PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Hodges

165 cm
24
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dana Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Hodges.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hodges counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Hodges trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to control Hodges's posture but Hodges avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodges is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Hodges stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.
Hodges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hodges.
Hodges looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Lance Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Hodges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hodges is looking to improve his position.
Hodges trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Hodges wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Hodges is defending well.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodges gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hodges has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson wants to control but Hodges is keeping him busy.
Hodges is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson is keen to just control but Hodges is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hodges is trying to get back to full guard.
Hodges is trying to control but can't.
Jackson stops Hodges from getting back to his feet.
Hodges looks gassed!
Hodges keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hodges!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hodges hang on?
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson working Hodges over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hodges tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dana Hodges has been cut.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hodges blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hodges wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hodges drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Lance Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Hodges.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Hodges is breathing heavily.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hodges won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hodges tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.

Jackson rushes Hodges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Dana Hodges's cut even more.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Hodges 's eye.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Hodges in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hodges's defenses.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Hodges takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hodges takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Hodges is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hodges to the mat. Hodges regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Lance Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hodges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hodges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Hodges seems keen to control Jackson's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dana Hodges hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jackson 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.
Hodges controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hodges might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Dana Hodges has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hodges with a poor takedown

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Hodges didn't expect that.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Hodges blocks nicely.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hodges.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hodges manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Hodges in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dana Hodges's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Hodges shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.

Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hodges regains guard.
Jackson won't allow Hodges to sweep him here.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hodges has wrist control.
Hodges working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Hodges controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hodges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hodges preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hodges is keeping the position for now.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Dana Hodges has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch

and Hodges counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Hodges postures up.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hodges!
Hodges tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hodges is looking to escape.
Hodges really wants to buck Jackson off and get back to his feet.
Hodges tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson cracks Hodges with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Hodges looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Hodges is squirming around nicely.
Hodges is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lance Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hodges is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hodges is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson cracks Hodges with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hodges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hodges is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Hodges looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hodges's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hodges keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hodges is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

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