PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Barnes (ranked 2560 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Jordan Jackson (ranked 333 p4p, 228 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Puff Daddy-Victory (ft. Notorious B.I.G & Busta Rhymes). Abraham Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Jackson's chin.

Barnes
vs
Jackson

185 cm
21
210
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
215
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson staying out of range there.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.

Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.

Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.

Barnes is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Barnes 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.
Barnes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barnes tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barnes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson not doing much here.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.

Jackson keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson pulls Barnes in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jackson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barnes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jackson.
Barnes working the body and head with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barnes shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeps trying to improve his position.

Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abraham Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Barnes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abraham Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Jackson.

Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barnes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson throws a strike but Barnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Barnes is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.

Barnes is working for an americana but Jackson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Barnes was thinking about the submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
As Barnes backs off Jackson throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson slips a straight right by Barnes.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson postures up.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.

Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jordan Jackson.
Well Barnes 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jordan Jackson!
After the big win, Jordan Jackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Condemned and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.