PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lux Leaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deshaun Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lux Leaves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Deshaun Jackson's chin.

Leaves
vs
Jackson

175 cm
26
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lux Leaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deshaun Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson tests Leaves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Leaves is out of range.
Nice cross by Leaves.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson misses the jab.
Leaves fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leaves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leaves doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leaves.
Leaves throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Leaves moves out of range.
Leaves tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Leaves slips the punch.
Jackson throws a jab when Leaves was well out of range.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson with a hook.
Leaves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Leaves knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Leaves moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leaves circles away quickly and effectively.
Leaves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leaves defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Leaves misses.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leaves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deshaun Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Leaves avoids it well.
Jackson throws a hook but Leaves blocks it.
Leaves motions for Jackson to come forward. Leaves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leaves at a distance.
Leaves moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Leaves avoids it well.
Leaves lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Leaves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Leaves. Those never looked like landing.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Leaves is out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leaves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.

Leaves closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Leaves avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Leaves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leaves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lux Leaves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is leaning against Leaves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshaun Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Leaves counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Leaves.

Leaves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leaves avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leaves up against the cage.
Leaves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leaves blocking some punches.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a hook. Leaves ducked under it nicely.
Deshaun Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leaves wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Leaves moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leaves.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Leaves.
Leaves tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a right hand that Leaves ducks under and follows up with a left that Leaves also avoids with ease.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Lux Leaves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leaves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leaves throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
The fighters circling - Leaves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leaves misses with a straight right.
Leaves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Leaves slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Leaves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Leaves's head.
Nice defenses there by Leaves.
Leaves misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Leaves backing up. Leaves nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leaves misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson scores with a one two! Leaves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a right hand that Leaves ducks under and follows up with a left that Leaves also avoids with ease.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Leaves moved out of range nicely.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leaves slips under a jab from Jackson.
Leaves tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Leaves slips the punch.
Leaves misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deshaun Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leaves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Leaves dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook. Leaves ducked under it nicely.

Leaves shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Leaves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leaves throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Deshaun Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a jab when Leaves was well out of range.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Leaves moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leaves backwards.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Leaves blocking some punches.
Leaves looking to stall.
Jackson cracks Leaves with a nice body shot.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaves trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leaves into the cage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Leaves can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Leaves looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Leaves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Leaves keeps moving.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leaves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leaves looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jackson has picked Leaves up and slammed him! Leaves can't keep hold of the triangle and Jackson manages to pass to side control!
Jackson taking a breather here.

Leaves bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leaves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leaves off to one side.
Leaves avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Leaves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leaves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leaves gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lux Leaves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Leaves shakes it off.
Leaves moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deshaun Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a hook. Leaves ducked under it nicely.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws the left hand but Leaves avoids the punch easily.
Leaves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leaves throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Leaves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leaves off to one side.
Lux Leaves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deshaun Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deshaun Jackson!