PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rua Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Duelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casper Duelly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jackson
vs
Duelly

179 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rua Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Casper Duelly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Duelly shows good takedown defense.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson wants to stand but Duelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Duelly is retaining full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Duelly is working from the bottom.
Jackson stands up over Duelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Duelly keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duelly is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Duelly controlling him for the moment.

Duelly gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.

Duelly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to control Duelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?

Duelly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Duelly looks gassed!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duelly throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson cracks Duelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Casper Duelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Duelly.
Duelly misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch but Duelly slips to the side

and Duelly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jackson's guard now.
Duelly looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson wants to stand but Duelly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Duelly wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Duelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Duelly circles away.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Duelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Duelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson prevents Duelly from breaking the clinch.

Duelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duelly throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Duelly throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rua Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duelly misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Duelly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duelly showed some decent athleticism there.
Duelly prevents Jackson from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Duelly stands up out of the half guard.
Duelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duelly circles away.
Duelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duelly's head.
Duelly stuffs the takedown.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duelly as he jumps to the side.

Jackson feints and as Duelly raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Duelly is keeping the position.
Jackson postures up in Duelly's guard and throws a big left but Duelly blocks it.
Duelly keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Duelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Duelly does no damage.
Jackson is looking to clinch.

Jackson rushes Duelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duelly has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duelly misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Rua Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson clinches but Duelly breaks the clinch

and Duelly counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.

Duelly stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Duelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duelly!

That's four minutes gone in the round.Jackson looking to finish Duelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duelly!
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson 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.
Duelly tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson takes his back!
Jackson gets his hands free as Duelly looks to control.
Jackson is striking well from the back but Duelly escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Duelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rua Jackson dominated that second round.
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!

Duelly throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.

Duelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson has control of an arm but Duelly manages to advance to Duelly's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson just trying to survive but Duelly is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Duelly controlling the position well here. Jackson rolled but Duelly kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Duelly's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Duelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duelly stops Jackson from standing up.

Duelly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duelly misses with the combination.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duelly.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.

Jackson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Duelly which made him look bad.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rua Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson landing knees to the body.

Jackson pulls guard.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Duelly blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Duelly misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duelly keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson prevents Duelly from breaking the clinch.
Duelly tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.

Duelly breaks the clinch.
Duelly checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.

Duelly feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Duelly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Duelly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Nice sprawl there from Duelly as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duelly throws a combination that misses

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duelly's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duelly looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Duelly is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rua Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rua Jackson!