PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jackson
vs
Lie

180 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lie.
Lie throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Lie misses with a two punch combination.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lie to see if he's OK.
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.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound.

Jackson stands up and beckons Lie to his feet.

Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Lie's guard.
Lie looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lie looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lie circles away quickly and effectively.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lie's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lie is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lie's efforts to push away.
Lie tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jackson pulls guard.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson decides to stand up.

Lie gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lie's efforts to push away.
Lie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lie tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Lie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Lie tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Lie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Jackson kicks Lie off and gets to his feet.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jackson decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William 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.

Lie gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Lie tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson with a knee to the head.

Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Lie to the mat.
Lie is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.

Jackson pushes Lie off and scrambles back to his feet.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Lie back into the cage.
Lie is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Lie is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.

Jackson manages to pull guard.

Jackson pushes Lie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Lie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lie?
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson working Lie over with strikes here.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lie looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Lie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Jackson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lie is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Jackson!