PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between joe white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

white
vs
Jackson

180 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, joe white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
white shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
white trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
white has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
white working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.

white had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
white working a defensive guard here.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! white is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and white manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into white's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
white trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as white holds on and takes a little breather.
white being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson wants to control from the top but white keeps moving.
white working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
white being controlled for a moment.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but white is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Jackson.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
joe white seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
white tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
white really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in white's guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but white keeps moving.

Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow white to sweep him here.

white kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
joe white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Jackson.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson working over white with some ground and pound. white looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson is keen to just control but white is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

white gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

white pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and white counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
white fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
white doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

white scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is trying to control but white passes into side control!
Jackson wants to control but white postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
white trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite white's best efforts.
Jackson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

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.
Jackson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as white tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding white's attempts to control the action.
white pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with white. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
white connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson tries to hold on but white pushes him away.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
white avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
white fails to move to back control.
white thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe white dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

white misses with a few strikes there.

white throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and white finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson pulls white in to control the position.
white preventing the sweep.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
white wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson pulls white in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but white is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson wants to sweep here but white controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson looks for a takedown but white sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but white shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
white fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson shoots and misses

and white counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
joe white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Jackson.
white trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but white puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
white is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jackson is not content to let white control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
white is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
white throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
white lands a head shot.
white tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
white misses with a takedown attempt

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in white's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but white is retaining full guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but white gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
white looking to pass the guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing white from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
joe white showed his dominance in that final round.
I think white 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe white!