PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 2753 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Mack Zack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chan
vs
Zack

173 cm
24
166
10 - 11 - 0

182 cm
22
165
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mack Zack!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Zack misses

and Chan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zack's guard.
Chan wants to control from the top but Zack keeps moving.
Chan stays in close to Zack's body and controls the position.
Zack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Zack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zack has an active guard here but Chan has managed to pass into half guard.
Chan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Zack looking for submissions off his back.
Chan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chan.

Zack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zack tries to get to full guard but Chan has control of the leg.
Zack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chan is keen to just control but Zack is a slippery customer.

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.
Zack is looking to control Chan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zack avoid being mounted?
Zack is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chan jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zack is trying to get back to half guard.
Zack is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chan controlling from the full mount.
Chan prevents Zack from getting the reversal.
Chan tries to control but Zack wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a heavy elbow.
Chan with shots to the head and body - Zack looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zack wants to hold on but Chan pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zack is squirming around, avoiding Chan's attempts to control the action.
Chan avoids the attempt from Zack to control.

Chan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zack is looking to escape.
Chan landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan scoring with strikes but Zack is staying in there.
Zack is trying to escape the mount.
Chan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chan lands a nice shot to the head.
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zack wants to hold on but Chan pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zack tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Chan working for a submission but Zack is keeping him at bay.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zack cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Chan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zack!

Chan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zack sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chan controlling the action here.
Chan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zack missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is trying to control the action in half guard but Zack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zack trying to control here.
Zack tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zack regains half guard.
Zack wants to get back to full guard.
Chan works his way into side control.
The referee asks Chan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chan prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zack is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackie Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Zack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Chan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Zack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zack misses with a strike from the bottom.
Chan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zack tries to bench press Chan off him but Chan keeps the position.
Chan working away.

Chan tries for a kimura but Zack is defending well.
Zack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zack is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zack is looking to improve his position.
Zack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chan is working away from the top position though.
Zack is looking to improve his position.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zack can do to turn this around?
Chan winds up and cracks Zack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zack felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zack wants to control the action here but instead Chan manages to pass to full mount!
Chan tries to control but Zack wriggling away.
Zack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zack wants to control but Chan is having none of it.
Zack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Chan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chan trying to control the position but Zack is working away.
Zack struggling a bit here.
Zack is trying to get back to half guard.
Zack takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Zack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zack is looking for a sweep.
Chan landing strikes.

Chan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zack tries to buck Chan off but Chan is having none of it.
Chan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zack some visible discomfort.
Chan just content to control the position.

Chan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zack being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zack for as long as he can get away with.
Chan wants to control but Zack is keeping him busy.
Zack is looking for a sweep.
Chan scores with punches from side control.
Zack is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zack is looking for a sweep.
Jackie Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan trying to control the action but Zack is working from the bottom.
Zack is trying to improve his position.

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.
Chan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Zack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zack manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zack wants to control but Chan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Chan!