PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajay Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to a. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Bruno

185 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
222 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ajay Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Bruno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bruno keeps moving.
Bruno can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Bruno defending well.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Bruno's head.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Bruno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson throwing shots but Bruno is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Bruno dodges it nicely.
Bruno is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruno pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Bruno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruno's head.
Bruno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bruno looks gassed!
Jackson wants to take a breather but Bruno is having none of it.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bruno can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bruno has managed to free his arm - good work.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Bruno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bruno wants to get back to his feet.
Bruno taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson prevents Bruno from standing back up.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson wants to control but Bruno is keeping him busy.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Bruno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bruno.
Jackson cracks Bruno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson tries to control but Bruno wriggling away.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Bruno.
Bruno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bruno blocks nicely.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruno is breathing heavily.
Jackson is in close to Bruno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Bruno keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Bruno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jackson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bruno off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Bruno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Ajay Bruno has been cut.
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Bruno had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Bruno backpedaling.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruno which made him look bad.
Ajay Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruno wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is working Bruno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bruno keeps moving.
Jackson advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ajay Bruno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruno circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruno falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruno's guard.
Bruno can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bruno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson moves into full mount! Bruno won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bruno is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!

Jackson working for a submission but Bruno is keeping him at bay.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruno is looking to escape.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bruno?
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson breaks from Bruno's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That has opened up Ajay Bruno's cut even more.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bruno looks a forlorn figure.

The cut above Ajay Bruno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Bruno is rocked!

Ajay Bruno's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ajay Bruno's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quinton Jackson!