PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonaz Obsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obsen has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Grant Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jackson
vs
Obsen

173 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

165 cm
27
156 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Yonaz Obsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson digs a good hook to Obsen's body.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Obsen on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obsen.
Obsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yonaz Obsen.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Obsen slips the punch.

Obsen shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Obsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obsen throwing strikes but missing.
Obsen stops Jackson from standing up.
Obsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Obsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsen throwing strikes but missing.
Obsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jackson pushes Obsen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grant Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsen.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Obsen on that attempt.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Obsen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Obsen avoids them all with ease.
Obsen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsen.
Nice uppercut lands for Obsen. That snapped Jackson's head back.

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.
Jackson stalks Obsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obsen's face. Obsen staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obsen moves away.

Obsen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Obsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Obsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Obsen is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obsen on the ground.
Obsen looks gassed!
Obsen working Jackson over with strikes.

Jackson has one foot on Obsen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Grant Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Obsen lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Obsen shoots in.
Obsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Obsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Obsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Obsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Yonaz Obsen has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Obsen misses with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Obsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Obsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson punishes Obsen's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson cracks Obsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yonaz Obsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Obsen walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson tries to bum rush Obsen with a series of wild strikes but Obsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson swings for the body but Obsen moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Jackson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson swings for the body but Obsen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Obsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsen misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Obsen is breathing heavily.
Obsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yonaz Obsen.
Obsen throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson jabs at Obsen's body.
Grant Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Grant Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Obsen backpedaling.
Obsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Obsen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson misses with a body shot

and Obsen counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Obsen is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Obsen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Jackson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obsen.
Jackson works Obsen's body with a nice hook.
Obsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson is looking to wear down Obsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Obsen counters with a takedown into side control.
Obsen trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Obsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Obsen is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obsen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Obsen is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obsen tries to advance to mount but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Grant Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonaz Obsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Obsen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Obsen throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Yonaz Obsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Obsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Obsen postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Obsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obsen stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Obsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Obsen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Obsen.
Obsen wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Obsen 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 get up but he can't break Obsen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Obsen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jackson doesn't defend quickly enough and Obsen has managed to lock this one up! Can Jackson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Obsen on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yonaz Obsen!