PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Mcfillin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly Mcfillin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Mcfillin

178 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelly Mcfillin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfillin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcfillin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson dives in and grabs Mcfillin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcfillin pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Mcfillin tries to clinch up.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcfillin sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcfillin throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mcfillin.
Mcfillin throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcfillin but Mcfillin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcfillin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfillin misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Mcfillin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcfillin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcfillin tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Mcfillin throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Mcfillin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcfillin misses with a wild combination.
Kelly Mcfillin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcfillin throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Mcfillin misses.
Mcfillin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcfillin keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Mcfillin.
Nice sprawl there from Mcfillin as Jackson shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcfillin misses with the combination.

Mcfillin closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mcfillin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcfillin just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mcfillin manages to break the clinch.

Mcfillin has managed to clinch.
Mcfillin wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcfillin controls his hands.
Mcfillin wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Mcfillin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Mcfillin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson slips a straight right by Mcfillin.
Mcfillin misses with a wild combination.
Mcfillin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcfillin tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin misses with the combination.
Mcfillin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Mcfillin throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Mcfillin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Mcfillin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcfillin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcfillin shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Mcfillin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcfillin sprawls well. Mcfillin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Mcfillin misses with a double jab.
Mcfillin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcfillin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcfillin cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcfillin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcfillin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Mcfillin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Mcfillin misses.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcfillin tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcfillin to the ground. Mcfillin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Mcfillin dominated that 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.

Mcfillin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Mcfillin moves out of range easily.
Mcfillin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mcfillin counters by clinching up.

Mcfillin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcfillin throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcfillin.
Mcfillin throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mcfillin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Mcfillin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcfillin misses with a two punch combination.
Mcfillin throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfillin scores with a hook.
Mcfillin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcfillin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Mcfillin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcfillin throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Mcfillin throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Mcfillin misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Mcfillin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mcfillin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mcfillin.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Mcfillin drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.

Mcfillin has clasped his hands together around Jackson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mcfillin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mcfillin advances nicely into full mount.
Mcfillin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcfillin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mcfillin is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mcfillin is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mcfillin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mcfillin with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mcfillin cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mcfillin raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Mcfillin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcfillin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mcfillin lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcfillin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mcfillin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Mcfillin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcfillin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mcfillin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mcfillin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mcfillin avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Mcfillin working Jackson over with strikes here.
Mcfillin landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Mcfillin with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Mcfillin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A left and a right from Mcfillin both land. Nice combination.
Mcfillin misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcfillin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Mcfillin looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mcfillin misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcfillin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcfillin misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mcfillin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcfillin is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Mcfillin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mcfillin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfillin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mcfillin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcfillin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfillin.
Mcfillin wants to clinch.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Mcfillin.
Mcfillin misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Mcfillin circles away easily

and Mcfillin counters by clinching up.
Mcfillin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcfillin stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Mcfillin holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcfillin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcfillin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcfillin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcfillin just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mcfillin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcfillin stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Mcfillin swinging wildly here.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcfillin avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcfillin tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcfillin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcfillin looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Mcfillin, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Mcfillin against the cage but Mcfillin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcfillin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin misses with a few strikes there.
Mcfillin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcfillin as he jumps to the side.
Mcfillin stuffs the takedown.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Mcfillin throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Mcfillin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mcfillin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jackson's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Mcfillin postures up.
Mcfillin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Mcfillin stands up from Jackson's guard - Mcfillin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mcfillin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcfillin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mcfillin swinging wildly here.
Mcfillin throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Mcfillin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcfillin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Mcfillin!