PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen Celebration of the lizard as his entrance music. James Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Douglas

190 cm
23
256 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
29
275 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Douglas looking for a takedown.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Douglas up against the cage.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Douglas looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Douglas won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Douglas.
Douglas jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Douglas.
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 scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like James Douglas has been cut.
Jackson looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Douglas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Douglas's takedown attempt.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Knees to the body from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Jackson is working Douglas over against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson is working Douglas over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson is working Douglas over against the cage.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Douglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Douglas jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Douglas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Douglas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Douglas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Douglas sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Douglas's side.
Douglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson tries to stall but Douglas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Douglas jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Douglas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Douglas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Douglas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jackson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Douglas's belly button to the back.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson cracks the inside of Douglas's front leg.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Douglas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Douglas in a clinch.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson is working Douglas over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Douglas.
Jackson working Douglas over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking a breather.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Jackson tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Douglas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Douglas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Jackson taking a breather.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Douglas is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Douglas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Douglas is looking for a takedown.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Douglas letting Jackson take a breather here.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas being controlled against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Douglas clinches up against the cage.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Douglas.
Jackson is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Douglas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson looking to stall.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jeremy Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Douglas jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Douglas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Douglas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Douglas's legs - danger averted.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Douglas is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeremy Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice body punch from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Douglas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson is looking to wear down Douglas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Douglas will feel that in the morning.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Douglas's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
James Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jeremy Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeremy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Douglas in the body.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jackson!
Jeremy Jackson gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).