PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Coletrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Coletrain
vs
Jackson

185 cm
20
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustus Coletrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a hook.
Augustus Coletrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Coletrain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson avoiding damage as Coletrain throws knees to the body.
Coletrain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Marvin Jackson has been cut.
Coletrain lands a damaging elbow.
Coletrain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Coletrain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Coletrain lands with a left to the head.
Coletrain looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coletrain has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coletrain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coletrain prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Coletrain trying to land knees to the body.
Coletrain misses with some punches.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coletrain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coletrain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Coletrain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coletrain lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson tries to circle away but Coletrain has him pinned against the cage.
Coletrain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coletrain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coletrain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson looks gassed!
Coletrain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coletrain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coletrain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coletrain scores with a knee to the head.
Coletrain scores a nice knee to the body.
Coletrain looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Coletrain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coletrain prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Coletrain lands a knee to the body.
Coletrain lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Coletrain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Coletrain has double underhooks.
Coletrain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coletrain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coletrain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Coletrain.
Coletrain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coletrain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Coletrain lands an elbow inside.
Jackson tries to circle away but Coletrain has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Coletrain.
Coletrain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coletrain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Coletrain has double underhooks.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Coletrain has double underhooks.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Coletrain won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coletrain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Coletrain has the dominant position.
Coletrain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Coletrain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coletrain looking to slow down the pace here.
Coletrain misses with a knee strike.
Coletrain looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Coletrain has the dominant position.
Coletrain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Coletrain has the dominant position.
Coletrain prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coletrain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Coletrain looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Coletrain keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Coletrain keeps him there for the moment.
Coletrain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coletrain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coletrain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to break free but Coletrain pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coletrain has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Coletrain's takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to break free but Coletrain pushes him back against the cage.
Coletrain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Coletrain.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coletrain looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coletrain prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Coletrain has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Coletrain has him pressed against the cage.
Coletrain prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Coletrain.
Jackson tries to circle away but Coletrain has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coletrain has him pressed against the cage.
Coletrain tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coletrain.

That's four 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.
Jackson tries to break free but Coletrain pushes him back against the cage.
Coletrain has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Coletrain is controlling him.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coletrain tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Coletrain tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Coletrain lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coletrain throws an elbow but misses.
Coletrain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coletrain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustus Coletrain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Coletrain tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Coletrain is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coletrain misses with a body punch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Coletrain.
Coletrain lands an elbow inside.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Coletrain is controlling the position.
Coletrain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coletrain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Coletrain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson has control of an arm but Coletrain manages to advance to Jackson's back!
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Coletrain gets his hands free.
Jackson turns into Coletrain and is now in his guard.
Coletrain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coletrain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Coletrain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Coletrain!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Coletrain any problems.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Coletrain controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Coletrain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Augustus Coletrain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coletrain wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side

and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Coletrain struggling a bit here.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Coletrain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Coletrain works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Jackson decides to stand up.
Coletrain tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Coletrain fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Coletrain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Coletrain passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jackson pushes Coletrain off but Coletrain dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Coletrain controls the position from side control.
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 tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coletrain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coletrain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Coletrain is dominant here and he's now got Jackson's back!
Jackson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson tries to escape but Coletrain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Coletrain not allowing Jackson to control his hands.
Coletrain loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jackson hold on?
Coletrain has the hooks in. Jackson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Coletrain throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Coletrain gets his hands free.
Coletrain connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jackson to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson rolls, trying to escape but Coletrain keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marvin Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Coletrain which made him look bad.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coletrain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coletrain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Coletrain pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson throwing shots but Coletrain is blocking nicely.
Coletrain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coletrain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coletrain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Coletrain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Coletrain is looking to escape.
Coletrain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Coletrain blocks nicely.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coletrain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coletrain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coletrain's head.
Coletrain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Coletrain keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Coletrain's guard and throws a big left but Coletrain blocks it.
Coletrain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Coletrain is wriggling around but Jackson manages to pass to half guard.
Coletrain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Coletrain is having none of it.
Marvin Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four 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.
Jackson throws a strike but Coletrain avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coletrain wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Coletrain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Coletrain!
Coletrain passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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