PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie Masters had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Masters
vs
Jackson

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masters tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masters to the ground. Masters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Masters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Masters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masters lands a front kick.
Masters misses with a few strikes there.

Masters closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masters is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Masters tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Masters decides to return to a standing position.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Masters's guard.
Jackson stops Masters from standing up.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson stops Masters from standing up.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Masters has wrist control.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Masters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stops Masters from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Masters wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Masters blocks nicely.
Masters wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson prevents Masters from getting back to his feet.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Masters's head.
Masters wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masters uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vinnie Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jackson.
Masters connects with a high kick.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Masters's guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Masters blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
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 with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masters is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson shoots for a takedown but Masters saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masters avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Vinnie Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Vinnie Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jackson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masters.
Masters is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masters defends it nicely.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Masters throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Masters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crunch! Masters slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Masters keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masters scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masters is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Masters is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Masters taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Masters wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is dominant here and he's now got Masters's back!
Jackson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Masters is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jackson.
Masters looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jackson scores with strikes from the back.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Masters is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Masters grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with punches to the body.
Jackson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Masters!
Jackson has Masters flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jake Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masters is taking damage to the body and head.
Masters has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a big shot to the side of Masters's head.
Masters covering up well under a series of strikes from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Masters to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters is taking damage to the body and head.
Masters looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jackson lands a shot to the head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jackson.
Jackson lands strikes to the head.
Masters controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masters leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masters.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vinnie Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jackson.
A punch combination from Masters misses.
Masters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Masters closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Masters getting side control.
Jackson trying to hold on to Masters's head to control him but Masters postures up.
Masters wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Masters is proving a slippery customer.
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masters wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Masters wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jackson has his feet on Masters's thighs here. He's pushed Masters off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Masters screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Jackson!