PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oshan Jackson (ranked 6100 p4p, 5703 weight class) and Nick Holey (ranked 221 p4p, 235 weight class). Oshan Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Holey's chin.

Jackson
vs
Holey

166 cm
39
134
19 - 15 - 0

150 cm
37
130
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oshan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson tests Holey's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Holey is rocked!

It looks like Nick Holey has been cut.
Holey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Holey is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Holey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holey takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Jackson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Holey! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Holey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holey manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Holey's guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holey seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson pushes down on Holey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson prevents Holey from improving his position.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Holey over with strikes.
Holey is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holey avoid being mounted?
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Holey is trying to get back to full guard.

Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.

Holey is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Jackson controlling the pace.
Holey should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holey trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson is thwarting Holey's attempts to control the position.
Holey is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jackson is staying active.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackson continues to stall.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Holey still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Holey has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oshan Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Holey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nick Holey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holey.

Jackson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Holey to the ground! Jackson dives into full mount looking to finish!
Holey wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson controlling the pace for now.

Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Holey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holey is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson controls the position.
Holey is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
Jackson is staying tight to Holey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Holey regains half guard.
Oshan Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Holey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Holey's head.
Holey is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holey avoid being mounted?

Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Holey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Holey trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Holey from standing back up.
Jackson stalling.
Holey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Holey is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Holey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of good shots and Holey has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Holey is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jackson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Holey tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Holey defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Holey tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oshan Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Holey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Jackson.
Oshan Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

Jackson steps into range and cracks Holey with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Holey flops backwards and Jackson dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holey can do to turn this around?
Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson is nestled in close to Holey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Holey is defending well.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Holey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holey tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Holey!
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Holey is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!

Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson looking to finish Holey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holey!
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Holey is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Holey is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Holey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Holey wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holey's face.
Nick Holey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oshan Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oshan Jackson!
A victorious Oshan Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.