PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jackson Jackson enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Jackson

180 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silva rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Jackson tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Jackson.
Silva is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jackson Jackson has been cut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Jackson looks gassed!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Silva keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.

Silva clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jackson decides to pull guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson fails to land the takedown.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jackson stops Silva from standing up.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Silva pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Jackson shoots in.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Jackson.

Silva drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Silva tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.

Silva has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Jackson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jackson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Silva pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Jackson.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson jumps guard but Silva stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva checks a low kick from Jackson.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 fight!
Jackson Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!