PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris cav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Rampage. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
cav

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 Las Vegas, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chris cav!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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!
Jackson trying to control but cav is having none of it.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
cav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
cav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cav looks gassed!
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
cav throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson stalks cav and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into cav's face. cav staggers backwards, shaken.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
cav misses with some punches.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but cav blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jackson gets to his feet. cav looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cav, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, cav regains guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from cav's guard.
cav wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.

Jackson stands up and waves to cav to follow him.
cav falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but cav keeps him there for the moment.
cav lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a body shot from cav.
cav throws a head punch that misses.
cav throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
cav misses with the head strike.
cav misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
cav fails with an attempt to clinch.
cav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cav scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
cav misses with a series of wild punches.

Jackson clinches up with cav and pushes him back against the cage.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cav is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson rushes cav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
cav misses with a punch on the inside.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
chris cav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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

Jackson stands up.
No joy there for cav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jackson has managed to clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. cav backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
cav scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cav.
cav swinging wilding here.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson throws a right hand that cav ducks under and follows up with a left that cav also avoids with ease.
cav takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson has managed to clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jackson instigates a clinch.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but cav keeps working.

Jackson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Some wild striking there from cav.
cav is looking to clinch.
cav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Some wild striking there from cav.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with cav.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from cav, against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.

Jackson darts in and clinches cav up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackson dodges the punch combination from cav.
Quinton Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cav tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
cav is trying to stall.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
cav misses with some punches.
Jackson is leaning against cav and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
cav can't get the takedown.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from cav.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
cav can't get the takedown.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
cav misses with the combination.
cav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cav throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. cav backs away looking to recover.
cav is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cav throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
cav lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, cav scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

cav pulls guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson throws a strike but cav rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but cav is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but cav counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson.

cav decides to stand back up.
cav drops Jackson with a big left hand! Jackson is injured, injured bad! cav jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). chris cav!