PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 2444 p4p, 2144 weight class) and Jay Read (ranked 315 p4p, 278 weight class). Read has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jacckson
vs
Read

177 cm
21
178
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
170
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacckson clinches up with Read and pushes him back against the cage.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Read blocks a body shot from Jacckson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jacckson.
A short right from Read.
Jacckson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacckson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Jacckson avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Jacckson is looking for a takedown.
Jacckson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacckson misses with some punches.
Read blocks a body shot from Jacckson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson is trying to drag Read to the mat but Read just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jacckson misses with some punches.
Jacckson tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Jacckson back against the cage.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacckson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Jacckson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Jacckson on the inside.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Jacckson throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Jacckson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Read has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jacckson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read lands with a left to the head.
Read is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Read stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Read utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Read is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacckson is defending well for now.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Jacckson blocks with his arms.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacckson misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacckson misses with the head strike.
Jacckson managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
Jacckson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacckson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jacckson jumps into guard, dragging Read to the mat.
Read stopping the sweep attempt from Jacckson.
Jacckson is trying to control the position but Read postures up.
Jacckson 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.
Read tries to stand but Jacckson is controlling from the bottom.
Jacckson wants to stand up but Read is controlling him.
Jacckson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Read stops Jacckson from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacckson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Read closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jacckson misses with a body punch.
Jacckson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jacckson fails to land.
Jacckson has Read pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Read manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacckson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacckson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jacckson tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Jacckson back against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Jacckson blocks with his arms.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacckson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jacckson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Read moves into the clinch.
A short right from Jacckson on the inside.
Jacckson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacckson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacckson can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Jacckson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read prevents a body shot from Jacckson.
Jacckson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Jacckson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Read prevents it.
A short left from Jacckson.
Read connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jacckson.
Jacckson goes for a takedown attempt but Read pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Read throws a right and a left that Jacckson avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacckson misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Read will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Read tries to clinch but Jacckson is having none of it.
Read misses with a straight left.
Jacckson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Read has managed to clinch.
Jacckson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacckson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacckson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
Read wants to clinch.
Read tries to clinch up but Jacckson circles away and keeps his distance.

Jacckson drives through and clinches with Read against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson misses with some punches.
Jacckson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacckson scores with a shot to the side of Read's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jacckson as Read tries to tie him up.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay Read seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacckson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Read tries to clinch but Jacckson is having none of it.
Jacckson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Read manages to circle out of the way.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacckson moves away.

Jacckson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Read did well to prevent Jacckson getting side control.
Jacckson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Read defending well though.
Jacckson winds up and cracks Read with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jacckson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jacckson stops Read from getting back to his feet.
Jacckson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacckson looks to land a strike but Read avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Read wants to stand and escape but Jacckson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson postures up and lands a big shot to Read's brow.
Jacckson won't allow Read to get back to his feet.
Jacckson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jacckson 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.
Read keeping full guard, as Jacckson tries to pass.
Jacckson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Read works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacckson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacckson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacckson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jacckson is in close to Read's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jacckson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacckson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Read wants to stand but Jacckson is controlling the position.
KO Jacckson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacckson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacckson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jacckson postures up in Read's guard and throws a big left but Read blocks it.
Jacckson prevents Read from getting back to his feet.
Jacckson is in close to Read's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Read preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacckson trying to control but Read is working from the bottom.
Jacckson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Read is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jacckson looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Read can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Read is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Read clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Jacckson.
Jacckson wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Jacckson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacckson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read is pressed up against the cage. Jacckson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Read down to the mat. Read avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Read fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacckson, pushing him back against the cage.
Read missing with knees to the body.
Read is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KO Jacckson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Read moves in looking to clinch but Jacckson pushes him off.

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

Jacckson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacckson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Read blocks a low kick nicely.

Read has managed to clinch.

Jacckson breaks the clinch.
Read tries to clinch but Jacckson is having none of it.

Read closes the distance and pushes Jacckson back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacckson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jacckson is working for takedown but Read is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jacckson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Jacckson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacckson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Jacckson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Read connects with a knee to the head.
Jacckson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jacckson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacckson can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Jacckson digs a right hand underneath Read's ribcage. Read let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jacckson is trying to force a seperation but Read has the dominant position.
Read'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.
Jacckson is trying to break the clinch but Read is controlling him.
Jacckson tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Jacckson back against the cage.
Jacckson scores with a hook to the body.
Read stalling against the cage.
Jacckson lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson lands an uppercut.
Jacckson throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Jacckson tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Jacckson back against the cage.
Read tries a body shot but Jacckson blocks it.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacckson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacckson avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.

Jacckson breaks the clinch.
Jacckson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacckson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jay Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Read fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacckson, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Read trying to stall but Jacckson improves his position.
Jacckson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jacckson has a couple of punches blocked by Read.

Jacckson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson shoots for a takedown but Read saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Read looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacckson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Read wants to clinch.
Jacckson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacckson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Read tries to clinch up.
Read tries to clinch but Jacckson is having none of it.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacckson circles away.
It looked like Jacckson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Read rushes Jacckson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jacckson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Jacckson tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacckson tries to score a body lock takedown but Read shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Read tries a knee to the head but Jacckson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson misses with a body punch.
Jacckson goes for a takedown attempt but Read pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Read looks to clinch
and Jacckson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacckson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Read closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jacckson fails to pull guard.
Read stops a takedown attempt from Jacckson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacckson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Read avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Read tries a knee to the head but Jacckson blocks it.
Jacckson tries for a takedown but Read manages to get underhooks.
Read landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Jacckson is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Read obliges.
Jacckson avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.

Jacckson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Read gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Read.
I think Read has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!