PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Daines (ranked 23746 p4p, 636 weight class) and Action Jaxon (ranked 24969 p4p, 626 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daines
vs
Jaxon

192 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Daines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Action Jaxon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaxon moves to clinch but Daines breaks away
and Daines counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Daines.
Jaxon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Daines misses.
Jaxon throws a right hand that misses
and Daines counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daines keeps the fight on the outside.
Daines keeps the fight on the outside.
Daines throws a big counter combination but Jaxon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Jaxon has closed the distance and engaged Daines in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jaxon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Jaxon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.

Daines breaks from the clinch.
Jaxon wants to clinch up but Daines keeps it at a distance.
Jaxon wants to clinch up but Daines keeps it at a distance.
Jaxon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Action Jaxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaxon closes the distance but Daines moves to the side
and Daines counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon tries to clinch but Daines is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Daines. Those never looked like landing.
Jaxon moves in looking to clinch but Daines pushes him off.
Daines seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Jaxon takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaxon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Daines has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Jaxon lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaxon.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Jaxon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaxon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.

Daines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaxon moves to clinch but Daines breaks away
and Daines makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaxon fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Jaxon looks to move away, Daines throws a big counter combo but Jaxon just gets out of the way.
Jaxon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaxon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaxon closes the distance but Daines moves to the side
and Daines counters with a series of strikes. Jaxon will be more careful next time 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!
Jaxon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daines.
Daines looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaxon wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Daines dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jaxon moves into the clinch.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaxon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Action Jaxon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daines is trying to break free.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jaxon.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon lands a shoulder strike.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxon prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Jaxon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon lands with a left to the head.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling him.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaxon lands a left hand.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jaxon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon gets through Daines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daines is trying to break free.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaxon lands a nice uppercut.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon lands with a left to the head.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon lands with a right to the head.
Jaxon lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Daines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaxon lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Daines blocking some punches.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines is trying to break free.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daines blocking some punches.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
Jaxon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Daines escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Action Jaxon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jaxon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaxon misses the target.
Jaxon tries to clinch up but Daines circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaxon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaxon moves in looking to clinch but Daines pushes him off.
It looked like Daines was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Jaxon misses.
Daines went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Daines tries to keep at a distance but Jaxon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Jaxon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daines wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Daines has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling him.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Daines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines tries to break free but Jaxon pushes him back against the cage.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daines is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daines is trying to break free.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaxon.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaxon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daines has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Jaxon prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling him.
Daines wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daines is trying to break free.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon gets through Daines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daines tries to break free but Jaxon pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Action Jaxon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaxon 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Action Jaxon!
During a confident post fight interview, Action Jaxon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.