as Pollock controls the action.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.
Pollock blocking some punches.
Bangin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bangin connects with the punch.
Pollock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Pollock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Pollock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pollock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Pollock checks it.
Pollock throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Bangin lands.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pollock has time to react.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Pollock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bangin on the side of the head.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
Bangin misses with a hook. Pollock ducked under it nicely.
Bangin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pollock misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pollock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bangin misses with a hook. Pollock ducked under it nicely.
Pollock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bangin.
Pollock checks a low kick from Bangin.
Pollock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bangin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock connects with a leg kick.
Pollock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollock scores with a nice strike.
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!
Pollock throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pollock.
Pollock is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Pollock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangin.
Pollock throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Pollock slips a straight right by Bangin.
Bangin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bangin checks a low kick from Pollock.
Bangin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bangin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pollock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pollock missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pollock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin slips a jab from Pollock.
Bangin blocks a low kick nicely.
Bangin lands a jab to the head.
Pollock connects with a single shot there.
Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Pollock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pollock clobbers Bangin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Pollock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Pollock tries to land a front kick but Bangin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Pollock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bangin feints a counter leg kick.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Bangin throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Pollock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pollock throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Pollock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin sizes up Pollock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pollock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bangin misses with a low kick as Pollock jumps back.
Good leg kick by Pollock.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pollock is looking to counter punch.
Bangin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollock.
Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Pollock throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Pollock lands a nice looking body shot.
Pollock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bangin's hands.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
A nice leg kick from Pollock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pollock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Bangin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin slips a jab and a cross from Pollock.
Bangin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pollock looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Pollock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pollock throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson Pollock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pollock.
Pollock thows a body kick. Bangin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pollock moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pollock.
Pollock moves out of range of the leg kick from Bangin.
Bangin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bangin misses with a head kick.
Pollock misses with a straight right.
Pollock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pollock scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock moves out of range of the body kick.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Bangin slips a straight right by Pollock.
Pollock defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pollock.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Pollock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
A low kick from Pollock misses
and Bangin counters with a solid body kick.
Pollock is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Pollock doesn't manage to clinch there - Bangin circles away.
Bangin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pollock throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bangin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bangin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Pollock's head.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Bangin.
Pollock swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Pollock backing away here, and Bangin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pollock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bangin needs to keep his hands up - Pollock had a free shot at his head there.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pollock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pollock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
Pollock throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Pollock tries to score with a low kick but Bangin moves his leg out of the way.
Pollock throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Pollock 's knee.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Pollock's leg. Pollock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pollock swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Pollock instigates a clinch.
Pollock scores with a shoulder strike.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pollock throws a head punch that misses.

Bangin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Pollock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bangin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
During a confident post fight interview, Izzy Bangin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.