PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen All the above by Maino as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manson
vs
Jackson

166 cm
19
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

5th Round Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffery Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manson shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Manson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Manson tries to pass.
Manson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manson postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Manson slips an elbow through the middle.
Manson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manson throwing strikes but missing.
Manson throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manson's guard. Nice move by Jackson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Manson throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Manson trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Manson drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson lands strikes from half guard.

Manson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manson working Jackson over with strikes.
Manson is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Manson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Manson is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manson slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson has hold of Manson's hands but Manson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Manson seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manson throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Manson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Manson stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Manson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Manson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manson postures up.
Manson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Manson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Manson controlling from the top position.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Manson is now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffery Manson dominated that round.
That's time! Manson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Manson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manson gets slowly back to his feet.
Manson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Manson persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Manson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Manson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Manson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson shoots in but Manson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeffery Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Manson persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeffery Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manson shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Manson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manson scores with punches from side control.
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 is trying to control Manson's posture but Manson avoids it.
Manson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson landing a few strikes.
Jeffery Manson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Manson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Manson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Manson cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Manson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manson is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Manson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson working the ground and pound.
Manson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Manson drags him back down.
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Manson grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Manson tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Manson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffery Manson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Manson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Manson shoots in.
Manson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Manson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Manson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Manson throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manson postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
Manson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson connects with a couple of short punches.
Manson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manson cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Manson passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manson lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Manson.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Manson is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manson lands a nice shot to the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Manson finish him?
Manson connects with a bit shot that sees Jackson covering up! More strikes from Manson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Manson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Manson!