PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Angelo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Angelo

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Angelo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Angelo is trying to break free.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Angelo smiles and moves away.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo keeps the fight on the outside.
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 takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Angelo keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Angelo.

It looks like Dave Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angelo lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Angelo tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice combo by Angelo! Oh, that's hurt him - Jackson falls to the canvas and Angelo follows him into side control.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Angelo is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Angelo is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Angelo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Angelo working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
Angelo in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Angelo trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Angelo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Angelo counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Angelo tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo scores with a jab.
Angelo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Angelo duly obliges.
Angelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angelo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Angelo throws a head kick that half lands.
Angelo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Angelo shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Angelo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Angelo.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Angelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson tries to stall but Angelo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Angelo.
Angelo scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Angelo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angelo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Angelo throws a head kick that half lands.
Angelo lands a high kick!
Angelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angelo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Angelo throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses

and Angelo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Angelo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Angelo misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Angelo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice takedown defense from Angelo. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Angelo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Angelo sprawls well.
Angelo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joe Angelo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Angelo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A right-left combo lands from Angelo.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Angelo both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelo throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Angelo fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson throws a strike but Angelo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson trying to strike off his back.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Angelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Angelo prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Angelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Angelo keeps it at a distance.
Angelo scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Angelo gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Angelo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Angelo wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angelo is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Angelo slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Jackson.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Angelo tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Angelo throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angelo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four 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 rushes Angelo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Angelo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Jackson feints and as Angelo raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson is working Angelo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angelo is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angelo is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Angelo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Jackson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Angelo throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Angelo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Angelo lands a decent shot there.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Angelo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angelo looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is working Angelo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angelo counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Angelo to acknowledge the strikes.

Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Angelo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Angelo with a big right hand but Angelo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Angelo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Angelo is looking for a sweep.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Angelo wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson cracks Angelo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Angelo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Angelo is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Angelo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Angelo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Angelo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Angelo's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Angelo tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Angelo's temple.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angelo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Angelo's temple.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Angelo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Angelo has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Angelo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson distracts Angelo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave 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 28:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!