PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
Jackson

183 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Plays chess

Drago's Choice

Demonic Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson fails to move to back control.

Johnson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is being controlled here.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johnson controls the position.
Jackson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Jackson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Jackson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I would not like to be Jackson right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I would not like to be Jackson right now.
Jackson is keeping busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bob Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.

Johnson pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johnson dominated that round.
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 with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson landing knees to the head.

Johnson jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jackson tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Jackson is being controlled here.
Johnson advances to mount.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bob Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Xavier Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.

Johnson has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Jackson pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants to stall.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson staying out of range there.

Johnson pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson stalls.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
A short uppercut from Jackson.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson pulls Jackson in to control the position.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Johnson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jackson has his hands clasped together but Johnson extends an breaks Jackson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Johnson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Johnson!