PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gassey Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up like a hurricane. 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.

Jack
vs
Lancelot

182 cm
21
192 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Аптека
New Era Nutrition (156Q REC/STA $50)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gassey Jack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Lancelot!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancelot was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Lancelot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gassey Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancelot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Nice shot by Jack.
Lancelot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Lancelot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Lancelot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Jack.
Some wild striking there from Jack.

Lancelot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancelot throwing strikes from guard but Jack blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.

Lancelot postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jack is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lancelot, into his guard.
Jack forces his way into half guard.
Jack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lancelot's head.
Lancelot wants to improve his position but Jack is controlling well.
Lancelot is refusing to be controlled, as Jack sits in half guard.
Jack working Lancelot over with strikes.
Jack is nestled in close to Lancelot, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lancelot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lancelot is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jack moves into full mount! Lancelot won't be happy about that!
Lancelot is bucking up trying to escape but Jack cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jack looking for a guillotine from mount but Lancelot is having none of it.
Jack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jack working Lancelot over with strikes here.
Lancelot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is landing with some decent strikes but Lancelot is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jack unloading with bombs!
Lancelot wants to hold on but Jack pushes him away.
Lancelot is looking to get to half guard.

Jack swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lancelot is now in Jack's guard. A big mistake from Jack there, giving up the dominant position!

Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jack trying to control the position.

Jack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lancelot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Lancelot from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jack is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lancelot pulls Jack in close to his closed guard and prevents Jack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lancelot looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancelot, not yet.
Jack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lancelot looking for a guillotine here but Jack defends easily.
Jack looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lancelot is trying to keep Jack in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jack tries to bum rush Lancelot with a series of wild strikes but Lancelot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lancelot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lancelot in side control, throwing shots but Jack defends.
Lancelot scoring with punches and elbows.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
Lancelot scoring with punches from side control.
Jack wants to control but Lancelot postures up.
Jack is trying to get back to half guard.
Lancelot working the body and head with strikes.
Jack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jack passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lancelot!
Lancelot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jack has control of Lancelot's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lancelot regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lancelot can't escape the position.
Lancelot is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jack lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lancelot is trying desperately to improve position.

Jack is working for a guillotine from mount but Lancelot frees his head quite easily.
Jack lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lancelot is looking to improve his position but Jack isn't that keen on the idea.
Jack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Lancelot taking shots to the head.
Jack landing strikes from the mount and Lancelot is in trouble!
Jack prevents Lancelot from getting the reversal.
Lancelot wants to control but Jack is having none of it.
Gassey Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.
Jack trying to control but Lancelot is having none of it.
Jack landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lancelot is squirming around, avoiding Jack's attempts to control the action.
Lancelot tries to lock up and control but Jack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jack raining down shots from the mount!
Jack working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jack prevents Lancelot from getting the reversal.
Lancelot wants to control but Jack is having none of it.
Lancelot is squirming around, avoiding Jack's attempts to control the action.
Lancelot tries to lock up and control but Jack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking to control but Lancelot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lancelot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jack working Lancelot over with strikes here.
Jack fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lancelot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lancelot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Jack.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack landing punches.
Jack lands a heavy elbow.
Lancelot working to try and regain half guard.
Lancelot swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lancelot fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jack sprawls well initially but Lancelot persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jack regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lancelot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lancelot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lancelot can't escape the position.
Lancelot wants to control but Jack is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Jack.
Jack blocks Lancelot's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jack content just to control the position here.
Lancelot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancelot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jack landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lancelot?
Jack raining down shots from the mount!
Jack trying to control but Lancelot is having none of it.
Jack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lancelot?
Lancelot sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Jack decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jack connects with a right hand. Lancelot shakes it off.
Jack lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot fails with the takedown.
Lancelot dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on Lancelot's head and hops out.
Jack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancelot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jack throws a series of punches but Lancelot avoids them all with ease.
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lancelot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jack as he avoids it easily.
Gassey Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Lancelot.
Jack thuds a left hand into Lancelot's body.
Gassey Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack scores with a three punch combo!
Lancelot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jack defends it nicely.
Jack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Lancelot backpedaling.
Jack misses with a wild combination.
Jack lands with an uppercut that bounces Lancelot off the cage and back into rage.
Jack lands with a nice body punch.
Jack cracks Lancelot with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lancelot slips a jab and a cross from Jack.
Lancelot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lancelot fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancelot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jack defends it nicely.
Lancelot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack clearly takes 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.

Jack 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.
Lancelot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack stalks Lancelot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lancelot's face. Lancelot staggers backwards, shaken.
Lancelot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancelot doesn't seem bothered though.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancelot dodges the punch combination from Jack.
Jack thuds a left hand into Lancelot's body.
Lancelot is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jack lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lancelot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gassey Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Lancelot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancelot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jack circles away.
Jack lands a two punch combo.
Jack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jack throws a one two combo.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lancelot can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lancelot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lancelot somewhat.
Gassey Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Lancelot.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack stuns Lancelot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jack throws a one two combo.
Jack throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancelot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lancelot at a distance.
Jack scores with the left hand. Lancelot knows he should have avoided that one.
Lancelot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Lancelot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancelot.
Jack lands a nice hook to Lancelot's body. Lancelot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jack is looking to wear down Lancelot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lancelot shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands with a hook. Lancelot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack wants to clinch.
Lancelot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jack.
Jack slaps away a takedown attempt from Lancelot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancelot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lancelot's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack had his way with Sir Lancelot in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jack cracks Lancelot with an open hand slap.
Jack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancelot circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancelot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack connects with a single shot there.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jack tries to bum rush Lancelot with a series of wild strikes but Lancelot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancelot moves away.
Lancelot is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jack throws a body punch but Lancelot moves out of range.

Lancelot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lancelot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lancelot manages to get himself to full guard.
Jack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lancelot pulls Jack in to control the position.
Jack passes into half guard.
Jack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancelot is not content to let Jack control the position.

Jack is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lancelot has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lancelot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jack preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lancelot on the side of the head.
Jack lands a nice shot that snaps Lancelot's head back.
Lancelot is looking to clinch but Jack is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack scores with a hook.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancelot.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jack!
Sir Lancelot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack swings for the body but Lancelot moves out of range.
Lancelot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lancelot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancelot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot takes one to the side of the head.
Lancelot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Jack lands a with a good body shot.
Lancelot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jack pinned against the cage. Jack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lancelot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lancelot lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack wants to sweep here but Lancelot controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gassey Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:44
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gassey Jack!
Gassey Jack retains his middleweight title!