PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Action Bronson - Barry Horowitz. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jackson
vs
Hendrix

193 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

198 cm
24
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Jackson misses

and Hendrix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands with a left to the head.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeff Jackson has been cut.
Hendrix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Hendrix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson is pushing Hendrix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix's elbow.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hendrix throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hendrix blocks a body shot from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hendrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hendrix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hendrix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hendrix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrix blocks it with crossed arms.
Hendrix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrix stalling in the clinch.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrix blocks it with crossed arms.
Hendrix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hendrix looking to slow down the pace here.
Hendrix trying to land knees to the body.
Hendrix trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix misses with a knee strike.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Hendrix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson stuns Hendrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendrix moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Hendrix drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Hendrix thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Hendrix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hendrix moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hendrix landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendrix avoids it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendrix working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Hendrix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Hendrix looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Hendrix misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Hendrix is controlling him.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.

Hendrix pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrix is trying to stall.
Hendrix lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Hendrix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jackson's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hendrix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Hendrix's head but Hendrix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hendrix clinches.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Hendrix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendrix looking to stall.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking to clinch.
Hendrix moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson cracks Hendrix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Hendrix counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hendrix has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hendrix misses with a knee strike.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hendrix.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendrix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hendrix slips a straight right by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Hendrix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hendrix is looking to clinch.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hendrix tries to clinch up
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix checks a leg kick.
Hendrix is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Hendrix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a low kick but Hendrix moves out of range easily.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendrix moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Hendrix moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Hendrix's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.

Hendrix moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jackson's cut.
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!

Jackson throws a series of punches but Hendrix moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hendrix counters with a leg kick.
Hendrix tries to clinch up
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Hendrix.
Hendrix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hendrix is looking to clinch.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Hendrix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.

Hendrix moves into the clinch successfully.
Hendrix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Hendrix is controlling the position.
Hendrix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.
Hendrix pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson gets through Hendrix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix's elbow.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Hendrix, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hendrix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson is trying to push Hendrix away but Hendrix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hendrix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hendrix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hendrix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Hendrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Hendrix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hendrix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hendrix.
Hendrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix taking a breather.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimi Hendrix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hendrix has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimi Hendrix!
Jimi Hendrix managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.