PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Konovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konovalov comes into the arena with CJClip - No reason to live but we do it blaring out of the sound system. Teddy Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Konovalov
vs
Jackson

189 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Konovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Konovalov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Konovalov down.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konovalov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konovalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Konovalov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Konovalov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Konovalov saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Konovalov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konovalov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Konovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson leaves Konovalov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Konovalov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Konovalov. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes a swing at Konovalov's ribcage but misses.
Konovalov slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Konovalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Konovalov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Konovalov's shoulder, as Konovalov tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Konovalov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Konovalov dodges the punch combination from Jackson.

Jackson gets caught napping as Konovalov dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Konovalov looking to pass the guard.
Konovalov won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Konovalov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Konovalov from controlling successfully.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Konovalov drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Konovalov off! Konovalov jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Konovalov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Konovalov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Konovalov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Konovalov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls Konovalov momentarily but Konovalov frees himself.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Konovalov tries to pass.
Konovalov is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrey Konovalov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Konovalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Konovalov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konovalov.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konovalov moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrey Konovalov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konovalov.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Konovalov checks it.
Konovalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Konovalov slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Konovalov misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Konovalov has time to react.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Konovalov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Konovalov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov slips under a jab from Jackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Konovalov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Konovalov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konovalov misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Konovalov.
Konovalov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson thumps Konovalov with a low kick.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Konovalov.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Konovalov's leg but Konovalov calmly moves out of range.
Konovalov is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Konovalov.
Konovalov misses with a body shot.
Konovalov thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Konovalov misses.
Teddy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konovalov misses the shot to the body.
Konovalov misses with a straight right.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
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.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Konovalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konovalov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konovalov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Konovalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Konovalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Konovalov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Konovalov misses with a wild body shot.
Konovalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Konovalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Konovalov cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Konovalov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Konovalov misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Konovalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson takes a swing at Konovalov's ribcage but misses.
Konovalov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Konovalov 's knee.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Konovalov counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Konovalov. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Konovalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Konovalov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Konovalov.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konovalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Konovalov moved away.

Konovalov looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Konovalov drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Konovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konovalov slips nicely into half guard.
Konovalov prevents Jackson from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.

Konovalov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Konovalov.
Konovalov is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Konovalov tries to pass.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Konovalov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrey Konovalov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Konovalov wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Konovalov throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konovalov postures up.
Konovalov pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Konovalov seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Konovalov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson wants to sweep but Konovalov has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Konovalov wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Konovalov advances to mount.
Konovalov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Konovalov avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Konovalov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Konovalov thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov with good strikes from the mount here!
Konovalov tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Konovalov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Konovalov trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konovalov lands a big elbow.
Konovalov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Konovalov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konovalov advances nicely into full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Konovalov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Konovalov 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Konovalov!
Andrey Konovalov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.