PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elan Tedroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Tedroni

186 cm
19
227 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
261 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elan Tedroni!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tedroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Tedroni defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tedroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson takes a swing at Tedroni's ribcage but misses.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tedroni takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Tedroni looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tedroni drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Tedroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tedroni is on top in guard.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tedroni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tedroni stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tedroni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tedroni tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Tedroni on that attempt.
Tedroni looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tedroni thinking.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Tedroni misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tedroni misses with a takedown

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jack Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elan Tedroni.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Tedroni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tedroni breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tedroni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson lands a with a good body shot.

Jackson clinches.
Tedroni looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Tedroni takes an elbow to the temple.
Tedroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Tedroni 's eye.
Nice elbow from Jackson.

Tedroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elan Tedroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tedroni shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tedroni fails to land the takedown.
Tedroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson lands a jab to Tedroni's midsection.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tedroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tedroni staying out of range there.
Tedroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tedroni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson misses with a body shot.
Tedroni misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elan Tedroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tedroni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tedroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tedroni looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jack Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elan Tedroni.
Tedroni shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tedroni misses with a looping right.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Tedroni 's eye.
Tedroni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Tedroni jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tedroni is breathing heavily.

Tedroni looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedroni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tedroni tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Tedroni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tedroni trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tedroni wants to get back to full guard.
Tedroni gets back to full guard.

Tedroni is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Tedroni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tedroni's guard.
Tedroni keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Tedroni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Tedroni has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Tedroni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson is looking to wear down Tedroni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tedroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.

Tedroni moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Tedroni shrugs off.
Tedroni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tedroni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Tedroni tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Tedroni shrugs off.
Tedroni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jack Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elan Tedroni.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Tedroni is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tedroni fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tedroni.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Tedroni in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Tedroni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Tedroni's ribcage.
Good body shot from Tedroni.
Tedroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tedroni wants a takedown.
Tedroni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Tedroni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tedroni.
Tedroni throws a half hearted mid kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Tedroni is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tedroni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tedroni just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Tedroni's takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tedroni goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tedroni is just out of range.
Tedroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tedroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Tedroni throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Tedroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body

and Tedroni counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson controls Tedroni momentarily but Tedroni frees himself.
Tedroni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tedroni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tedroni manages to avoid it.
Elan Tedroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tedroni moves away.
Tedroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tedroni.
Tedroni avoids the body shot from Jackson.

Jackson clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Jackson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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