PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintonn Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jacksson's choice of entrance music: Rampage entrance song. Ben Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Richards
vs
Jacksson

190 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

184 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintonn Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jacksson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Quintonn Jacksson has been cut.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Jacksson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Jacksson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jacksson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ben Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintonn Jacksson.
Richards missing with knees to the body.

Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jacksson scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Richards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacksson on the ground.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacksson looking to finish Richards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richards!
Richards can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson dominating with strikes here.
Jacksson is landing with some decent strikes but Richards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jacksson prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Jacksson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jacksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson pushes him away.
The referee warns Richards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jacksson avoids the attempt from Richards to control.
Jacksson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jacksson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Jacksson.
Richards is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson working Richards over with strikes here.
Richards working to try and regain half guard.
Jacksson raining down shots from the mount!
Jacksson looks gassed!
Jacksson landing punches.
Jacksson blocks Richards's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Jacksson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jacksson working Richards over with strikes here.
Jacksson dominating with strikes here.
Richards taking shots to the head.
Jacksson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacksson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacksson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson postures up.
Richards really wants to buck Jacksson off and get back to his feet.
Jacksson prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Jacksson landing punches.
Richards is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacksson cracks Richards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jacksson with shots to the head and body - Richards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by Jacksson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jacksson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Richards is trying to stand up.
Richards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.

Jacksson has control of Richards's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richards regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Richards is trying to escape the mount.
Richards avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jacksson.
Jacksson misses with a head shot.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacksson looking to ground and pound but Richards is blocking nicely.
Jacksson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Richards is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jacksson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.

Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacksson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards jabs Jacksson right on the nose. Jacksson blinks but takes it well.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Jacksson is breathing heavily.
Jacksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.

Richards jumps guard and drags Jacksson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Jacksson passes into half guard.
Quintonn Jacksson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards is looking to control Jacksson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?

Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Jacksson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richards's head.

Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Richards trying to control but Jacksson postures up.
Jacksson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacksson prevents Richards from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Richards moves into the clinch.

Jacksson has hold of one of Richards's legs. Richards is fighting the takedown attempt but Jacksson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jacksson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jacksson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Jacksson is proving a slippery customer.
Jacksson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jacksson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richards won't be happy with that.
Richards wants to control but Jacksson postures up.

Jacksson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Richards has escaped the position, nice work there.

Jacksson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jacksson in side control, throwing shots but Richards defends.
Richards manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Richards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacksson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards is trying to keep Jacksson in close.
Jacksson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacksson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacksson's guard.
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Jacksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards wants to control from the top but Jacksson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quintonn Jacksson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jacksson.
Richards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jacksson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jacksson trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Jacksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jacksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacksson is thwarting Richards's attempts to control the position.
Jacksson throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Richards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jacksson wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
Jacksson won't allow Richards to sweep him here.
Jacksson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jacksson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jacksson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jacksson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Jacksson trying to mount his opponent but Richards defends it.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Jacksson has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Richards is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards lands a head kick. Jacksson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Jacksson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jacksson scores a takedown into full mount!
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacksson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jacksson landing strikes from the mount and Richards is in trouble!
Jacksson landing strikes from the mount and Richards is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson looking to ground and pound but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jacksson.
Richards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Jacksson is working for a guillotine from mount but Richards frees his head quite easily.
Richards really wants to buck Jacksson off and get back to his feet.
Jacksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jacksson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Richards is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Richards wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jacksson.
Richards holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jacksson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jacksson throwing strikes here but Richards is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Richards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richards tries to lock up and control but Jacksson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jacksson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richards looks a forlorn figure.
Jacksson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Richards because Jacksson loaded up on that one.

Jacksson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Richards is on top in guard.
Richards won't allow Jacksson to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quintonn Jacksson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacksson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quintonn Jacksson!