PBP Commentary

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

TsUP
vs
Jackson

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wa TsUP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson wants to clinch but TsUP slips to the side
and TsUP counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch there but TsUP circles away.

TsUP closes the distance and clinches.

TsUP's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

TsUP shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as TsUP tries to pass.
TsUP won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.

TsUP gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
TsUP shoots in but no luck this time.
TsUP lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.

Jackson darts in and clinches TsUP up against the cage.
TsUP keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by TsUP as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from TsUP.
Jackson jumps guard but TsUP stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TsUP avoids it.
TsUP goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wa TsUP. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. TsUP is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

TsUP gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. TsUP will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
TsUP keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
TsUP wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

That's two 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.
TsUP pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TsUP works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
TsUP wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but TsUP manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands with a hook. TsUP tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed

and TsUP moves into the clinch.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but TsUP has double underhooks.
TsUP changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
TsUP is breathing heavily.
Jackson shoots in but TsUP avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but TsUP paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that TsUP sees coming a mile off.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from TsUP. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
TsUP shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but TsUP swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from TsUP.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - TsUP circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as TsUP sprawls well. TsUP wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
TsUP tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wa TsUP dominated that 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.

Nice sprawl there from TsUP as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? TsUP is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, TsUP circles away and we're back to standing.

TsUP looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
TsUP putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding TsUP's attempts to control the action.
TsUP avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
TsUP controlling from the full mount.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with TsUP. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TsUP trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but TsUP maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, TsUP cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
TsUP avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jackson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
TsUP not allowing Jackson to control his hands.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in TsUP's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson stays in close to TsUP's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but TsUP shows good takedown defense.
Wa TsUP has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Jackson.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, TsUP has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but TsUP circles away.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but TsUP pushes him off.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
TsUP is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wa TsUP is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but TsUP is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TsUP shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. TsUP gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but TsUP pushes him off.
TsUP doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but TsUP sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but TsUP saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looks for a takedown but TsUP sprawls well.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wa TsUP dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
TsUP trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed TsUP into the cage.
TsUP is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

TsUP pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but TsUP is keeping the position.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from TsUP.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TsUP wants to improve his position but instead Jackson has moved into half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is keen to just control but TsUP is a slippery customer.
TsUP trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.

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 trying to mount his opponent but TsUP defends it.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evan Jackson.
Jackson scores with a one two! TsUP had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but TsUP swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but TsUP swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TsUP takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jackson is trying to control. TsUP wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evan Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but TsUP sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson has TsUP up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wa TsUP has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Jackson.

TsUP manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
TsUP wants to improve his position but instead Jackson has moved into half guard.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson is pressing down on TsUP's thigh, looking to free his foot. TsUP is holding on for now.
Evan Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wa TsUP is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
TsUP tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think TsUP 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wa TsUP!