PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Ace Hood - Get em blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Jackson
vs
Petrosyan

167 cm
25
164 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

178 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.

Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Travis Jackson has been cut.
Petrosyan prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petrosyan.

Petrosyan jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Petrosyan keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Petrosyan from getting back to his feet.
Petrosyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Petrosyan wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Jackson is working for takedown but Petrosyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrosyan obliges.
Petrosyan avoiding damage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Petrosyan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.

Petrosyan clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Petrosyan's takedown attempt.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.

Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrosyan is stalling here.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrosyan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrosyan pulls his leg out and moves away.

Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrosyan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Travis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrosyan has a takedown stuffed.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petrosyan is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Petrosyan manages to avoid easily.
Petrosyan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Petrosyan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Petrosyan because Jackson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Petrosyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrosyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Petrosyan taking a breather.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

Petrosyan clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrosyan down to the mat. Petrosyan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrosyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrosyan has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Petrosyan is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Petrosyan into the cage.
Petrosyan goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Petrosyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Petrosyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.

Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Petrosyan wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrosyan's head.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosyan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petrosyan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is nestled in close to Petrosyan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson prevents Petrosyan from standing back up.
Petrosyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws a body punch but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan defends it nicely.

Petrosyan pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrosyan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrosyan can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson is working for takedown but Petrosyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrosyan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Petrosyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Petrosyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Jackson has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson is trying to drag Petrosyan to the mat but Petrosyan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrosyan won't allow it.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petrosyan rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.

Jackson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Petrosyan is trying to keep an underhook but Jackson manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson working Petrosyan over with strikes.
Petrosyan is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Travis Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Petrosyan clinches up against the cage.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Petrosyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Petrosyan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Petrosyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrosyan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrosyan is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrosyan has his back to the cage.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrosyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petrosyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Petrosyan clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Petrosyan back against the cage.

Jackson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Petrosyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Petrosyan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Petrosyan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson trying to control the position but Petrosyan is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson throws the left hand but Petrosyan avoids the punch easily.
Petrosyan leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
Jackson tries to break free but Petrosyan pushes him back against the cage.
Petrosyan stalls.
Petrosyan is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrosyan down to the mat. Petrosyan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrosyan to the ground. Petrosyan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.

Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Travis Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to circle away but Petrosyan has him pinned against the cage.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Petrosyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body

and Petrosyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petrosyan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrosyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Petrosyan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrosyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Petrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrosyan 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Giorgio Petrosyan!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Giorgio Petrosyan!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Giorgio Petrosyan!

Giorgio Petrosyan wins by unanimous decision!