PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovani Sobrinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jackson
vs
Sobrinho

180 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

192 cm
27
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Sobrinho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sobrinho's waist but Sobrinho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobrinho is looking to land body kicks.

Jackson rushes Sobrinho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Sobrinho controls the action.
Sobrinho misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sobrinho breaks from the clinch.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Sobrinho's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sobrinho looking to control.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobrinho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobrinho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control but Sobrinho is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobrinho is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Sobrinho moves away and avoids it.
Sobrinho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sobrinho wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobrinho defends it nicely.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobrinho defends it nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Sobrinho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Sobrinho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sobrinho misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Jackson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Sobrinho is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobrinho avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Sobrinho taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobrinho's head.
Jackson throws a strike but Sobrinho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobrinho keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sobrinho's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobrinho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Sobrinho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobrinho wants to get back to his feet.
Sobrinho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

Sobrinho is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Rampage Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sobrinho defending well though.
Jackson trying to control from Sobrinho's half guard. Sobrinho has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Sobrinho is working from the bottom.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobrinho is retaining full guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Sobrinho.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sobrinho wants to control but Jackson passes easily into half guard.
Sobrinho taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson is thwarting Sobrinho's attempts to control the position.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Sobrinho is defending well.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobrinho's head.
Sobrinho is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobrinho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Sobrinho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobrinho is holding on for now.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sobrinho still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sobrinho has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sobrinho is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson thuds a left hand into Sobrinho's body.
Sobrinho misses with a low kick.
Sobrinho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sobrinho tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobrinho which made him look bad.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Sobrinho, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Sobrinho against the cage but Sobrinho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobrinho.
Giovani Sobrinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Sobrinho won't allow it.
Jackson wants to control but Sobrinho is keeping him busy.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Sobrinho avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobrinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Sobrinho's guard and throws a big left but Sobrinho blocks it.
Jackson throws a strike but Sobrinho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobrinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson is controlling Sobrinho's posture.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Sobrinho tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Sobrinho controlling him for the moment.
Sobrinho wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Sobrinho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Giovani Sobrinho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Sobrinho shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rampage Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobrinho is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Sobrinho tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rampage Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Sobrinho, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Sobrinho against the cage but Sobrinho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sobrinho misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobrinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobrinho motions for Jackson to come forward. Sobrinho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Jackson!
A relieved looking Rampage Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.