PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jameer Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameer Stevens looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Jackson
vs
Stevens

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Jackson!
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, Jameer Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Stevens misses.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevens as he jumps to the side.
Stevens leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense.
Nice body kick there by Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab from Stevens.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens looks gassed!
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Jameer Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson moves out of range as Stevens throws a body kick.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevens throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevens throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a front kick.
Jackson moves out of range as Stevens throws a body kick.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jameer Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevens which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Stevens tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stevens moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jameer Stevens 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.

No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Stevens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stevens misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson slips under a jab from Stevens.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens connects with a crisp jab.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips a straight right by Stevens.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Stevens.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a shot to the body.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson moves out of range as Stevens throws a body kick.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

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.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Jameer Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jameer Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevens finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Stevens throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Stevens cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a combination that misses

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Jameer Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jameer Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameer Stevens!