PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Jackson

181 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

We Go Hard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson working the ground and pound.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lee shrugs it off.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Lee can't escape the position.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Jackson loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Lee is breathing heavily.

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lee shrugs it off.
Jackson unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.

Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jackson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lee is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Jackson!