PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Handy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rey Henry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Henry

190 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Handy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rey Henry!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Handy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Henry drives through and clinches with Jackson against the ropes.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Handy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Henry decides to pull guard.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Henry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Henry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

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.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Henry against the ropes but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Henry rushes Jackson and presses him up against the ropes.

Henry jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Henry trying to strike off his back.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.

Henry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson lands a good elbow from the bottom.

Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Henry gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Henry against the ropes but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Henry throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Henry against the ropes but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henry tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Henry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henry looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch

and Henry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henry.
Henry stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!
Henry is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henry is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson blocks Henry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.

Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henry has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Henry tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson prevents Henry from getting the reversal.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Henry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henry tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Henry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Henry to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Henry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henry's face.
Henry wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henry?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson trying to control but Henry is having none of it.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handy Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson with a poor takedown

and Henry counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Handy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson prevents Henry from getting the reversal.

Jackson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Henry is on top in guard.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.

Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Henry clinches.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jackson has hold of one of Henry's legs. Henry is fighting the takedown attempt but Jackson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.
Henry has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Henry is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
An inside leg kick from Henry misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jackson has Henry up against the ropes in a clinch.

Henry jumps guard.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Henry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.

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 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.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henry's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Handy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.

Henry pushes Jackson up against the ropes in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Handy 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Handy Jackson!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Handy Jackson!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Handy Jackson!

Handy Jackson wins by unanimous decision!