PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Bat-man as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Simon Jackson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Simon Jackson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jackson
vs
West

185 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simon Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
West moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson shoots and misses

and West counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
West working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West postures up.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. West looks a forlorn figure.
West tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson is pulling down on West's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
West throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. West manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
West 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.
West lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
West looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
West landing strikes from the mount.
West raining down shots from the mount!
West controlling from mount.
West throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but West isn't that keen on the idea.
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
West wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
West scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
West unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

West quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for West but it's paid off an Jackson is forced to tap! Nice work by West.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam West!
Our winner, Adam West, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.