PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aeron Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Chen

193 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aeron Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Chen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Chen tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chen tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chen to the ground. Chen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chen as he avoids it easily.
Chen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Jackson cracks Chen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chen throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen in his tracks.

It looks like Harold Chen has been cut.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Chen. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Chen avoids nicely.

Chen has managed to clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Chen won't allow it.
Chen misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chen.
Chen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chen lands a knee to the body.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Chen connects with a knee to the head.
Chen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chen has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Chen tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Chen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen scores with a knee to the head.
Chen lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Chen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Chen lands a knee to the head.
Chen with a knee to the head.

Chen manages to break the clinch.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Chen is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Chen sprawls well.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Chen backpedaling.
Chen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Chen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chen wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Chen sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aeron Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen wants to clinch.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Chen wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chen tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chen thinking.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but Jackson moves away

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chen won't be happy with that.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen is trying to stand.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the cage. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aeron Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Chen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chen looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Harold Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Chen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Chen closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chen missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen is looking to clinch.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Chen's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Chen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Chen shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chen tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chen is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Chen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chen working Jackson over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Aeron Jackson has been cut.
Chen connects with a knee to the head.
Chen lands an elbow inside.
Chen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.

Chen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aeron Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

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