PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Ripper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Legend
vs
Ripper

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Legend !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper tries to clinch there but Legend circles away.
Ripper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ripper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ripper tries to clinch there but Legend circles away.
No joy there for Ripper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripper darts in trying to clinch
and Legend counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Legend cracks Ripper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legend avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Legend gets a clinch.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legend 's elbow.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Legend .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Legend controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Legend controls the action.
Ripper digs a right hand underneath Legend 's ribcage. Legend let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Legend .
Ripper misses with a body punch.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Ripper.
Legend can't find room to land a body shot as Ripper controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legend .
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legend lands a shoulder strike.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripper lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Legend scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ripper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legend s head.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Legend .
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ripper fails to land.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Legend .
Legend lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Legend blocking some punches.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Legend .
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend has a couple of punches blocked by Ripper.
Ripper misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ripper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripper tries to bum rush Legend with a series of wild strikes but Legend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legend is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ripper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Legend closes the distance and pushes Ripper back into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Legend controls his hands.
Jack Ripper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ripper misses with a punch on the inside.
Legend blocking some punches.
Legend blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Legend controls his hands.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Legend controls his hands.
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Legend .
A head punch on the inside from Legend fails to land.
Legend throws a punch but it's blocked by Ripper.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legend blocks a body shot from Ripper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Ripper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ripper misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Legend .
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Ripper tries to work over Legend 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ripper lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripper tries to throw a body punch but Legend avoids it by throwing Ripper back against the cage.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend working aggressively here.
Legend lands a right hand.
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Legend .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ripper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Legend .
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripper tries to throw a body punch but Legend avoids it by throwing Ripper back against the cage.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ripper.
Ripper tries to work over Legend 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Ripper prevents a body shot from Legend .
Legend lands a right hand.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Legend avoiding damage.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend blocks an uppercut.
Legend lands a nice uppercut.
Legend prevents a body shot from Ripper.
A short right from Legend on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ripper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ripper misses the shot to the body.
Ripper moves out of range of the strikes.
Ripper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Legend pushes Ripper up against the cage in a clinch.
Ripper lands a left hand.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legend blocking some punches.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Legend .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend .
A short right from Ripper.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Legend controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ripper.
Legend blocks an uppercut.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Legend .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ripper.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Legend can't find room to land a body shot as Ripper controls the action.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper misses with a punch on the inside.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ripper.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ripper.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ripper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ripper gets through Legend 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Legend 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend .
Ripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ripper fails to land.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper lands a nice shot to the body.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ripper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legend 's elbow.
Legend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper pushes Legend back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend .
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripper.
Ripper lands with a light punch inside.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Legend .
Ripper misses with a body punch.
Ripper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legend 's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legend blocks an uppercut.
John Legend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Ripper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ripper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ripper 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ripper!