PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filho has chosen Symphony Of Destruction as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jackson
vs
Filho

150 cm
29
146 lbs
10 - 9 - 2

173 cm
29
148 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Filho!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Filho jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filho counters with a nice uppercut.
Filho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Filho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Filho catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filho circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson wants to slow Filho down by chopping away at his legs.
Filho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Filho throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Filho knows he should have avoided that one.
Filho blocks a jab.
Filho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Filho throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Filho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Filho.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Filho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Filho tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Filho works the jab nicely.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filho.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson jabs Filho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Filho misses with a hook.
Filho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Filho's calf.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Filho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filho blocks a jab.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Filho moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson lands a jab to Filho's midsection.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Filho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson swings for the body but Filho moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Filho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Filho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filho moves away.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Filho avoids nicely.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Filho is out of range.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Filho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Filho saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Filho.
Jackson wants to slow Filho down by chopping away at his legs.
Filho dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Filho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filho throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Filho walks into a jab.
Filho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filho is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson tries to bum rush Filho with a series of wild strikes but Filho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 DeSean Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filho avoids a kick to the body.
DeSean Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Filho looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Filho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Filho circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Filho.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson checks a low kick from Filho.
Filho misses the jab.
Filho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Filho lands a jab to the nose.
Filho connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Filho shrugs it off though.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Filho jumps back.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Filho moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Filho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Filho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Filho scores with a three punch combo!
Filho looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Filho slips a jab from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Filho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Filho counters with an outside leg kick.
Filho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Filho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Filho ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filho scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a body shot.
Jackson throws a push kick but Filho slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Filho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Filho checks a leg kick nicely.
Filho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Filho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Filho throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Filho lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Filho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Filho counters with a leg kick.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Filho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but Filho moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Filho moves out of range easily.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Filho wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Filho connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filho tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filho misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pedro Filho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson swings for the body but Filho moves out of range.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Filho throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson cracks Filho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filho can pounce on him.
Filho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson moves forwards but Filho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Filho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Filho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Filho misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Filho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filho.
A lazy left from Filho finds it's target.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filho scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Filho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Filho's front leg but catches the back leg as Filho tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Filho misses with a hook.
Filho misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Filho counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Filho misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Filho checks a leg kick.
Filho scoring well with a low kick there.
Filho digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Filho cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filho misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Filho.
Filho throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho moves out of range of the strikes.
Filho with a nice cross.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Filho scores with a nice head shot.
Filho lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Filho throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Filho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Filho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Filho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Filho's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Filho!
Jackson takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filho.
Nice body punch from Filho.
Filho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filho.
Filho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Filho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Filho saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Filho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Filho!
Pedro Filho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.