PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun comes to the cage accompanied by Georgia- Field Mob, Ludacris Ft. Jamie Fox. Jackson has chosen Ace Hood - Get em as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gun
vs
Jackson

180 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

167 cm
26
164 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun misses the jab.
Gun dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gun's hands.
Gun throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Jackson tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Gun slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Gun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Gun as Jackson shoots in.

Gun looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Gun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gun.
Gun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gun raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson wants to control but Gun is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Gun is having none of it.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Gun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Gun with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gun landing punches.
Gun avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Gun with good strikes from the mount here!
Gun dominating with strikes here.
Gun landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gun. What's that going to do exactly?
Gun with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gun controlling the pace for now.

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 throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gun with a couple of short strikes.
Gun with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Gun putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gun wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson wants to control but Gun is having none of it.
Gun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gun dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson fails with the takedown

and Gun counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
A lull in the action here.
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gun is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Gun maintains control.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Gun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Gun controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is fighting to break Gun's control of his arms but Gun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson won't allow Gun to sweep him here.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gun has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson distracts Gun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Gun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Gun!
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Gun thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is striking off his back. Gun thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Gun any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gun works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gun is one step ahead there.
Tommy Gun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gun lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gun dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gun misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson with a poor takedown

and Gun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gun pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gun controlling from the full mount.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Gun isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gun controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to hold on but Gun pushes him away.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Gun has a good base and remains in mount.
Gun lands a nice shot to the head.
Gun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Jackson wants to control but Gun is having none of it.
Jackson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Gun has a good base and remains in mount.
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Gun manages to pass to side control.
Jackson looks to move to half guard but instead Gun has passed into mount! Damn!
BOOM! Gun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gun working the ground and pound effectively.
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Travis Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Gun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gun putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gun with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Tommy Gun!

Tommy Gun wins by unanimous decision!