PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gassey Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stand up like a hurricane. Battle has chosen VICTORY REMIX as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jack
vs
Battle

182 cm
24
192 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

187 cm
28
197 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gassey Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack moves out of range as Battle strikes.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
Battle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Battle scrambles back to his feet.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Jack counters with a left to the body.
Battle misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jack swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Jack misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Jack is looking to clinch but Battle is avoiding it.
Battle misses with a right hand
letting Jack counter with a right hand.

Jack moves into range and clinches up with Battle.

Battle manages to break the clinch.
Battle moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Battle throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battle cracks Jack with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Battle missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack tries to bum rush Battle with a series of wild strikes but Battle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Battle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Battle with an uppercut!
A right-left combo lands from Battle.
Jack connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle.
Jack throws the left hand but Battle avoids the punch easily.
Jack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack tries to clinch there but Battle circles away.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Battle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Battle throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battle has time to react.
Battle throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Battle.
Battle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Battle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jack at a distance.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Battle swings away with a body shot that misses

and Jack counters by clinching up.
Battle wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.

Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Battle!

Battle tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack stalling in the clinch.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Battle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Battle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Jack avoids the head kick by Battle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battle lands with a good body shot.
Battle dodges the punch combination from Jack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Battle misses with an uppercut

and Jack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jack.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Nice body punch from Jack.

Battle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Battle.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battle.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Battle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack slips under a jab.
Battle cracks Jack with a good jab.
Battle misses with a left hand

and Jack moves into the clinch.
Battle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battle lands a shoulder strike.
Battle tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Battle back against the cage.

Jack manages to break the clinch.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jack.
Battle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a series of punches but Battle moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Battle, as that shot connected.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Battle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack throws a shot to the body.
Jack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Battle avoids the body shot from Jack.
Battle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Battle throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack defending well as Battle loads up on a big left hand.
Battle avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Battle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battle misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.
Battle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jack back to the cage. Battle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jack takes one to the chin there.

Jack forces Battle back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack 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.

Jack misses with an uppercut
and Battle counters with a three punch combo that has Jack backing up. Jack nods at Battle to acknowledge the strikes.

Jack forces Battle back against the cage and clinches.
Battle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jack.
Jack lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Jack as the two fighters clinch.
Jack digs a right hand underneath Battle's ribcage. Battle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Battle lands an uppercut.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battle misses with a left hand

and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jack has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Battle wants to break free but Jack has control.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Battle controls his hands.
Jack pushes off an throws an elbow but Battle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battle's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Jack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Battle is trying to break free.
Jack has Battle pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Battle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Jack.
Battle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Battle.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
Battle lands a body shot.
Battle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Battle looking to stall.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle.
Battle tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle wants to break free but Jack has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle avoids the elbow strike from Jack, against the cage.
Battle can't break the clinch.
Jack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battle is breathing heavily.
Battle cracks Jack with a nice body shot.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Battle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battle is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battle's efforts to push away.
Jack misses with some punches.
Battle is looking to break free of the clinch but Jack has double underhooks.
Battle tries to break the clinch but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battle avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
Jack lands an elbow that stopped Battle in his tracks for a moment.

Battle breaks from the clinch.
Battle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack throws a lazy uppercut
and Battle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battle thows a body shot but no joy.
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Battle misses with a body shot
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack jabs Battle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Battle throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Battle thinking.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gassey Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack sizes up Battle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Battle scores with the left hand. Jack knows he should have avoided that one.
Battle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Battle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jack counters with a nice body shot.
Jack feints a jab promting Battle to slip. Jack then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Battle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jack is looking to wear down Battle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Battle misses with a hook to the body
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jack clinches with his opponent.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Battle or not.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack lands a nice uppercut.

Jack manages to break the clinch.
Battle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Battle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Battle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gassey Jack dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Battle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Battle fails to land with a series of punches.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Battle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Battle is out of range.

Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battle, pushing him back against the cage.
Jack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jack lands a nice elbow.
Battle tries to break the clinch but Jack is controlling the position.

Jack manages to break the clinch.
Battle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
and Battle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Battle misses with a left hand
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battle with a jab.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jack moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Battle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Battle lands a glancing blow to the side of Jack's head.
Battle throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a left to the body.
Battle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battle dodges the punch combination from Jack.
Jack tries to clinch but Battle moves out of range.
A jab from Battle misses.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Battle.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battle scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
A big right from Battle misses.
Jack defending well as Battle loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Battle misses the target.
Jack scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
Battle misses with a left hand
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack slips a straight right by Battle.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Battle works the jab nicely.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack wants to clinch.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Battle.
Jab from Battle.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Battle.
Jack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Battle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jack cracks Battle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack jabs at Battle's body.
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jack avoids the head kick by Battle.
Jack closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jack throws a one two combo.
Jack works over Battle's head and body with a nice combination.
Jack takes one to the chin there.
Battle misses with a double jab
and Jack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle.
Nice uppercut lands for Battle. That snapped Jack's head back.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack counters with a nice body shot.
Battle swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Battle throws an off balance right hand
and Jack counters with a nice body shot.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battle walks into a jab.
Battle drops his hands momentarily and Jack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jack punishes Battle's body with a nice straight punch.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battle can do to turn this around?
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle moves away.
Battle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jack.
Battle throws a lazy uppercut

and Jack counters by clinching up.

Battle manages to break the clinch.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Nice cross by Jack.
Battle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack wants to clinch.
Battle misses with a hook
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
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 applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jack swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Battle thinking.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gassey Jack!