PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Nocturne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now i know. Jackie Chan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chan
vs
Nocturne

165 cm
24
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Nocturne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocturne connects with a body shot.
Nocturne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Chan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nocturne tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chan is in Nocturne's guard.
Chan trying to control but Nocturne is working from the bottom.
Nocturne has Chan pulled in close to control his posture.
Nocturne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chan is controlling him.
Nocturne pulls Chan in close to his closed guard and prevents Chan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chan trying to control but Nocturne is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackie Chan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nocturne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Nocturne sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nocturne.
Chan scores with a head kick.
Nocturne misses with a double jab.
Nocturne works over Chan's head and body with a nice combination.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.

Nocturne gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nocturne walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nocturne misses with a lunging right hand
and Chan counters with a nice body kick.
Nocturne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Nocturne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nocturne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Nocturne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nocturne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nocturne.
Ray Nocturne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Chan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Nocturne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chan doesn't seem phased though.
Nocturne throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Nocturne pushes him off.

Chan feints and as Nocturne raises his hands in defense, Chan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nocturne looking for a sweep. Not yet Nocturne, not yet.
Chan stops Nocturne from standing up.
Nocturne looks winded!
Chan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control but Nocturne is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Jackie Chan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chan tries to clinch up but Nocturne circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray Nocturne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nocturne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chan's head backwards.
Nocturne looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan slips under a jab.
Nocturne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan throws a head kick but Nocturne moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chan.
Nocturne is looking to reverse the position.
Nocturne prevents Chan from improving position.
Nocturne is looking to reverse the position.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Nocturne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nocturne is looking to regain half guard here but Chan keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jackie Chan 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.

Sloppy strikes from Nocturne. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nocturne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nocturne.
Chan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nocturne's waist but Nocturne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chan off to one side.
Chan tries to clinch but Nocturne moves away

and Nocturne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chan misses with a knee to the head.
Nocturne tries to score a body lock takedown but Chan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Nocturne lands a nice shot that snaps Chan's head back.
Chan takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chan showed some decent athleticism there.
Nocturne wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan wants to control but Nocturne is keeping him busy.
Chan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nocturne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nocturne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nocturne looking for a sweep. Not yet Nocturne, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nocturne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Nocturne has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nocturne is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne throws a lazy right hand but Chan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Nocturne gets caught napping as Chan dives in and scores a takedown. Nocturne manages to retain guard.
Chan controlling from the top position.
Nocturne pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
Chan stops Nocturne from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nocturne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackie Chan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nocturne stuffs the takedown.
Nocturne looks to land a combination. Chan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Chan gets the takedown into side control.
Nocturne wants to control but Chan postures up.
Nocturne is looking to regain half guard here but Chan keeps moving and retains side control.
Chan lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne tries to improve position but can't.
Nocturne tries to escape but Chan is in control.

Chan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nocturne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nocturne tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan trying to control but Nocturne is having none of it.
Chan wants to take Nocturne's back but he can't do it this time.
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 Jackie Chan 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!

Chan throws a body kick that misses.
Nocturne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Nocturne.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Nocturne.
Nocturne misses with a wild combination.
Nocturne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.

Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into Nocturne's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nocturne is on top in guard.
Nocturne wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocturne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nocturne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Nocturne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nocturne has managed to get both his arms back between Chan's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nocturne defends it easily.
Nocturne passes Chan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chan trying to control here.
Nocturne is taking a breather. Chan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Nocturne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Nocturne wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Nocturne misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.
Nocturne throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nocturne throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nocturne clobbers Chan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ray Nocturne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nocturne misses with a series of wild punches.
Nocturne loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.

Nocturne gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nocturne misses with a few strikes there.
Nocturne misses with a looping left.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nocturne is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Nocturne circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne misses with a looping left.
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Nocturne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Nocturne.
Chan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nocturne's calf.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nocturne tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nocturne to the ground. Nocturne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nocturne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nocturne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nocturne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Nocturne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackie Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nocturne wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Nocturne.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jackie Chan!
In his post fight interview, Jackie Chan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.