PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Can't be Touched. A fine choice. Sturd has chosen DMX - Wright or Wrong as his entrance music. Quinton Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Sturd's chin.

Jackson
vs
Sturd

185 cm
30
220 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

190 cm
32
217 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition

Convicted Trap House

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Sturd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturd staying out of range there.
Sturd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Sturd walks into a left hand.

It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Sturd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sturd tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Sturd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Sturd fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Sturd's head back.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Sturd.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sturd misses with a hook
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Sturd didn't see that one coming.
Sturd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturd slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Jackson lands a jab to Sturd's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Sturd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sturd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sturd lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Sturd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sturd.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Sturd throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Sturd ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturd circles away.
Jackson takes a swing at Sturd's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sturd is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Sturd counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd misses with a head kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Sturd takes one on the button.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Sturd circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sturd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
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 Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson wants to clinch.
Sturd misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.
Jackson closes the distance but Sturd moves to the side
and Sturd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sturd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturd. Sturd obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Sturd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturd scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson swings for the body but Sturd moves out of range.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Sturd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson throws a jab when Sturd was well out of range.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sturd somewhat.
Jackson slips under a jab from Sturd.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturd circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson shoots in but Sturd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sturd moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.
Sturd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd is just out of range.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sturd counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Sturd throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sturd off and has taken his back!
Sturd tries to roll but Jackson sticks to his back.
Sturd trying to control the hands but Jackson won't let him.

Jackson seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Sturd's chin but Sturd turns very nicely into Jackson's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Sturd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sturd with a nice head shot there.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sturd manages to get himself to full guard.
Sturd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Sturd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Sturd avoids it well.
Sturd takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd is just out of range.
Sturd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Sturd knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sturd keeps it at a distance.
Sturd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sturd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturd scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Sturd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Sturd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson misses with a hook. Sturd ducked under it nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sturd is having none of it.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Sturd.
Sturd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd misses with a wild body shot.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Jackson cracks Sturd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Sturd lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Sturd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Sturd lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Sturd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sturd scores with a jab.
Sturd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sturd throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.

Oooooh!!! Sturd has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Sturd steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sturd throws a nice inside leg kick.

Sturd gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturd can't break the clinch.

Sturd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sturd counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson swings for the body but Sturd moves out of range.
Jackson lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sturd 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Sturd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.