PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brega
vs
Jackson

180 cm
26
198 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brega tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Brega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brega. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jackson pushes Brega up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Brega.
Brega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Brega.
Jackson just leaning against Brega, taking a breather.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Brega is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brega persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brega postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brega preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brega wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brega trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Brega.
Brega jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Brega moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands with a right hand.

Brega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Brega is having none of it.
Brega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brega wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Brega landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Brega passes into half guard.
Brega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brega is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Brega from controlling successfully.
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 Antonio Brega will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson is looking to slow Brega down with leg kicks.
Brega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brega loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brega. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brega is out of range.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Brega looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brega throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a hook

and Brega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brega.
Brega takes a shot to the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Brega gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Brega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brega misses with a knee strike.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Brega blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brega blocks a body shot from Jackson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brega is keeping busy.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brega backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brega blocks an uppercut.
Brega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.

It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
Brega prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brega tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Brega lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Brega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Brega.
Brega throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brega is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brega pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brega pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brega backwards.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Brega.
Brega pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brega.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Brega.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Brega tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Brega controls the action.
Brega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Brega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Brega, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brega is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Brega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson avoiding damage as Brega throws knees to the body.
Brega blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murray Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brega moves away.
Murray Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Brega misses with a series of wild punches.
Brega swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brega, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brega.

That has opened up Murray Jackson's cut even more.
Jackson tries to stall but Brega uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Brega misses with a body punch.
Jackson tries a body shot but Brega blocks it.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Brega.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson trying to stall but Brega improves his position.
Brega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brega lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega takes a shot to the head.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brega.
Jackson pushes Brega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bregas head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brega just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brega backwards.
Brega throws an elbow that misses.
Brega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brega tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Brega tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Brega trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brega prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Brega misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Brega misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Brega wants a takedown but no success here.
Brega misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson tries to work over Brega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Brega, against the cage.
Brega throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brega.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brega is keeping busy.
Brega misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Brega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brega lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brega trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson wants to stall.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Brega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brega's elbow.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brega.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Jackson's cut.
That's time! Brega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Brega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Brega.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Brega.
Jackson tries to work over Brega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brega blocks an uppercut.
Brega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brega.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Brega misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brega backwards.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Brega missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Brega.
Jackson avoiding damage as Brega throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Brega controls the action.
Brega blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Brega working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Murray Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brega throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brega is rocked!
Brega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Brega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.

The cut above Murray Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brega seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brega's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Brega throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Brega.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Brega improves position.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brega's elbow.
Brega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brega misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brega throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Brega avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Brega.
Brega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brega missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson avoiding damage as Brega throws knees to the body.
Brega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brega 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brega blocking some punches.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brega lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Murray Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brega tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Brega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brega tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brega wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson sizes up Brega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.

Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brega trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Brega is having none of it.
Brega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson pulls Brega in to control the position.
Antonio Brega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Brega tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Brega drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brega cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brega has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jackson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Brega is having none of it.
Brega misses with some ground and pound and Jackson recovers position to half guard.
Brega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson trying to control here.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brega scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brega controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson is pressing down on Brega's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brega wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson controlling the position.
Brega trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antonio Brega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Brega.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Jackson!