PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Franklin's Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Franklin Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jackson
vs
Lee

163 cm
26
152 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

175 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee blocks a head kick by Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses the jab.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jordan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee slips a jab from Jackson.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee connects with a jab.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Lee takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Lee.

Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Lee is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to de liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee gets the takedown into side control.

Lee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jackson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee but great work by Jackson.
Lee struggling a bit here.

Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee connects with a body shot.

Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lee seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jackson has recovered full guard.
Lee is breathing heavily.

Lee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lee, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Jackson leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
A big left from Lee misses.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Franklin Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Lee lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Jackson is rocked!
Lee shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Jackson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Lee sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Jackson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Lee!