PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jackson
vs
Bryant

182 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
184 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bryant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Bryant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bryant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Jackson is looking to control Bryant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bryant is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.

Bryant is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Bryant thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bryant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.

Bryant is looking for a kimura here.
Bryant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryant is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Bryant is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bryant lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.

Bryant is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Bryant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Bryant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Jackson trying to get back to full guard but Bryant takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson wants to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Bryant isn't that keen on the idea.
Bryant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bryant working Jackson over with strikes here.
Bryant looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryant is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Bryant smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bryant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Bryant isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson tries to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryant.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandon Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Brandon Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryant 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.
Bryant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Bryant.
Jackson throws the left hand but Bryant avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bryant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bryant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing a few strikes.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Bryant works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson tries to bench press Bryant off him but Bryant keeps the position.
Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jackson tries to bench press Bryant off him but Bryant keeps the position.
Nickolas Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant lands a few punches from side control.
Bryant scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryant connects with a decent elbow.
Bryant cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Bryant works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy.
Bryant winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.

Bryant seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Bryant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant moves nicely into side control.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bryant working Jackson over with strikes.

Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Bryant lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Bryant throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolas Bryant 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!

Bryant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bryant finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Bryant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Bryant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Bryant counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.

Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bryant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.

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 working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.

Jackson has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Bryant slips an elbow through the middle.
Bryant stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Jackson working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Nickolas Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Brandon Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bryant stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bryant works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Bryant cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bryant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolas Bryant!