PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Lose my mind By: DMX blaring out of the sound system. Dre Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Salcedo

190 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

184 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salcedo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salcedo jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salcedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Salcedo tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salcedo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo misses the shot to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salcedo can pounce on him.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
A choreographed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Salcedo tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Salcedo scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salcedo pinned against the cage. Salcedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Salcedo circles away.
Salcedo takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salcedo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Salcedo has eaten all the pies!
Salcedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Salcedo.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salcedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jackson clinches up with Salcedo and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson has Salcedo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salcedo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jackson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Salcedo is working away.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Salcedo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salcedo is holding on for now.
Salcedo is trying to stand.
Salcedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salcedo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Salcedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a wild combination.
Salcedo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Salcedo lands a high kick!
Salcedo throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Salcedo which made him look bad.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Salcedo 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 avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salcedo, right into the meat.
Salcedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salcedo but Salcedo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salcedo misses the shot to the body.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands a slapping body shot.
Salcedo scoring well with a low kick there.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salcedo connects with a solid leg kick.
Salcedo swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Salcedo circles away.
Salcedo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Dre Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salcedo.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands a head kick!
Salcedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
A jab lands there for Salcedo.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salcedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Salcedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Salcedo moves out of range easily.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salcedo. That one must have hurt.
Salcedo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Salcedo settles back down.
Jose Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Salcedo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcedo lands with a slapping head kick.
Jose Salcedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salcedo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salcedo. That one must have hurt.
Salcedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Salcedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Salcedo stuffs the takedown.
Salcedo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salcedo throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salcedo connects with a solid leg kick.
Salcedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salcedo tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Salcedo digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson fails with the takedown.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson is working for takedown but Salcedo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Salcedo misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salcedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salcedo as he jumps to the side.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salcedo as he avoids it easily.
Salcedo throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Salcedo shows good takedown defense.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Salcedo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salcedo throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Salcedo is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Salcedo keeps it at a distance.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salcedo scores with a leg kick.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Salcedo shows good takedown defense.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Salcedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salcedo can pounce on him.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Salcedo.
Salcedo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salcedo connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
Salcedo throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Salcedo misses with a kick to the body.
Salcedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Salcedo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to de liver by Salcedo. Beautiful body shot.
Salcedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salcedo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salcedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Salcedo sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salcedo lands a front kick.
Salcedo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salcedo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salcedo is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Salcedo circles away and we're back to standing.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salcedo. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salcedo - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salcedo. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salcedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
Salcedo misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Salcedo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salcedo tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salcedo to the ground. Salcedo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salcedo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Salcedo shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salcedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salcedo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands with a slapping head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salcedo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Salcedo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salcedo looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salcedo swivels and escapes.
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a low kick.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Salcedo scores with a kick to the body.
Salcedo throws a leg kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Salcedo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Salcedo which made him look bad.
Salcedo scoring well with a low kick there.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Salcedo is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salcedo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Salcedo!