PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrington comes to the cage accompanied by Elevation. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harrington
vs
J Jackson

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, D J Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrington to the mat! Harrington manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrington wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Harrington has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Harrington avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Harrington throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harrington looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harrington.
Harrington throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harrington sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrington has a good base and remains in mount.
Harrington throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harrington.
Harrington throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harrington misses with a head shot.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harrington thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is looking to pass Jackson's guard but actually Jackson recovers to full guard.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harrington's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
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 Harrington keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harrington dives on top into guard.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson controls Harrington momentarily but Harrington frees himself.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harrington throwing strikes but missing.
Harrington wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harrington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Harrington from standing up.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is trying to keep Harrington in close.
Jackson working a defensive guard but Harrington manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harrington throwing strikes but Jackson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jackson tries for a kimura but Harrington is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Harrington will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harrington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson trying to control but Harrington postures up.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Harrington is controlling well.
Harrington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrington seems to be looking for submissions.

Harrington is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Harrington is very close to passing his half guard.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrington throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harringtonis looking to pass into half guard but Jackson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jackson is in guard.
Jackson stops Harrington from standing up.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrington is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to control but Harrington is keeping him busy.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrington is defending well.
Harrington wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harrington has escaped the position, nice work there.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Harrington is defending well.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harrington is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrington is defending well.

Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson prevents Harrington from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but D J Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harrington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is trying to control Harrington's posture but Harrington avoids it.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jackson has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harrington's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Harrington has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.

Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harrington looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harrington looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harrington!
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
D J Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrington misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Harrington throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrington pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Harrington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Harrington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Harrington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Harrington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harrington is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrington 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... D J Jackson!