PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Read (ranked 990 p4p, 129 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 1802 p4p, 221 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Read
vs
Sole

177 cm
24
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

200 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Sole throws a low kick but Read moves out of range easily.
Read misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Read misses.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Read walks into a stiff left hand from Sole.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat.
Sole lands with a good body shot.
Sole swings for the body but Read moves out of range.
Read tries to move into range but Sole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Sole forces Read back against the cage and clinches.
Read throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soles head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Read throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soles head.
Sole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Read working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Read has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sole scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Sole to work.
Read stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Sole breaks from the clinch.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Read.
Sole with a nice cross.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Read explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Read staying out of range there.
Read takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Read misses with a hook.
Read pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Read's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole throws a jab when Read was well out of range.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Read bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole avoids the head kick by Read.
Sole scores with a head kick. Read tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Read ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Read ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole checks a leg kick.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole misses with a looping left.
Sole walks into a left hand.
Read misses with a head kick.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Read.
Read closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Read takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole slips under a jab from Read.
Read throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
That kick from Read tenderised Sole's leg. Sole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole throws a body kick that misses
and Read counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sole thinking.
Nice sprawl there from Sole as Read shoots in.
Sole misses with a body shot
and Read counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole avoids the head kick by Read.

Read closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sole did well to prevent Read getting side control.

Sole kicks Read off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sole takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole stuns Read with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Sole.
Read walks into a jab.
Read throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sole lands with a nice body kick.
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Read loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Sole delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole lands a head kick. Read smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sole misses with a hook.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Sole.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Read swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Read moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
Sole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Read throwing a counter right hand but Sole manages to avoid it.
Read misses with an uppercut.
Sole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sole thows a body kick. Read tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Sole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Sole misses.
Read jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Read misses with a straight left.
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Read lands a slapping body shot.
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sole scores with a jab to the head.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Read scores with a sloppy right hand. Sole should have avoided that one.
Sole scores with a jab. Read acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a sloppy head kick and Sole moves out of range easily.
Sole shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Read eats them both and turns towards Sole to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Read doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Read.
Read throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Read uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Sole lands a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sole.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Read takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Read throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
Read is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Read throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole scores with a kick to the body.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Read.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Read takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Read avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Read seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Read is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sole's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sole connects with a leg kick. Read looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Read throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Read is looking to counter the offense by Sole and move into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Donk. Read catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Read shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sole as he avoids it easily.
Read is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Read throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole throws out a counter right but Read avoids it with no problem.
Read blocks a head kick by Sole.
Read lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Read is looking to land body kicks.
Sole misses with a head kick.
Sole tries to bum rush Read with a series of wild strikes but Read uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Read throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read shoots in but Sole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Read throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole lands a nice hook to Read's body. Read takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Read does it's job there.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Sole is rocked!
Sole's corner calls for a 1-2. Sole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sole is still on wobbly legs! Can Read finish him?
A swing and a miss from Read.
Sole seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sole misses with a body shot.
As Sole tries to get set, Read tries to push him back and clinch up but Sole manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Read.
Read sets himself, and Sole steps forward looking for the clinch! Read avoids it this time.
Read has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Read throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Sole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sole scores with a hook.
Sole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Read doesn't seem bothered though.
Read misses with a left hand
and Sole counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Sole wants to land a leg kick but Read is out of range.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sole.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole stuffs the takedown attempt from Read. Read gets slowly back to his feet.
Sole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Read. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sole ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Read ducks right into an uppercut from Sole.
Sole with a jab.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Read sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Read wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Read's sensitive parts.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Read shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sole sprawls well. Sole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Read gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read shoots in for a double leg but Sole sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sole wants to counter with a clinch but Read pushes him away.
Sole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sole scores with a head kick. Read tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Sole.
Read throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sole defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Sole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Read bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Read was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Read misses with a body shot.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Sole.
Read throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Read closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sole lands a high kick!
Read fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Read. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sole moves into the clinch.
Marc Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read missing with knees to the body.
Read lands a body punch in the clinch.
Read dodges an elbow strike from Sole.
Sole tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Sole back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read lands a hook that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Sole misses with an elbow strike.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sole stalling against the cage.
Sole takes a knee right on the jaw!
Read misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read looking for a takedown.
Read misses with the head strike.
Sole misses with a body punch.
Sole blocks a body shot from Read.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sole lands with a light punch inside.
Read lands a hook that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Read is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Read misses with some punches.

Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole moves out of range of the leg kick from Read.
Read misses with a hook. Sole ducked under it nicely.
Sole misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole lands with a kick to the ribs.
Read thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Read backs off Sole throws a huge counter combo but Read manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Read's head backwards.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Read looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sole scores with a nice head shot.
Read misses with a wild body shot.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole lands a right hook to the body.
Sole fails to land with a series of punches.
Read will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sole moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sole throws a head kick that half lands.
Read throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey JAG middleweights you've all been put on notice and if that doesn't place fear in your heart.....you don't know Jack!'.