PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Jackson

203 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simeon Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simeon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson takes a little break here. Carter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Jackson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carter to his feet.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carter!
Carter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson is working for a guillotine from mount but Carter frees his head quite easily.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson working Carter over with strikes here.

Carter is rocked!

Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carter is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carter wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content just to control the position here.

Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Carter is in no mood to give up.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.

Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Carter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackson is now in half guard.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Jackson wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Jackson throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Carter.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Carter trying to remain calm as Jackson controls from the top position.

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson works to advance to full mount. Carter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Reggie Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Carter to take his back!

Carter defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jackson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jackson doesn't have the hooks in and Carter manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is pulling down on Carter's head. It's preventing any offense from Carter, at least for the moment.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Carter trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Jackson has his feet on Carter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter misses with a body kick.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jackson stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carter is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
Carter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jackson prevents Carter from getting the reversal.

Jackson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses with a takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30

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