PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afonso Ferreira had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Afonso Ferreira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ferreira
vs
Jackson

177 cm
23
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afonso Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferreira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Ferreira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ferreira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Ferreira sits in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferreira slows the pace down in half guard.
Ferreira is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Ferreira won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is trying to stand but he's just given Ferreira his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson is really stuck here.

That's two 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.
What can Jackson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jackson trying to get back to his feet but Ferreira is in full control for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jackson tries to escape but Ferreira has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ferreira trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jackson doesn't escape.
Ferreira keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jackson is keeping busy.
Ferreira controlling from the back.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Afonso Ferreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed

and Ferreira moves into the clinch.

Ferreira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferreira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Ferreira controlling him for the moment.
Ferreira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Ferreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson fails with the takedown

and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Afonso Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
Jackson shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Afonso Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Jackson.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferreira.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Jackson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a head kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Ferreira to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a body kick.

Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.

Ferreira jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Afonso Ferreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily
and Ferreira counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Ferreira to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four 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 has his takedown stuffed
and Ferreira finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferreira misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ferreira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Ferreira getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferreira in particular looking to stall.

Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Ferreira seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Ferreira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ferreira misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ferreira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira tries to advance to mount but can't.

Ferreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.

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

Ferreira has Jackson up against the ropes in a clinch.

Ferreira lands a takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justin Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Ferreira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ferreira controlling from the top position.
Afonso Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ferreira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferreira has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Ferreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferreira stops Jackson from standing up.

That's four 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.

Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferreira defends well.
Afonso Ferreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Afonso Ferreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ferreira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ferreira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ferreira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afonso Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferreira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afonso Ferreira!