PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lacy
vs
Jackson

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Lacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a straight right.
A big left from Jackson misses.

Lacy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lacy has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lacy fails to pull guard.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacy defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Joe Lacy has been cut.
Lacy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacy misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a jab when Lacy was well out of range.
Lacy staying out of range there.
Lacy misses with a leg kick.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Lacy staying out of range there.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lacy.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lacy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacy shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Lacy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacy counters with a one-two to the body.

Lacy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jackson has picked Lacy up - he's going for a ride! Jackson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson tries to stand and escape but Lacy is controlling the position.
Lacy throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Jackson manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacy struggling a bit here.
Jackson wants to stand but Lacy is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lacy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lacy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lacy.
Lacy is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson wants to stand but Lacy has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Lacy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lacy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lacy is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lacy avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacy tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson wants to stand up but Lacy is controlling the position.
Lacy trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lacy'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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lacy.
Lacy shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Lacy moved out of range nicely.
Lacy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lacy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lacy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lacy is in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lacy is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lacy is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacy.
Jackson wants to stand but Lacy is controlling the position.
Lacy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lacy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with a right hand

and Lacy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lacy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is looking to stand up but Lacy isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Lacy isn't so interested in that idea.
Lacy postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Joe Lacy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lacy 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.
Lacy lands a couple of elbows.
Lacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Lacy trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Lacy slips an elbow through the middle.
Lacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacy is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Lacy just wasn't active enough.

Lacy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lacy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lacy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacy throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacy counters with a one-two to the body.
Lacy misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lacy.

Lacy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Lacy won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Lacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacy throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy throwing strikes but missing.
Lacy throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lacy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lacy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lacy wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Lacy.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Joe Lacy's cut is getting worse.
Joe Lacy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand

and Lacy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lacy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lacy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lacy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lacy stands up and beckons Jackson to join him on the feet.
Lacy slips under a jab from Jackson.
Lacy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Lacy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Lacy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lacy's head.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Lacy ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lacy is defended easily by Jackson.
Lacy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lacy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lacy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Lacy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lacy 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Lacy!