PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Last resort as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jackson
vs
Gordon

165 cm
22
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gordon is working for a submission of some sort.
Gordon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gordon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Grant Gordon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gordon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gordon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gordon tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gordon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gordon won't be happy with that.
Gordon tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
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.
Jackson trying to control the position but Gordon is working away.
Gordon tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gordon tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gordon looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gordon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gordon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Gordon is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Gordon is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Gordon.

Gordon is rocked!
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Gordon! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Jackson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Jackson!