PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santtu Selluliitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Action Bronson - Barry Horowitz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jackson
vs
Selluliitti

193 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santtu Selluliitti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Selluliitti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Selluliitti.
Selluliitti dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Selluliitti lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Selluliitti.
Jackson with a jab.

It looks like Santtu Selluliitti has been cut.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Selluliitti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Selluliitti feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Selluliitti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selluliitti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selluliitti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Selluliitti moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Selluliitti is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Selluliitti, right into the meat.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Selluliitti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Selluliitti connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Selluliitti.
Jackson throws a jab when Selluliitti was well out of range.
Selluliitti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Selluliitti is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Selluliitti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Selluliitti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson misses the jab.
Selluliitti lands with a right hand.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Selluliitti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Selluliitti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selluliitti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Selluliitti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Selluliitti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Selluliitti moves away.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Selluliitti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selluliitti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selluliitti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Selluliitti throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson tries a low kick but Selluliitti avoids it.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Selluliitti dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Selluliitti's knee but Selluliitti avoids it well.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Selluliitti sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Selluliitti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Selluliitti.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Selluliitti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson throws a head kick but Selluliitti moves out of range.
Selluliitti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Selluliitti stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Selluliitti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Selluliitti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Selluliitti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Selluliitti avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Selluliitti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Selluliitti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Selluliitti lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selluliitti circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Selluliitti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Selluliitti throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Selluliitti's belly button to the back.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Selluliitti throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Selluliitti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Selluliitti is able to avoid easily.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Selluliitti.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Selluliitti counters with a stiff right hand.
Selluliitti moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Selluliitti lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Selluliitti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santtu Selluliitti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santtu Selluliitti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Selluliitti staying out of range there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selluliitti manages to avoid it.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Selluliitti avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Selluliitti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Selluliitti lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Selluliitti just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Selluliitti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Selluliitti lands a head shot.
Selluliitti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Selluliitti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selluliitti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Selluliitti moves out of range of the strikes.
Selluliitti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Selluliitti's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good standup being displayed there by Selluliitti as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Selluliitti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Selluliitti lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Selluliitti scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab, jab by Selluliitti - just one landing.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Selluliitti ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selluliitti sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Selluliitti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson just leaning against Selluliitti, taking a breather.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Selluliitti won't allow it.
Selluliitti blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Selluliitti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Selluliitti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Selluliitti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Selluliitti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Santtu Selluliitti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Selluliitti counters with a left to the body.
Selluliitti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Selluliitti lands with a good body shot.
Selluliitti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Selluliitti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Selluliitti with a hook.
Selluliitti moves away from the strike by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Selluliitti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Selluliitti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Selluliitti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Selluliitti tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a hook but Selluliitti avoids it easily.
Selluliitti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Selluliitti.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Selluliitti moves away.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Selluliitti connects with a nice looking jab.
Selluliitti misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Selluliitti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Selluliitti with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selluliitti looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Selluliitti misses.
Selluliitti lands a two punch combo.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Selluliitti.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Santtu Selluliitti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Santtu Selluliitti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jackson connects with the punch.

Selluliitti is rocked!
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Selluliitti is out of range.
Selluliitti is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Selluliitti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Selluliitti moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Selluliitti seems to have recovered his senses.
Selluliitti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Selluliitti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Selluliitti does it's job there.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Selluliitti throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Selluliitti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Selluliitti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selluliitti ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selluliitti.
Selluliitti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Selluliitti moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Selluliitti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Selluliitti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Selluliitti cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Selluliitti scores with a jab to the head.
Selluliitti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Selluliitti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Selluliitti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Selluliitti connects with an inside leg kick.
Selluliitti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Selluliitti.
Nice defenses there by Selluliitti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Selluliitti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Selluliitti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Selluliitti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Selluliitti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Selluliitti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Selluliitti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Selluliitti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Selluliitti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Selluliitti's defenses.
Selluliitti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti slips under a jab.
Selluliitti sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Selluliitti.
A left lands for Selluliitti.
Selluliitti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Selluliitti's head.
Selluliitti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Selluliitti throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Selluliitti cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Selluliitti misses with a looping left.
Selluliitti checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeff Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Selluliitti pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
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 takes a shot to the head.
Selluliitti is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Selluliitti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selluliitti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Selluliitti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Santtu Selluliitti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Selluliitti won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Selluliitti trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Selluliitti into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santtu Selluliitti.
I've got Selluliitti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santtu Selluliitti!