PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes to the cage accompanied by Remember my NAME!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Out
vs
Jackson

187 cm
22
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
196 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 London, Help Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves out of range as Out throws a body kick.
Out scores with a leg kick.
Jackson tries to bum rush Out with a series of wild strikes but Out uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.
Out lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Out throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Out.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Out dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson digs a good hook to Out's body.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Out counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Out with an uppercut!
Out misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Out looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Out lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Out scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Out lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Out throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Out. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand

and Out holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Out keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Out displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Out.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Out stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Out jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Out trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Out has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out controlling the position.
Out manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Out trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Out is controlling him.
Out not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that round.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Out is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Out looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Out misses with a body kick.
Out lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Out throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Out takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Help Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Out tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws the left hand but Out avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Out looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Out avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
Out lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Out - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Out. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Out uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Out scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Out.

Out has taken the fight to the clinch.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Out 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.
Out lands a shot to the body.
Out cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out scores with a shoulder strike.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Out with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Out creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Out lands a left hand.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Out has Jackson pressed against the cage.

Out pulls guard effortlessly.
Out seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Out manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out controlling the position easily from mount.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Out counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Out.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Jackson lands a jab to Out's midsection.
Jackson swings for the body but Out moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Out clinches up against the cage.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Out.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Out has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free but Out has control.
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!
Out digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Out.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Out is controlling him.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Out lands a body punch in the clinch.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Help Out has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Out lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Out takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Out has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Out.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Out.
Knees to the body from Out.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out taking a breather.
A short right from Out.
Out lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Out dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Out pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Out is controlling him.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Out lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
A body shot lands from Out.
Out has Jackson pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Out makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Out is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Out lands with a good body shot.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Out rather than just go for the knockout.

Out gets a clinch.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Out manages to pull guard.

Out has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Out lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Out.
Out slips a straight right by Jackson.
Out throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Out.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Out clinches.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Out.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position.
A short right from Out.
Out stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Out gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Out lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Out lands a nice elbow.
Out stalling in the clinch.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

Out drags the fight down to the ground.
Out is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Out.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Out's guard.

Out pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out counters with a thumping low kick.
Out throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Out dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Out is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out had his way with Michael Jackson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Out moves into the clinch successfully.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Out keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Out.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Out content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Out.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
A body shot lands from Out.
Nice elbow from Out.
Out landing knees to the head.
Jackson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Out effectively controlling the action here.
Out scores with a knee to the head.

Out lands a takedown into guard.
Out not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Out gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Out jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Out.
Out fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Out throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Out.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Out!
Jackson blocks a head kick by Out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Out.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Michael Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Out cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Out.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson tries to bum rush Out with a series of wild strikes but Out uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Out is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Out counters with an inside leg kick.

Out pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
A short right from Out.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Out scores with a shoulder strike.
Out presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson letting Out take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Help Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Out 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Help Out!
Help Out retains his middleweight title!