PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingdom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon. Bear Shield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sleep Now In The Fire By Rage Against The Machine . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jackson
vs
Bear Shield

183 cm
22
209 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
218 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Adam's NORTHERN WILD
Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingdom Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Bear Shield!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear Shield's waist but Bear Shield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Bear Shield misses the jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Bear Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear Shield lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bear Shield staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Bear Shield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingdom Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear Shield just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Bear Shield throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear Shield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bear Shield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bear Shield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Bear Shield.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Bear Shield blocks the low kick.
Bear Shield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear Shield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.

Bear Shield drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jackson pushes Bear Shield off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Bear Shield lands a jab to the head.
Bear Shield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Bear Shield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Bear Shield to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Bear Shield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear Shield trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bear Shield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear Shield which made him look bad.
Jackson blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear Shield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Bear Shield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bear Shield shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Bear Shield's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jackson pulls guard.

Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bear Shield defends it easily.
Bear Shield wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bear Shield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear Shield trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bear Shield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Shield trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tomas Bear Shield wasn't active enough on the ground.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bear Shield misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Bear Shield avoids them all with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Bear Shield to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Bear Shield is proving a slippery customer.
Bear Shield wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bear Shield controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bear Shield trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tomas Bear Shield was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear Shield throws a big shot that misses.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bear Shield napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bear Shield, who protects the arm well.
Bear Shield regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear Shield is trying to control but can't.
Jackson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bear Shield wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.
Bear Shield is looking to improve his position.
Bear Shield manages to get to full guard.

Jackson stands up from Bear Shield's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear Shield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Bear Shield avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Bear Shield avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear Shield circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kingdom Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Bear Shield is working away.
Kingdom Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bear Shield keeping control of the position.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Bear Shield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
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!
Jackson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bear Shield is concentrating on defense, preventing Jackson from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear Shield is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear Shield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bear Shield is having none of it.
Bear Shield misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Bear Shield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingdom Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bear Shield just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear Shield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bear Shield 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.
Bear Shield throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bear Shield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bear Shield fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bear Shield tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bear Shield to the ground. Bear Shield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Bear Shield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingdom Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield fails to land the takedown.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bear Shield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear Shield missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bear Shield tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Bear Shield's guard.
Bear Shield trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson wants to stand but Bear Shield has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear Shield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear Shield striking from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear Shield wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bear Shield keeps moving.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Bear Shield had control of the position.
Jackson trying to control but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kingdom Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Bear Shield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Bear Shield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bear Shield avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear Shield.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bear Shield feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bear Shield wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

Jackson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bear Shield off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bear Shield thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Bear Shield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Bear Shield jumps back.
Bear Shield 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 Bear Shield off to one side.
Bear Shield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Bear Shield sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bear Shield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Kingdom Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kingdom Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Bear Shield blocks the low kick.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear Shield misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear Shield.
Jackson throws a right hand that Bear Shield ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear Shield also avoids with ease.
Tomas Bear Shield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear Shield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kingdom Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

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