PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carter Beauford's chin.

Beauford
vs
Jackson

190 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Beauford. Beauford maintains the clinch.

Beauford successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Beauford wriggles free and stands up.

Beauford forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Beauford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Beauford digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Beauford keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Beauford.
Beauford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beauford misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Beauford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beauford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Beauford won't allow it.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Beauford keeps him there for the moment.
Beauford misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beauford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson works on Beauford's body with a couple of short punches.
Beauford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beauford misses with a knee strike.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson is trying to break free.
Beauford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Beauford misses with a head kick.
Beauford is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beauford keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Beauford moves into the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Beauford blocks with his arms.
Beauford taking a breather.
Beauford dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauford is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beauford has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Beauford manages to break the clinch.

Beauford pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Beauford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Beauford controls his hands.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beauford blocks it with crossed arms.
Beauford misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Beauford blocks it.
Beauford lands a nice knee to the body.

Beauford pulls Jackson into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beauford has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Beauford clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beauford obliges.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beauford has double underhooks.

Beauford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jackson.

Beauford clinches up against the cage.

Beauford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Beauford closes the distance and clinches.
Beauford lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Beauford avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beauford breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Good leg kick by Beauford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Beauford rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.

Beauford has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jackson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Beauford gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.

Beauford takes the fight into the clinch.
Beauford lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beauford avoids the damage to the body.

Beauford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beauford rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beauford prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.

Beauford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Beauford.
Jackson tries to bum rush Beauford with a series of wild strikes but Beauford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Beauford forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Beauford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beauford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Beauford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Beauford is controlling him.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.

Beauford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beauford clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Beauford scores with a knee to the head.
Beauford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beauford dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Carter Beauford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Beauford.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beauford.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beauford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Beauford scores a nice knee to the body.
Beauford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beauford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Beauford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Beauford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Beauford does no damage.

Beauford closes the distance and clinches.

Beauford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter Beauford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Beauford has managed to clinch.
Beauford landing knees to the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson is trying to push Beauford away but Beauford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beauford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beauford avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beauford has double underhooks.
Beauford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beauford lands a body shot.

Beauford breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Beauford has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Beauford misses with a knee to the head.
Beauford scores with a shoulder strike.
Beauford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beauford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Beauford keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Beauford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beauford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Beauford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beauford uses good head movement to avoid it.

Beauford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Beauford has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beauford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beauford has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beauford lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Beauford breaks from the clinch.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Beauford has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beauford obliges.
Beauford working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Beauford takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Beauford dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Beauford has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beauford jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Beauford around his waist. Beauford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Beauford landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Beauford pulls guard effortlessly.

Beauford manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Beauford off balance momentarily.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!

Beauford has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Beauford has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Beauford tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Beauford drops back down to his feet.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson gets through Beauford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beauford lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Beauford keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Beauford has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson tries to circle away but Beauford has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Beauford has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beauford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beaufords head.
Beauford slowing the pace effectively.
Beauford looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to break free but Beauford has control.
Beauford throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson tries to break free but Beauford pushes him back against the cage.
Beauford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Beauford misses with a knee to the head.
Beauford tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets through Beauford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to circle away but Beauford has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beauford backwards.
Beauford misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries to break free but Beauford pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beauford backwards.

Beauford pulls guard effortlessly.

Beauford wriggles free and stands up.

Beauford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Beauford pulls Jackson into guard.

Beauford has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beauford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beauford lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beauford tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Beauford pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Beauford prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.

Beauford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beauford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.

Beauford rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Beauford.
Mark Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter Beauford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Jackson.
I think Beauford 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Beauford!