PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micah Slovavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micah Slovavich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Slovavich
vs
Jackson

185 cm
23
268 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

193 cm
22
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micah Slovavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.

It looks like Micah Slovavich has been cut.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slovavich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Ray Jackson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Slovavich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Slovavich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slovavich.
Slovavich with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slovavich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slovavich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slovavich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slovavich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Slovavich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slovavich thowing shots but they're missing.
Slovavich is breathing heavily.
Slovavich punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slovavich misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson'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.
Slovavich throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Slovavich won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Slovavich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Slovavich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Slovavich throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slovavich punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slovavich lands a big elbow.
Slovavich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slovavich.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slovavich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slovavich.
A nice elbow there by Slovavich.
Slovavich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slovavich looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four 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.
Slovavich looking to finish with strikes here!
Slovavich misses with a head shot.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slovavich.
Slovavich misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Slovavich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Slovavich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Slovavich throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Slovavich blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Slovavich on that attempt.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Micah Slovavich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson jabs at Slovavich's body.
Ray Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slovavich backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Slovavich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slovavich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slovavich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slovavich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Micah Slovavich's cut is getting worse.
Ray Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a head kick but Slovavich moves out of range.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slovavich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Slovavich moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Slovavich moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Slovavich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slovavich blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Micah Slovavich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson throws a combination. Slovavich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Slovavich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slovavich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson stalks Slovavich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slovavich's face. Slovavich staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson cracks Slovavich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slovavich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ray Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slovavich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Slovavich avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Slovavich or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Slovavich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Slovavich. Slovavich gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Slovavich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Slovavich dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Slovavich shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Slovavich avoids them all with ease.
Jackson works over Slovavich's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Slovavich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Slovavich is rocked!
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Slovavich moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Slovavich moves his leg out of the way.
Slovavich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Slovavich's head back.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Slovavich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slovavich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Slovavich avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Slovavich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slovavich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.

Jeez, Micah Slovavich's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Slovavich on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Slovavich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slovavich is defended easily by Jackson.
Slovavich gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Slovavich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Slovavich slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Slovavich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Slovavich moves out of range.
Slovavich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slovavich fails to land the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Slovavich walks into a jab.
Slovavich shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson throws a combination. Slovavich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Micah Slovavich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Jackson!