PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jackson
vs
Talon

177 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Talon darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Talon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Talon scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Talon crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson is trying to push Talon away but Talon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talon misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Andre Jackson has been cut.
Talon looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Talon.
Talon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talon has him pressed against the cage.
Talon misses with a knee to the head.
Talon pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Talon prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Talon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Talon missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Talon has double underhooks.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Talon closes the distance and clinches.
Talon throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jackson has clasped his hands together around Talon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Talon blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working Talon over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Talon!
Jackson breaks from Talon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talon wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Talon hang on?
Jackson cracks Talon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Talon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon taking shots to the head.
Talon is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Talon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Talon is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson cracks Talon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Talon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson breaks from Talon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson working Talon over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Talon looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Talon throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Talon wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Talon tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Talon tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Talon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Talon throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Talon's belly button to the back.
Talon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Talon tries to clinch up

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 flurry of punches that miss.
Talon is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Talon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson trying to control but Talon is working from the bottom.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Talon blocks nicely.
Jackson postures up in Talon's guard and throws a big left but Talon blocks it.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Talon's head.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Talon's brow.
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.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Talon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talon controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson trying to control but Talon is working from the bottom.
Talon wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson distracts Talon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Talon keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Talon keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Talon wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talon manages to avoid it.
Jackson cracks Talon with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talon wants to clinch

and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Talon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Talon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Talon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talon keeps working.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talon tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson advances to mount.
Talon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Talon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Talon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That has opened up Milo Talon's cut even more.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Talon?

The cut above Milo Talon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Milo Talon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson scoring with strikes but Talon is staying in there.
Jackson working Talon over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.

Milo Talon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Milo Talon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Jackson!