PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Jimenez

180 cm
26
167 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

190 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Jimenez keeps it at a distance.
Jackson cracks Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Michael Jimenez has been cut.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson working Jimenez over with knees to the body.
Jimenez working hard to break the clinch.
Jimenez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jimenez looks gassed!
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jimenez takes a shot to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Jimenez in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Jimenez 's eye.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson prevents Jimenez from breaking the clinch.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jimenez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jimenez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimenez working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimenez blocks it with crossed arms.

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.
Jimenez wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson prevents Jimenez from breaking the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Jimenez is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jimenez blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jimenez's face.

Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jimenez's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jimenez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jimenez is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jimenez tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson has Jimenez pressed against the cage, preventing Jimenez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jimenez tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimenez blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Jimenez tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jimenez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jimenez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jimenez wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jimenez wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jimenez's brow.

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.
Jimenez tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jimenez's brow.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jimenez is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jimenez blocks an elbow strike.
Jimenez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jimenez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jimenez is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying to break free.
Jimenez tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jimenez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jimenez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Jimenez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jimenez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jimenez avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Jimenez tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jimenez is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jimenez tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jimenez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimenez blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Jimenez in his tracks for a moment.

Jimenez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimenez lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arthur Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
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 Arthur Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Jimenez's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimenez circles away.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jimenez with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimenez throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Arthur Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jimenez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arthur Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Jimenez pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson slips under a jab from Jimenez.
Michael Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Jackson!