PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lipton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Ryback

182 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

194 cm
19
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lipton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryback keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Ryback keeps it at a distance.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Ryback pushes him off.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Ryback is avoiding it.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Ryback moves out of range.
Ryback scores with a nice strike.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryback, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryback lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ryback misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Casey Ryback has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryback trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryback into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Ryback tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rybacks head.
Ryback prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ryback is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson pushes Ryback back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Jackson has hold of one of Ryback's legs. Ryback is fighting the takedown attempt but Jackson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryback is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryback looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacksonis looking to pass into half guard but Ryback pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ryback is in guard.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ryback sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryback manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Ryback is keeping the position.
Ryback is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryback can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryback controlling the position.
Ryback wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Ryback keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Ryback trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ryback scores with a three punch combo!
Ryback misses with a hook.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Ryback circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryback scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ryback lands a jab to the head.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Ryback pushes him off.
Ryback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Ryback keeps it at a distance.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryback cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Ryback.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Ryback.
Ryback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryback punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Lipton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryback connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ryback! Jackson is backing up but he can't get away as Ryback lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jackson and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Casey Ryback!