PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swag In A Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Ace of Spades. Bag has chosen American bad ass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jacques
vs
In A Bag

178 cm
25
182 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

194 cm
27
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swag In A Bag!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jacques with that takedown attempt.
Jacques throws a low kick but Bag avoids it.
Bag misses with a looping right.
Jacques blocks a head kick by Bag.
Jacques fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacques throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bag counters with an inside leg kick.
Bag takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bag looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bag avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacques moves in looking to clinch but Bag pushes him off.
Jacques fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bag.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bag.
Giorgio Jacques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bag is fending him off so far but Jacques persists. Nope, Bag circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag connects with a body shot that sends Jacques's belly button to the back.
Jacques shoots in and drives through. Bag sprawls well.
Jacques lands with a straight right. Bag didn't see that one coming.
Jacques doesn't manage to clinch there - Bag circles away.
Bag moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Jacques lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bag doesn't seem phased though.
Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bag lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bag works the jab nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jacques!
Bag misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques checks a leg kick.
Bag thuds his right hand into Jacques's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bag connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jacques misses with a low kick.
Jacques throws the kick towards the body but Bag avoids it.
Swag In A Bag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacques misses with a body punch
and Bag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Bag catches Jacques right on the button with a cross.
Bag works Jacques's body with a nice hook.
Jacques takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bag is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jacques is breathing heavily.
Bag thows a body shot but no joy.
Bag swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques slips under a jab.
Bag is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bag misses the target.
Bag connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacques momentarily.
Bag throws a hook but Jacques avoids it easily.
Bag misses with a wild body shot.
Bag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bag lands a head shot.

Bag lands a left and a right that send Jacques crashing to the mat, dazed. Bag thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jacques is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacques slips a jab from Bag.
Oh Jacques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacques.
Jacques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacques takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacques seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
Jacques takes a swing at Bag's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bag lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jacques has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jacques and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Jacques blocks the leg kick.
Bag misses with a hook

and Jacques counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jacques.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bag wants to stand but Jacques is controlling the position.
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.

Swag In A Bag dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jacques fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bag has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Bag.
Bag avoids the body shot from Jacques.
Bag has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bag misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacques counters with a leg kick.
Jacques fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jacques misses with a body shot.
Jacques turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacques fails with the takedown.
Jacques with a hook.
Jacques dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bag. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques checks a low kick from Bag.
Jacques on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bag. Bag obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacques moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jacques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bag.
Bag fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacques is looking to wear down Bag with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bag with a jab.
Bag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Bag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Bag.
Jacques throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bag's waist but Bag gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacques off to one side.
Jacques scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Bag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Jacques drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bag looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bag looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bag!

Bag decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jacques to his feet.
Bag's corner calls for a 1-2. Bag obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques blocks a head kick by Bag.
Bag lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacques's head.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Bag.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacques.
Jacques closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swag In A Bag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Jacques there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bag thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Bag as he connects with a hook.
Jacques misses with a leg kick
and Bag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacques misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques wants to clinch up but Bag keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Bag.
Bag takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Bag misses the shot to the body.
Jacques fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag throws out a loose jab but Jacques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bag moves out of range as Jacques throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacques scores with a jab to the head.
Bag throws a body punch but Jacques moves out of range.
Bag misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Swag In A Bag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Bag throws a sloppy head kick and Jacques moves out of range easily.
Bag lands a nice shot to the body.
Bag clobbers Jacques with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bag misses with a series of wild punches.
Bag has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jacques.
Jacques connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bag lands a jab to the head.
Bag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacques.
Jacques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bag.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jacques!
Bag moves out of range as Jacques throws a body kick.
Bag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacques.
Jacques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bag.
Jacques tries to land a leg kick but Bag saw it coming and moves away.
Jacques throws a body kick that misses.
Jacques misses the shot to the body.
Jacques blocks a jab.
Jacques connects with a solid leg kick.
Bag throws a head kick that misses.
Bag clobbers Jacques with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch but Bag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giorgio Jacques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bag's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques misses with a low kick.
Bag takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bag ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bag darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacques moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacques on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacques takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacques is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bag.
Bag moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacques avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag throws an overhand right that lands on Jacques's shoulder, as Jacques tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacques. Bag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bag cracks a nice hook into Jacques's ribs.
Swag In A Bag is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jacques walks into a left hand.
Jacques slips a jab and a cross from Bag.
Bag misses with a few strikes there.
Bag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bag swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jacques takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacques wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques walks into a left hand.
Bag takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Jacques throws a low kick but Bag avoids it.
Bag connects with a nice looking jab.
Jacques takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Bag.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Jacques is predictable there
and Bag counters with a left to the body.
Bag scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Swag In A Bag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bag winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swag In A Bag!
Swag In A Bag decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.