PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Quinton Jackson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dirt
vs
Jackson

190 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirt.
Dirt looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Dirt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dirt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Dirt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirt.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirt.
Dirt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
No luck for Dirt with that takedown attempt.
Dirt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dirt tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Dirt on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dirt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dirt fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Dirt shoots in.
Dirt tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirt throws a nice head kick!
Dirt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dirt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson swings for the body but Dirt moves out of range.
Dirt has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.

Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirt working a defensive guard here.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in close to Dirt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dirt is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dirt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dirt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dirt controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dirt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dirt tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson jabs at Dirt's body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dirt is looking to clinch.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dirt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Dirt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dirt counters with a body kick.
Dirt slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dirt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dirt connects with a crisp jab.
Dirt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dirt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson jabs at Dirt's body.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Dirt is looking to clinch.
Dirt tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson lunges at Dirt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dirt's hand.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Dirt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Dirt as Jackson shoots in.
Dirt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dirt's guard now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
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 throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirt.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirt.
Dirt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dirt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Dirt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson stalks Dirt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dirt's face. Dirt staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Dirt backs away looking to recover.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dirt counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackson shoots in and bounces Dirt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dirt wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Dirt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Dirt!
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Dirt from controlling successfully.
Dirt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson cracks Dirt with a good jab.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dirt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dirt moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

That's two 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.
Dirt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Dirt is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dirt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colin Dirt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dirt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dirt shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dirt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Dirt's brow.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson works over Dirt with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Dirt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dirt's head.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dirt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dirt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson is in close to Dirt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dirt wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is fighting to break Dirt's control of his arms but Dirt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dirt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dirt tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Dirt defends it.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dirt moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Dirt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dirt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dirt tries to clinch up.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirt has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Dirt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirt wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dirt scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Dirt with that takedown attempt.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dirt to the mat! Dirt manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirt scores with a nice shot.
Dirt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dirt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson cracks Dirt with a solid left hand.
Jackson throws a strike but Dirt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jackson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Dirt any problems.

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 throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dirt wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dirt has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dirt is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson blocks Dirt's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dirt wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dirt tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Dirt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dirt regains half guard.
Dirt gets full guard.
Dirt lands an upkick as Jackson stands over him.
Jackson postures up.
Quinton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson tries to stand but Dirt is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Colin Dirt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dirt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dirt trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dirt dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dirt misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dirt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirt.
Dirt tries to clinch up.
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson scores with a one two! Dirt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dirt throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

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