PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Warren's choice of entrance music: Caught Somewhere in Time -- Iron Maiden . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Warren

182 cm
28
197 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
196 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Faction Jackson has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.

Warren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Warren lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warren has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson is trying to control. Warren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warren's head.
Jackson wants to control but Warren is keeping him busy.
Warren wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Warren knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Warren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Warren trying to control from the bottom.
Warren tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Warren is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Warren avoid being mounted?

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 pass the guard but Warren is defending well.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Jackson prevents Warren from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren trying to control from the bottom.
Warren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson pulls Warren in to control the position.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Warren tries to pass.
Warren postures up.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is trying to keep Warren in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Faction Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Warren with a poor takedown

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Warren!
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Warren manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Warren uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Warren is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Faction Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warren.
Faction Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warren was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Warren throws an off balance right hand

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Warren won't be happy with that.
Jackson taking a break here but Warren is having none of it and regains half guard.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working over Warren with some ground and pound. Warren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Warren trying to control from the bottom.
Warren tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Warren is keeping him busy.
Jackson is pressing down on Warren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Warren is holding on for now.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

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.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Warren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson trying to control the action but Warren is working from the bottom.
Warren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warren is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Warren misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Jackson catches Warren right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Warren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warren counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Warren lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warren works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warren.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warren scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warren. Warren obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Warren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warren.
Warren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warren takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warren lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Warren.
Warren throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warren.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Warren throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Warren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Faction Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Warren counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Warren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warren controlling his opponent.
Warren tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Warren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warren breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Warren controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Warren.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Warren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Faction Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Warren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
Warren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Warren prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.

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.
Jackson tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Warren is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warren wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Warren!