PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steven segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). segal has chosen Rock you like a hurricane as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jackson
vs
segal

198 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

192 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, steven segal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
segal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

segal clinches up against the cage.
segal keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson keeps control of segal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

segal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
segal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson tries to clinch but segal moves away

and segal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but segal maintains control.

segal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackson!
Jackson wants to control from the top but segal keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson won't allow segal to sweep him here.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but segal is retaining full guard.
Jackson postures up in segal's guard and throws a big left but segal blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
segal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
segal keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
segal wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but segal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
segal tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
segal postures up.

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.
segal stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.

Jackson has his foot on segal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. segal works his way back into a safe position though.
segal prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in segal's guard.
segal tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson won't allow segal to sweep him here.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but segal is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

segal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch
and segal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. segal should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and segal counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
segal dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
A head kick misses from segal.
segal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt.
Jackson with a poor takedown

and segal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
segal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
segal is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for segal!
segal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
segal is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. segal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
segal tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
segal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

segal keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. segal was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
segal looking to control.

segal has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
segal is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
segal is breathing heavily.
Jackson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
segal is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish segal?
segal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns segal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks segal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jackson is working for a guillotine from mount but segal frees his head quite easily.
segal tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but segal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
segal working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can segal hang on?
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can segal hang on?
The referee warns segal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jackson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
segal tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
segal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns segal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks segal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
segal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but segal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
segal tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
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 lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
segal really wants to buck Jackson off and get back to his feet.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and segal is in trouble!
Jackson avoids the attempt from segal to control.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that segal can do to turn this around?
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
segal stuffs the takedown.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but segal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

segal 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.

segal stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson tries for a takedown but segal circles away easily

and segal counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
segal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jackson is looking for a triangle but segal pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. segal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
segal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing segal from controlling successfully.
segal wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Titan Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
segal throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in segal's guard. Nice move by Jackson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson won't allow segal to get back to his feet.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
segal keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and segal counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
segal has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
segal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
segal tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
segal is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. segal looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
segal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
segal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to finish segal with some ground and pound. This is bad for segal!

Jackson has hold of segal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and segal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jackson looking to control but segal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Jackson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now segal is on top in guard.
steven segal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

segal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Titan Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
segal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Titan Jackson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

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