PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaea's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When I'm Gone (Remix). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gaea
vs
Jackson

180 cm
28
214 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

180 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Rampage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Gaea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaea slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Demian Gaea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaea tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson shoots in but Gaea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Demian Gaea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Jackson.
Gaea stuffs the takedown.
Gaea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gaea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaea is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaea down to the mat. Gaea avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gaea gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gaea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gaea throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaea lands a heavy elbow.
Gaea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Gaea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gaea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poor strikes thrown by Gaea there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Gaea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson holds of for dear life.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gaea tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaea with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaea is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Gaea's attempts to control the action.
Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gaea.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to hold on but Gaea postures up.
Gaea lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Gaea maintains control.
Gaea throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jackson wants to hold on but Gaea pushes him away.

Gaea jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gaea looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Gaea misses with the ground and pound.

Gaea tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gaea lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gaea throwing strikes but Jackson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gaea manages to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Gaea is keeping him busy.
Gaea wants to get back to his feet.
Gaea is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gaea is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Gaea is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gaea tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gaea works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Gaea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gaea rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Gaea lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaea lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gaea is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackson can't fight it off and eventually Gaea manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaea.
Gaea postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Gaea lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson pulls Gaea in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to stand but Gaea is controlling the position.
Gaea throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaea throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gaea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gaea trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaea postures up.
Gaea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson pulls Gaea in to control the position.
Gaea postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Gaea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rampage Jackson.
Gaea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaea.
Gaea is looking to clinch.
Gaea tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gaea rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Gaea lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gaea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaea lands a nice elbow.
Gaea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gaea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gaea pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Gaea.
Gaea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Rampage Jackson has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gaea lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Gaea has him pressed against the cage.
Demian Gaea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Jackson.
Gaea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaea pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gaea is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Gaea into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Gaea scores a nice knee to the body.
Gaea lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gaea.
A body shot lands from Gaea.
Gaea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaea slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gaea.
Gaea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gaea lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Gaea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaea lands a shot to the body.

Gaea pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gaea throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
Gaea manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Gaea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gaea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaea tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Gaea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Gaea.
Gaea lands a nice uppercut.
Gaea lands an uppercut.
Jackson wants to stall.
Gaea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.

Gaea manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Demian Gaea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson won't allow Gaea to get back to his feet.

Gaea pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gaea has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gaea lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Gaea scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaea lands a nice elbow.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Gaea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaea unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaea lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Gaea leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gaea lands with a light punch inside.
Gaea has Jackson pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gaea.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaea.
Gaea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaea landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Gaea.
Gaea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Gaea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Demian Gaea has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gaea pulls guard successfully.
Gaea wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gaea is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Gaea tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gaea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gaea gets full guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaea is keeping the position for now.

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gaea wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Gaea is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gaea wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gaea uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Gaea clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gaea is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Gaea tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaea tries to clinch up.
Gaea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaea tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gaea which made him look bad.

Gaea clinches with his opponent.
Jackson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaea into the cage.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gaea after a bit of a struggle.

Gaea has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Gaea pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Gaea ducks down to avoid it.
Gaea moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Gaea wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Gaea tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaea pinned against the cage. Gaea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demian Gaea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Jackson.
Gaea tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaea darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gaea!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Gaea is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't let Gaea get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gaea is looking to get to half guard.
Gaea is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gaea is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Gaea looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gaea is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson breaks from Gaea's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gaea can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea really wants to buck Jackson off and get back to his feet.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gaea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gaea hang on?
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that Gaea really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Gaea looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gaea is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gaea is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Jackson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
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!

Jackson connects with a body shot.
Gaea moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Gaea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Gaea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson stalks Gaea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaea's face. Gaea staggers backwards, shaken.
Gaea wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaea sprawls well. Gaea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.

Gaea has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea lands an elbow inside.
Gaea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Gaea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson has Gaea pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaea manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Demian Gaea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Jackson.
Jackson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Gaea.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaea keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gaea just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gaea lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Gaea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gaea will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rampage Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gaea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaea lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gaea.

Gaea manages to pull guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaea looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaea, not yet.

Gaea scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Demian Gaea is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaea tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Gaea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaea darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Gaea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaea tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.

Gaea instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaea taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaea working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gaea.
Gaea is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaea has his back to the cage.
Gaea gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Gaea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gaea is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gaea persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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 working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gaea.

Jackson has his foot on Gaea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaea works his way back into a safe position though.
Gaea wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gaea working some strikes from top position.
Gaea throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to keep Gaea in close.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Gaea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Demian Gaea!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Demian Gaea!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Demian Gaea!

Demian Gaea wins by unanimous decision!
Demian Gaea retains his light heavyweight title!
Demian Gaea took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) for their support in the buildup to the fight.