PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bif Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ace Hood - Get em. Hart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daddy Cool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Hart

167 cm
24
164 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bif Hart!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Hart pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Hart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Jackson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
Hart dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hart is trying to buck Jackson off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hart down.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Hart controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hart takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hart avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Hart pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hart looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Hart defends.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Hart here, landing some big shots from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson cracks Hart with a big right hand but Hart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hart down.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hart down.
Jackson wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Hart takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Bif Hart has been cut.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hart but Hart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart slips under a jab from Jackson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Hart, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Hart against the cage but Hart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hart moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Hart.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hart counters with an outside leg kick.
Hart lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hart is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Hart counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Hart to acknowledge the strikes.
Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bif Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Travis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Hart counters with a head kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Hart.
Hart throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hart.
Hart with a jab.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart blocks a jab.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Hart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hart with a jab.
A left and a right from Hart both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.

Hart rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hart prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Hart tries to tie him up.
Hart pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hart into the cage.

Jackson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson trying to control the position but Hart is working away.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hart some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bif Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bif Hart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jackson throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson prevents Hart from standing back up.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hart defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hart pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hart counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hart counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Bif Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.

That's two 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.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hart counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Hart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart misses with the combination.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hart!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to finish Hart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hart!
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Hart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Hart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping 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.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Hart bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson cracks Hart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hart?
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hart is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hart is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson breaks from Hart's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Travis Jackson!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Travis Jackson!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Travis Jackson!

Travis Jackson wins by unanimous decision!