PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jackson
vs
D

186 cm
21
234 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big D!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D's sensitive parts.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. D lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
D looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Big D has been cut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped D in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stalls.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. D lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. D lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow just above D 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jackson.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big D's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big D is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends D stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson tries to clinch there but D circles away.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks D in the body.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
D keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into D's ribcage.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing D up against the cage.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson has D pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of D backwards.
Knees to the body from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
D avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D can do to turn this around?
D fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
D is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
D has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to D's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.

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 is struggling to control the position.
D wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson tries to stall but D uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson trying to stall but D improves his position.
Jack Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but D is keeping busy.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big D's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
D avoids the head kick by Jackson.
D tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but D is having none of it.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
D checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
D on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson lands a head kick!
D closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jack Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! D crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and D gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. D manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
D has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to D's face.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. D lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
D tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped D in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson gets through D's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Big D has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
D working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jackson landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25

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