PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's my song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Creed
vs
Jackson

195 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Creed 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 Creed off to one side.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Creed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Creed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Creed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson tries to hold on but Creed pushes him away.
Creed with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Creed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Creed has a good base and remains in mount.
Creed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson wants to control but Creed is having none of it.
Creed controlling from the full mount.
Creed raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Creed controlling the pace for now.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Creed working the ground and pound effectively.
Creed landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Creed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Creed is controlling the pace.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Creed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
Creed controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Creed isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Creed is proving a slippery customer.
Creed sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Creed stands up from Jackson's guard - Creed perhaps looking for a knockout.

Creed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Creed wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Creed wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed postures up.
Creed scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Creed closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Creed lands in his opponent's guard.
Creed controlling from the top position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Creed postures up.
Creed tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Creed content to stall in guard here.
Jackson wants to stand but Creed is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Creed dominated that round.
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.

Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Creed with that takedown attempt.
Noel Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Creed 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.
Creed shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Creed with that takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Creed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creed blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Creed circles away.
Creed slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Creed fails to land the takedown.
Creed fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Creed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is staying active underneath Creed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Creed is controlling him well.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but Creed has passed into side control.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Victor Creed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Creed controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Creed decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Creed on that attempt.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Creed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed lands with a nice body punch.

Creed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Creed showed some decent athleticism there.
Creed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed controlling from mount.
Creed prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Creed landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jackson trying to hold on to Creed's head to control him but Creed postures up.
Creed takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Creed working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Creed is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jackson tries to kick Creed off but Creed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Creed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Creed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Creed scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to control but Creed postures up.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Creed off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to control the hands but Jackson breaks the grip.

Jackson looking for the choke but no joy.

Jackson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Creed is defending well though. Jackson let's go of the attempt for now.
Creed just trying to survive but Jackson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jackson is looking to control Creed but Creed is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Jackson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jackson has got his arm under Creed's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Creed has spun round into Jackson's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Creed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Creed will probably get the nod.
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!

Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Creed counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Creed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Creed slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Creed isn't so interested in that idea.
Creed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Creed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Creed manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Creed is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Creed's guard.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Creed has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Creed preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Creed is trying to get back to full guard.
Creed looks like he's trying to stand up.
Creed works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Creed is on top in guard.
Creed stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creed scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Creed defends easily.

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

Jackson working for a triangle but Creed defends it easily.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Creed is controlling him.
Creed distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Creed controls the pace.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Creed manages to get himself to full guard.
Creed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Noel Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throwing short punches from the bottom.
Jackson is fighting to break Creed's control of his arms but Creed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Creed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Creed working a defensive guard here.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Jackson looks to clinch

and Creed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Creed.
Creed is stalling in the full guard.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a couple of digs.
Creed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Creed controls from within his opponent's guard.

Jackson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Creed is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jackson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Creed's back instead.
Creed covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Creed rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Creed is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Creed!