PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Action Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Muirhead

188 cm
26
222 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
219 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Muirhead.
Muirhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Muirhead misses with a double jab.
Ian Muirhead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Muirhead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Muirhead's head but Muirhead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muirhead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muirhead stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muirhead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Muirhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Muirhead is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson slips a straight right by Muirhead.
Muirhead tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Muirhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muirhead scores with a jab to the jaw.
Muirhead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Muirhead throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muirhead looks gassed!
Muirhead tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson trying to control but Muirhead is working from the bottom.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muirhead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muirhead keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Muirhead is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Muirhead keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Action Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A low kick from Muirhead misses
and Muirhead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Muirhead tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muirhead misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muirhead falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muirhead's guard now.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Muirhead keeps moving.
Jackson passes Muirhead's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Muirhead is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Muirhead is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Muirhead is defending the position.
Muirhead is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Muirhead is not content to let Jackson control the position.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muirhead defends it well.
Muirhead is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Action Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Muirhead tries to clinch up

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Muirhead is retaining full guard.
Muirhead is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Muirhead blocks nicely.

Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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.
Jackson won't allow Muirhead to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead is breathing heavily.
Jackson stands and throws Muirhead's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson wants to control but Muirhead is keeping him busy.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Muirhead works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Muirhead looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!

Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Muirhead defends it well.

Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Muirhead wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Muirhead is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Muirhead trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Muirhead is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Muirhead has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Muirhead manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muirhead knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Muirhead pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muirhead, who protects the arm well.
Muirhead is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Muirhead, who protects the arm well.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Muirhead is defending well.
Muirhead is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Muirhead stops Jackson from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Action Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Muirhead closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Muirhead fights it but they end up in guard.

Muirhead pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Muirhead clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Muirhead!
Jackson looking to control but Muirhead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muirhead tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Action Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Muirhead manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muirhead knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Muirhead is working from the bottom.
Muirhead is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jackson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Muirhead is working from the bottom.

Jackson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Muirhead has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jackson but great work by Muirhead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Muirhead stands up.
Muirhead misses with a double jab
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Ian Muirhead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muirhead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muirhead is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muirhead tries to clinch up

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Muirhead keeps moving.
Ian Muirhead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muirhead is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Muirhead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson won't allow Muirhead to get back to his feet.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Action Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muirhead slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muirhead misses with a jab to the body

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muirhead's guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muirhead uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muirhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Muirhead misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muirhead defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muirhead in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Muirhead misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Muirhead misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Action 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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