PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everton Klaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jackson
vs
Klaus

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everton Klaus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Klaus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Klaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klaus being controlled here, momentarily.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Klaus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Klaus manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Klaus's guard.

Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Klaus is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Klaus fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Klaus keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson trying to control but Klaus is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Jackson.

Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Klaus is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Klaus is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson forces the positional change into back control.
Jackson controls the action.
Klaus covers up after that shot from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klaus to the mat! Klaus manages to get full guard.

Jackson gets to his feet. Klaus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Klaus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Klaus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Klaus trying to remain calm as Jackson controls from the top position.
Jackson wants to control but Klaus is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Jackson.

Jackson feints and as Klaus raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Klaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Klaus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Klaus manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Klaus's guard.
Klaus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Jackson gets to his feet - Klaus follows without any prompting.
Andrew Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klaus!
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Klaus somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Klaus sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Jackson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Klaus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Klaus!
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Klaus for as long as he can get away with.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Andrew Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson mounts Klaus! Really nice guard pass there!
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson moves to back control.

Jackson looking for the choke but no joy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get the hooks in deep but Klaus pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jackson tries to get the hooks in deep but Klaus pushed the leg off.
Jackson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jackson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jackson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson trying to control but Klaus is working from the bottom.
Klaus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

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