PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Maia
vs
Jackson

190 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yago Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremiah Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a head kick.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Maia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson.
Maia looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.

Jackson pushes Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Maia drops back down to his feet.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Maia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Maia is blocking nicely.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maia tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Maia is blocking nicely.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working Maia over with knees to the body.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson working Maia over with knees to the body.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maia.
Maia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.

Maia jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
Jackson won't allow Maia to get back to his feet.
Maia is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
Jackson wants to stand but Maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Maia shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maia stops Jackson from standing up.

Maia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jeremiah Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jeremiah Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson moves out of range as Maia throws a body kick.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson scores with a kick to the midsection.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maia. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maia misses with a double jab.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jackson pushes Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Maia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Maia avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Maia manages to pull guard.
Maia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Maia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maia wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

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.
Maia passes into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Maia is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia not doing much here.
Jackson is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Maia working Jackson over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia moves nicely into side control.

Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Maia drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Maia wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yago Maia dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maia misses with a head kick.
Maia misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maia circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Maia circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson rushes Maia and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Maia's ribcage.
Maia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maia effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Maia's ribcage.
Maia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yago Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maia looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maia avoids it.
Maia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maia is trying to stall.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Maia lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Maia jumps guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.

Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maia is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

Maia drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yago Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Maia in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

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