PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Jose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster's chin.

Jose
vs
Sgt Max Fightmaster

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

200 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose throws a nice looking combination but Max Fightmaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Max Fightmaster lands a big head kick that sends Jose tumbling to the mat! Max Fightmaster takes a step backwards and waves Jose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max Fightmaster shoots for a takedown but Jose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jose could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Max Fightmaster is looking to clinch.

Max Fightmaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Max Fightmaster pulls Jose into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Max Fightmaster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jose is controlling him.

Max Fightmaster manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Max Fightmaster blocks a jab.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch up but Jose circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Max Fightmaster is defended easily by Jose.
Max Fightmaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max Fightmaster wants to clinch.
Max Fightmaster shoots in for a double leg but Jose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Isaac Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Max Fightmaster.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch up.
Max Fightmaster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Fightmaster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max Fightmaster looks winded!
Max Fightmaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Fightmaster dives in and grabs Jose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jose pushes down on Max Fightmaster's head and hops out.
Jose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jose lands an overhand right.
Jose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jose.
Max Fightmaster fails to land the takedown.
Isaac Jose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose punishes Max Fightmaster's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jose lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jose.
Jose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Jose misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max Fightmaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Max Fightmaster shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jose.
Jose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jose lands an overhand right.
Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jose throws a series of punches but Max Fightmaster avoids them all with ease.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch but Jose moves out of range.
Max Fightmaster wants to clinch up but Jose keeps it at a distance.
Max Fightmaster shoots in for a takedown but Jose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jose slaps away a takedown attempt from Max Fightmaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jose throws a combination. Max Fightmaster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max Fightmaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Max Fightmaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Max Fightmaster.
Max Fightmaster wants to clinch.
Max Fightmaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Max Fightmaster momentarily.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Max Fightmaster.
Max Fightmaster moves forwards but Jose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max Fightmaster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Max Fightmaster fails with a takedown attempt.
Jose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch but Jose is having none of it.
Max Fightmaster closes the distance and clinches up with Jose, looking for a takedown. Max Fightmaster pushes Jose against the cage but Jose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jose scores with a shot to the body.
Max Fightmaster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jose circles away.
Nice cross by Jose.
Jose throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max Fightmaster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Max Fightmaster scrambles back to his feet.
Jose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Max Fightmaster back to the cage. Jose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jose lands a two punch combo.
Max Fightmaster shoots in for a takedown but Jose shows good takedown defense.
Max Fightmaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Max Fightmaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jose is fending him off so far but Max Fightmaster persists. Nope, Jose circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Max Fightmaster walks into a stiff left hand from Jose.
Max Fightmaster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Max Fightmasters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Max Fightmaster misses with a head kick.
Max Fightmaster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Max Fightmaster tries for a takedown but Jose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jose stalks Max Fightmaster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Max Fightmaster's face. Max Fightmaster staggers backwards, shaken.
Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max Fightmaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose moves away.
Jose punishes Max Fightmaster's body with a nice straight punch.
Jose stuffs the takedown attempt from Max Fightmaster. Max Fightmaster gets slowly back to his feet.
Isaac Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster.
Jose lands the left hand.
Jose cracks Max Fightmaster with a good jab.
Jose is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Max Fightmaster at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max Fightmaster throws a head kick but Jose moves out of range.
Jose with a hook.
Jose scores with a jab to the head.
Jose stuffs the takedown attempt from Max Fightmaster. Max Fightmaster gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jose lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Max Fightmaster.
Jose lands a two punch combo.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch up but Jose circles away and keeps his distance.
Jose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max Fightmaster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jose as he jumps to the side.
Jose throws a right hand that Max Fightmaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Max Fightmaster also avoids with ease.
Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Max Fightmaster.
Max Fightmaster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Max Fightmaster's head.
Isaac Jose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jose, as that shot connected.
Jose throws a right and a left that Max Fightmaster avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Max Fightmaster.
Sloppy strikes from Jose. Those never looked like landing.
Jose keeps the fight on the outside.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch but Jose is having none of it.
Max Fightmaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Fightmaster shoots in for a double leg but Jose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Isaac Jose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max Fightmaster moves in looking to clinch but Jose pushes him off.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch but Jose moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jose. Those never looked like landing.
Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max Fightmaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Max Fightmaster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jose avoids it really well and circles away.
Jose scores with a three punch combo!
Max Fightmaster lands with a kick to the temple. Jose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Max Fightmaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jose is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose punishes Max Fightmaster's body with a nice straight punch.
Max Fightmaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Fightmaster throws a head kick that misses.
Max Fightmaster moves forwards but Jose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max Fightmaster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jose keeps the fight on the outside.
Max Fightmaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose circles away.
Jose jabs at Max Fightmaster's body.
Jose avoids the head kick by Max Fightmaster.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jose.
Jose misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max Fightmaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch up.
Max Fightmaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose circles away.
Jose throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max Fightmaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch but Jose is having none of it.
Jose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Isaac Jose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jose stuffs the takedown.
Jose avoids the head kick by Max Fightmaster.
Max Fightmaster shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Jose.
Jose throws a combination. Max Fightmaster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jose scores with a punch to the head.
Jose avoids the head kick by Max Fightmaster.
Jose scores with a punch to the head.
Jose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Max Fightmaster.
Jose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Max Fightmaster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Isaac Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster.
Jose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Max Fightmaster shoots for a takedown but Jose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jose tests Max Fightmaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Max Fightmaster tries to clinch there but Jose circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Max Fightmaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Max Fightmaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max Fightmaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Jose does no damage.
Max Fightmaster wants to clinch up but Jose keeps it at a distance.
Jose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jose misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Max Fightmaster.
Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Jose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max Fightmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jose swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Max Fightmaster moves into the clinch successfully.
Jose blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose prevents Max Fightmaster from breaking the clinch.
Jose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Max Fightmaster is trying to stall.
Jose is looking to break free of the clinch but Max Fightmaster has double underhooks.
Max Fightmaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose is defending well for now.
Jose is trying to push Max Fightmaster away but Max Fightmaster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Max Fightmaster gets control of Jose's arms and successfully pulls guard. Max Fightmaster will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Max Fightmaster is looking to stand up but Jose isn't so interested in that idea.
Jose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Max Fightmaster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jose!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max Fightmaster wants to control the pace but Jose is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose wants to try and get back to his feet.
Max Fightmaster thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jose wants to get back to his feet.
Jose taking shots to the head.
Jose is squirming around, avoiding Max Fightmaster's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max Fightmaster with shots to the head and body - Jose looks very uncomfortable down there.
Max Fightmaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jose is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jose is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Max Fightmaster 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Staff Sgt Max Fightmaster!