PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Briers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briers comes to the cage accompanied by Powerman 5000 - Super Villain. The key to victory for Greg Briers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Briers
vs
Jackson

201 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Briers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briers misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jackson shoots in and bounces Briers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Briers wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Briers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briers wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Briers wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson won't allow Briers to get back to his feet.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Briers's head.
Briers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson stops Briers from standing up.
Jackson is working Briers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson stands up over Briers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Briers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Briers has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Briers has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson is working Briers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Briers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Briers is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Briers tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Briers back against the cage.
Briers has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Briers can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Briers can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Briers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Briers lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Briers prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Briers manages to get underhooks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briers. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Briers throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Briers fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Briers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson working over Briers with some ground and pound. Briers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Briers has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Briers is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Briers's hands, connecting with Briers's forehead.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Briers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson winds up and cracks Briers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a punch from 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 Briers's temple.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson prevents Briers from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briers has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson stops Briers from getting back to his feet.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Briers's hands, connecting with Briers's forehead.
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 is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Briers's head.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Briers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working Briers over with strikes.
Briers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briers is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Briers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Briers has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson winds up and cracks Briers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briers taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Briers is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
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 is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson winds up and cracks Briers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson cracks Briers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Briers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Briers taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Briers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Briers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jack Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Briers is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Briers?
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Briers hang on?
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Briers looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Briers is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson breaks from Briers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Briers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Briers is staying in there.
Briers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Briers's face.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Briers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Briers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson breaks from Briers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Briers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
You get the feeling that Briers really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Briers is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
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 elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Briers tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Greg Briers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Briers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson lands an elbow.
Briers is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Briers down.
Jackson cracks Briers with a big elbow.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Briers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working Briers over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Briers is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Briers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson cracks Briers with a solid left hand.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson stands up over Briers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson working over Briers with some ground and pound. Briers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briers is looking to escape.
Jackson winds up and cracks Briers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briers has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson working over Briers with some ground and pound. Briers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 Briers's temple.
Briers is looking to escape.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Briers is trying to stand.
Briers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Briers's hands, connecting with Briers's forehead.
Briers wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briers is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Briers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Briers tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jack Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Briers is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briers is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Greg Briers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30

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