PBP Commentary

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

Jackson
vs
Rain

183 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
260 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, JT Rain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.

Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson postures up in Rain's guard and throws a big left but Rain blocks it.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rain looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Rain controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson works over Rain with some ground and pound from guard.
Rain wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson is working Rain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rain wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rain is retaining full guard.
Rain is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson postures up in Rain's guard and throws a big left but Rain blocks it.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rain has wrist control.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rain pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.

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.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rain wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. JT Rain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rain to the mat! Rain manages to get full guard.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rain on the ground.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rain keeps moving.
Rain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Rain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rain looks gassed!
Rain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Rain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Rain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Rain is keeping the position.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rain wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson cracks Rain with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rain quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rain works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Dean Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rain keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rain wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Rain's guard and throws a big left but Rain blocks it.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson distracts Rain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rain has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Rain looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson is pushing down on Rain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rain is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson is thwarting Rain's attempts to control the position.
Jackson working Rain over with strikes.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rain is trying to get back to full guard.
Rain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson wants to control but Rain is keeping him busy.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Rain is rocked!
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Rain's hands, connecting with Rain's forehead.
Rain is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Rain wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rain seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rain trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rain sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rain works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rain is retaining full guard.
Rain wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Rain controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson cracks Rain with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Rain wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is working Rain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Rain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson stops Rain from standing up.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rain trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson stands up over Rain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
JT Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is working Rain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson distracts Rain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rain is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Rain has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Rain wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rain's head.
Dean Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rain's head.

Rain is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

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