PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Jack (ranked 3307 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Reese Remington (ranked 368 p4p, 324 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jack
vs
Remington

190 cm
20
186
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
192
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reese Remington!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Remington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Remington slips the punch.
Remington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Remington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Remington moved out of range.
Remington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Remington works Jack's body with a nice hook.
Remington avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Remington's head but Remington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remington walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Remington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jack did well to prevent Remington getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remington throwing shots but Jack is blocking nicely.
Remington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jack tries to roll over but Remington keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington working the head and body with strikes.
Remington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jack is concentrating on defense, preventing Remington from advancing position.
Jack is looking to escape.
Jack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.
Remington tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Remington is working for a kimura but Jack is defending it quite comfortably.
Jack wants to control but Remington is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jack wants to get back to his feet.
Jack has hold of Remington's hands but Remington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Remington is trying to control. Jack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jack wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.
Remington wants to free his trapped foot but Jack is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jack is looking to escape.
Remington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Remington seems to be working for a kimura but Jack defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Remington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Remington working Jack over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Remington connects with a nice short shot to Jack's temple.
Jack is trying to control but can't.
Remington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jack is trying to stand.
Remington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Remington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Remington is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jack tries to get out of the position.
Remington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Remington.
Remington drops an elbow to the side of Jack's head.
Remington wants to pass to mount but Jack is defending the position.
Remington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Remington.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Remington lands a nice short elbow.
Remington is thwarting Jack's attempts to control the position.
Jack is trying to stand up here but Remington is controlling him well.
Remington winds up and cracks Jack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jack is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reese Remington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Remington goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jack scores with a jab.
Remington goes for a double leg but Jack avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jack continues to drive forward.
Remington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reese Remington.
A big right from Jack misses.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Remington slips a jab from Jack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
Jack clobbers Remington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Remington darts in looking for a takedown but Jack gets double underhooks and turns Remington into the cage.
It looked like Jack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remington.
Jack lands with a hook. Remington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remington was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Remington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Remington staying out of range there.
Jack lands a nice hook to Remington's body. Remington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Remington throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jack.

Remington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Remington throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Remington won't allow Jack to get back to his feet.
Jack trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Remington is controlling him.
Reese Remington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Remington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Remington is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remington moves away.
Remington moves away from the strike by Jack.
Remington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jack throws a body punch but Remington moves out of range.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on Remington's head and hops out.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack misses with a straight right.
And Remington tries to counter it with a takedown but Jack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jack connects with a right hand. Remington shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jack, as that shot connected.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Remington.
Remington scores with a jab.
Remington slips under a jab.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Remington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Remington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack misses with a looping right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Remington pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remington is pulling down on Jack's head. It's preventing any offense from Jack, at least for the moment.
Jack sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jack trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Remington holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Remington is on top in guard.

Remington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Jack 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!

Remington moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Remington fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Remington manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Jack.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack throws a hook but Remington avoids it easily.
Remington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Remington throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack misses the jab.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remington is defended easily by Jack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Remington with a jab.
Remington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack misses the jab.
Remington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Remington blocks a jab.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Remington moved out of range nicely.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Remington shoots in and bounces Jack off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
Remington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Remington throwing strikes from guard but Jack blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Remington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Remington trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack wants to sweep here but Remington controlling him for the moment.
Remington passes Jack's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jack has hold of Remington's hands but Remington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack wants to control but Remington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Remington working over Jack with some ground and pound. Jack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Remington uses his free foot to push down on Jack's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Remington looking to secure an arm triangle but Jack defends it well.
Remington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Remington landing shots from mount.
Remington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jack?
Remington raining down shots from the mount!
Remington trying to control but Jack is having none of it.
Remington scoring with strikes but Jack is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington working the ground and pound effectively.
Remington trying to control but Jack is having none of it.
Remington lands with some strikes.
Remington scoring with strikes but Jack is staying in there.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Remington cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Remington unloading with bombs!

Jack is rocked!
Jack takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Remington's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reese Remington!
Reese Remington thanked the fans post fight for their support.