PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri The Jackal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

The Jackal
vs
Browne

183 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri The Jackal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne tries for a takedown but The Jackal circles away easily

and The Jackal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Browne's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Jackal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Browne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Browne looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Jackal is one step ahead there.
The Jackal looking to sit in guard and control but Browne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Jackal is pulling down on Browne's head to control his posture.
Browne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Jackal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Jackal is pulling down on Browne's head. It's preventing any offense from Browne, at least for the moment.
Browne wants to control from the top but The Jackal keeps moving.
Browne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Browne moves into the clinch successfully.
Browne avoiding damage as The Jackal throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Browne's elbow.
Browne can't get the takedown.
The Jackal avoiding damage as Browne throws knees to the body.

The Jackal tightens his grip and picks Browne up, before dumping him to the ground. Browne manages to land in guard.
Browne wants to get back to his feet but The Jackal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Jackal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Browne looking for a sweep. Not yet Browne, not yet.

The Jackal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The Jackal drives through with a takedown into Browne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The Jackal is breathing heavily.
The Jackal is looking to work some ground and pound but Browne has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne is wriggling around but The Jackal manages to pass to half guard.
Browne is staying active underneath The Jackal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Jackal lands with a punch from half guard.
The Jackal is nestled in close to Browne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Jackal content to control rather than advance.
The Jackal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Browne trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Jackal connects with a nice short shot to Browne's temple.
Browne is trying to control but The Jackal passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal landing strikes.

The Jackal stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Yuri The Jackal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Jackal shoots in for a takedown but Browne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Jackal shoots for a double leg takedown but Browne sprawls well. He's pushed The Jackal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Jackal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri The Jackal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Jackal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Browne's half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Jackal working over Browne with some ground and pound. Browne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri The Jackal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Jackal misses with a takedown attempt - Browne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Jackal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Browne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Jackal swivels and escapes.
The Jackal shoots in looking for a takedown. Browne tries to sprawl out of it but The Jackal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Browne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Browne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Jackal keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Jackal's guard.
It looks like Browne is going to stand back up.
The Jackal holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Browne trying to control the action but The Jackal is working from the bottom.
Browne is just content to waste time from the top position. The Jackal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

The Jackal uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Browne sprawls well. Browne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Jackal gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri The Jackal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Browne gets a double leg takedown into The Jackal's guard.
The Jackal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Browne has passed into side control.
The Jackal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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 Jackal lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Jackal stops Browne from getting back to his feet.
The Jackal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Browne trying to control here.
Nice strikes from The Jackal there.

The Jackal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Jackal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Browne's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal wants to pass the guard but Browne is defending well.
The Jackal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Browne keeps working.
The Jackal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Jackal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yuri The Jackal will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Browne avoids a kick to the body.
The Jackal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yuri The Jackal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Jackal moves out of range as Browne throws a body kick.
Browne throws a head kick but The Jackal moves out of range.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt.
Browne is looking to clinch.
The Jackal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Jackal shoots in for a takedown but Browne shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from The Jackal. No joy for Browne on that attempt.
Yuri The Jackal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Browne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Jackal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Jackal lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne looking to control.
Browne keeping full guard, as The Jackal tries to pass.
Browne keeping moving, preventing The Jackal from controlling successfully.
Browne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Browne is trying to keep The Jackal in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Travis Browne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Jackal shoots in for a takedown but Browne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Jackal enables Browne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Jackal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Browne trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but The Jackal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The Jackal 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.
The Jackal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Jackal is stalling in the full guard.
Browne keeping moving, preventing The Jackal from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Jackal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Jackal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Jackal trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
Browne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Jackal manages to get himself to full guard.
Browne trying to control the position from guard on top but The Jackal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuri The Jackal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal wants to sweep here but Browne controlling him for the moment.
Browne trying to control but The Jackal is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Jackal shoots for a takedown but Browne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Jackal as he jumps to the side.
The Jackal shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browne wants to clinch up but The Jackal keeps it at a distance.
Travis Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Browne enables The Jackal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Browne manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuri The Jackal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Jackal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri The Jackal!