PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bihn Nahm Tram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparky Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nahm Tram
vs
Jackson

166 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
164 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bihn Nahm Tram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tram avoids them all with ease.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Tram is out of range.
Tram staying out of range there.
Tram scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparky Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tram scores with a leg kick.

Tram clinches up against the cage.
Tram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Tram manages to break the clinch.
Tram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Tram moves out of range of the strikes.
Tram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tram on the side of the head.
Tram ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Tram moves away and avoids it.
Tram with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Tram misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tram throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tram circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparky Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Tram blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tram. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Tram finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Tram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson throws a hook but Tram blocks it.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tram circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson blocks a head kick by Tram.
Tram thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tram lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tram doesn't seem phased though.
Tram scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tram, right into the meat.
Tram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tram moves away.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.

Tram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tram throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson letting Tram take a breather here.
Tram works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tram stalling the fight.
Tram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tram tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tram won't allow it.
Tram changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tram feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tram slips nicely into half guard.
Tram throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tram is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

Tram decides to stand and escape the position.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Tram avoids nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tram - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tram. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tram scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tram.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tram throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Tram.
Tram keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tram manages to avoid it.
Tram ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Tram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Tram slips the punch.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Tram.
Tram scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tram, right into the meat.
Tram dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Tram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tram. Tram obviously looking to wear him down.
Tram bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tram can pounce on him.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tram avoids them all with ease.
Tram throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Tram scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tram forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

Tram jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tram wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson wants to stand but Tram has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bihn Nahm Tram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Tram.
Tram misses with a head kick.
Tram scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Tram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Tram just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Tram fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tram misses with a head kick.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tram throws a head kick that misses.
Tram on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tram throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson with a jab.
Tram throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
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?
Tram throws a nice head kick!
Tram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Bihn Nahm Tram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Tram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tram slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tram.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tram manages to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tram has managed to clinch.
Tram has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tram has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Tram has him pressed against the cage.

Tram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tram shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tram gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Tram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tram slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Tram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tram lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tram with a series of wild strikes but Tram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tram moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tram.
Bihn Nahm Tram is winning the standup battle so far.
Tram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Tram rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tram successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Tram from getting back to his feet.
Tram has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Tram wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Tram is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jackson dives into side control.

Jackson stands up and beckons Tram to his feet.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Tram on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tram with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tram.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tram takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tram moves away.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tram lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tram throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Tram's shoulder, as Tram tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Tram goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Tram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Tram's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tram connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tram. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Tram fails to land the takedown.
Tram is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tram.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tram moves out of range.
Tram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tram swinging wildly here.
Tram shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Tram keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tram throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tram's head.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Jackson catches Tram right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws a body punch but Tram moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tram fails to land the takedown.
Tram takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Tram avoids nicely.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Tram's ribs.
Tram slips a straight right by Jackson.

Tram decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tram trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Tram thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Tram thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

Tram decides to return to a standing position.
Tram throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Tram didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Tram scores with a head kick.
Tram connects with a solid leg kick.
Tram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tram.
Tram throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a body punch but Tram moves out of range.
Tram feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Tram throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tram with a series of wild strikes but Tram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tram gets the takedown into side control.
Tram throws an elbow but Jackson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tram is controlling him well.
Tram in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tram looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
Tram trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tram feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tram lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tram looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.

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 has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tram.
Nice body kick there by Tram.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tram throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Tram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tram.
Tram slips under a jab.
Tram throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Tram is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Tram seems unphased.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Tram explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crunch! Tram slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Tram throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson throws a right hand that Tram ducks under and follows up with a left that Tram also avoids with ease.
Tram lands with a slapping head kick.

Tram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bihn Nahm Tram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tram 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bihn Nahm Tram!