PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Shock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: All the above by Maino. The key to victory for William Shock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shock
vs
Jackson

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Shock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shock wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Shock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Shock moved away.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Shock looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries to bum rush Shock with a series of wild strikes but Shock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shock is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Shock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shock darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shock throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shock darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shock's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shock moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Shock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shock scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Shock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Shock counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Shock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shock tries to clinch up.
Shock throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Shock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shock wants to clinch

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Shock.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Shock has double underhooks.
Jackson prevents Shock from breaking the clinch.
Shock is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shock tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Shock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Shock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Shock counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Shock counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shock dominated that round.
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.

Shock tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Shock scores with a hook.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Shock counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
A jab from Shock finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Shock is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Shock counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shock.
A left and a right from Shock both land. Nice combination.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
William Shock is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shock.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shock tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Shock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shock.
Shock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Shock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Shock.
Shock fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shock moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Shock.
Shock has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Shock tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Shock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shock misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson is looking to control Shock's arms but Shock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the ropes.
Shock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shock struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shock taking a breather.
Shock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shock has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Shock trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shock into the ropes.
Maybe Shock would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Jackson keeps control of Shock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shock looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shock is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shock looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Shock.
Shock misses with a wild body shot.
Shock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Shock counters with a nice body kick.
Shock tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Shock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries a low kick but Shock avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Shock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Shock counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shock dominated that second round.
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!

Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shock backs up against the ropes.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William Shock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Shock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shock scores with a leg kick.
Shock wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Shock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shock wants to clinch.
Shock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shock tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes.
Shock tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shock has him pressed against the ropes.
Shock taking a breather.
Shock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Shock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shock wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shock's efforts to push away.
Shock has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Shock is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Shock.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Shock, against the ropes.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shock.
Shock wants to stall.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shock looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Shock avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shock tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shock.
Shock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shock misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Joshua Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Shock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shock tries to clinch up.
William Shock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Shock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Shock!
A very excited looking William Shock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.