PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Helmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Rampage Jackson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jackson
vs
Helmet

225 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Helmet!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helmet tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Helmet is just out of range.
Helmet jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helmet moves away.
Helmet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Helmet.
Helmet lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helmet lands a head kick!

It looks like Rampage Jackson has been cut.
Helmet thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Helmet.
A shot to the liver by Helmet. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Helmet.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet scores with a nice body kick.
Helmet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Helmet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Helmet connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helmet throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the ropes.
Helmet scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Happy Helmet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helmet can pounce on him.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Helmet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Happy Helmet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmet misses with a body kick.
Helmet thumps Jackson with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Helmet.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Helmet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Helmet. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Helmet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Helmet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Helmet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helmet.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Helmet lands a front kick.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Helmet.
Helmet jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Helmet.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.
Helmet throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Helmet. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helmet.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet connects with an inside leg kick.
Helmet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Helmet clinches with his opponent.
Jackson avoiding damage as Helmet throws knees to the body.
Helmet presses Jackson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmet slowing the pace effectively.
Helmet missing with knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helmet stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Helmet holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helmet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helmet is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helmet has his back to the ropes.
Helmet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Helmet stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Happy Helmet.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Helmet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Helmet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Helmet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Helmet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helmet throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Helmet cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Helmet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helmet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Helmet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Helmet.
Helmet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Helmet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson tries to break free but Helmet pushes him back against the ropes.
Helmet trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helmet into the ropes.
Helmet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helmet leaning against his opponent.
Jackson avoiding damage as Helmet throws knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helmet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helmet trying to land knees to the body.
Helmet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.

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.
Helmet is working Jackson over against the ropes.
Helmet lands with a right to the head.
Helmet avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Helmet.
Helmet lands a shot to the body.
Helmet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Helmet lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Helmet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helmet is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Helmet into the ropes.
Good body shot from Helmet.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Helmet.
Helmet taking a breather.
Helmet lands a damaging elbow.
Helmet lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Helmet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helmet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helmet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helmet is trying to stall.
Helmet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helmet works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Helmet presses Jackson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Helmet trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson controlling the position.
Helmet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Helmet from controlling successfully.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson seems keen to control Helmet's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Helmet throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Jackson has his feet on Helmet's thighs here. He's pushed Helmet off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Helmet screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rampage Jackson!