PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Action Bronson - Barry Horowitz. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mauti
vs
Jackson

188 cm
24
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mauti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Mauti ducks down to avoid it.

A jab-cross combination lands for Jackson and sends Mauti crashing to the mat! Jackson follows him down to the mat - Mauti regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Mauti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Mauti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson wants to stand up but Mauti is controlling the position.
Mauti seems to have got his legs back now.
Mauti looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mauti is not content to let Jackson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti keeping control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Mauti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Mauti ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Jackson down.
Mauti throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jeff Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson tries to land a body kick
and Mauti counters with a nice body kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Mauti is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauti throws a nice head kick!
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Mauti is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.

Mauti takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson just leaning against Mauti , taking a breather.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauti throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Mauti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Mauti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Mauti 's shoulder, as Mauti tries to avoid the shot.
Mauti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mauti .
Mauti lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mauti moved away.
Mauti staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mauti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauti manages to avoid it.
Mauti cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Mauti .
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mauti scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Mauti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Mauti sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Mauti saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Mauti moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Mauti counters with an inside leg kick.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Mauti slips under a jab from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauti .
Mauti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Mauti is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Mauti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Mauti counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Mauti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mauti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mauti .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mauti .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Mauti thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauti moves away.
Mauti lands a high kick!
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mauti !
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Mauti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Mauti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Mauti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeff Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mauti 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mauti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Mauti scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mauti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Mauti moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Mauti staying out of range there.
Mauti throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mauti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Mauti slips the punch.
Mauti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mauti moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Mauti tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Mauti saw it coming and moves away.
Mauti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws the left hand but Mauti avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mauti .
Mauti slips a jab from Jackson.
Mauti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mauti throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Mauti misses with a head kick.
Mauti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mauti .
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mauti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mauti has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Mauti blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jeff Jackson has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mauti taking a breather.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauti prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.

Mauti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mauti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Jackson down.
Mauti misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauti defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mauti 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
Michael Mauti thanked the fans post fight for their support.