PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel has chosen Knock Yourself Out as his entrance music. Andre Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Samuel

177 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Samuel has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samuel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andre Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Samuel.
Samuel trying to control the position.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samuel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Samuel blocks nicely.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samuel's head.
Jackson won't allow Samuel to sweep him here.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samuel is keeping the position for now.
Samuel pulls Jackson in to control the position.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samuel fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Samuel checks the leg kick.
Samuel checks a leg kick.
Samuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Samuel has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samuel thinking.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Samuel enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Samuel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Samuel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Samuel keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Andre Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Samuel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Samuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andre Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Samuel checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuel shoots and misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Samuel tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samuel thinking.
Samuel with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andre Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Samuel.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Samuel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samuel is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
Samuel gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson pushing down on Samuel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control from Samuel's half guard. Samuel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuel controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Samuel wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Samuel keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Samuel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andre Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Andre Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samuel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Urijah Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuel has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Samuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samuel misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samuel thinking.
Samuel misses with a takedown
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Samuel has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samuel is out of range and Jackson settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Samuel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samuel misses with a takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samuel!
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Samuel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samuel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Samuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Samuel fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samuel doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Samuel tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andre Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Samuel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Samuel backwards.
Samuel has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to drag Samuel to the mat but Samuel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samuel is looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson cracks Samuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
Jackson is staying tight to Samuel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Samuel sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samuel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samuel is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samuel is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samuel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to control but Samuel is working from the bottom.
Urijah Samuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

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