PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taran Widow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taran Widow's chin.

Jackson
vs
Widow

187 cm
20
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taran Widow!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Widow working a defensive guard here.
Widow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Widow pulls Jackson in to control the position.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Widow keeps moving.
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.
Widow working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Widow shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Widow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Widow is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Widow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Widow looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Widow on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jackson tries to roll but Widow sticks to his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Widow is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jackson is defending well though. Widow let's go of the attempt for now.
Jackson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Widow trying to control.
Jackson trying to control the hands but Widow won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Widow looking for the choke but no joy.
Widow is not going to allow Jackson to sit and survive in this position.
Jackson staying busy and making it hard for Widow to control.
Jackson tries to escape but Widow has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Widow looking for the RNC.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widow keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.
Jackson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jackson is in bad spot here.
Widow missing with strikes from the back.
Widow has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Widow thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Widow tries to keep control of the position but Jackson is staying busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Widow is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jackson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jackson for a finish.
Jackson breaks Widow's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Widow wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Widow keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stays in close to Widow's body and controls the position.
Jackson trying to control but Widow is working from the bottom.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Widow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Widow keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson prevents Widow from improving his position.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Widow uses the momentum to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Widow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
Widow trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson controlling Widow's posture.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Widow postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Widow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Widow postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Widow, into his guard.
Widow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson is looking to pass into half guard but Widow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Widow is in guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.

Jackson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Widow takes a shot to the head.
Widow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Widow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the ropes.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Widow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Widow gets slowly back to his feet.
Widow closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Widow pushes Jackson against the ropes but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Widow's guard.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Widow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Widow is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Quinton Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Taran Widow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Widow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Widow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Widow dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Widow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Widow is working from the bottom.
Widow taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jackson trying to control the action but Widow is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Widow works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Widow fails with a takedown attempt.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Widow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Widow's head.
Widow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Widow won't allow it.
Widow trying to control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is keen to just control but Widow is a slippery customer.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Widow defending well though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Widow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Widow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is really struggling to control Widow but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Widow fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.

Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Widow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Widow keeps moving.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Widow is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is looking to pass into half guard but Widow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Widow is in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Widow throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Widow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Widow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Widow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Widow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson won't allow Widow to get back to his feet.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson stands up over Widow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Widow is keeping the position for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Widow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Widow is breathing heavily.
Widow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Widow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Widow keeps moving.
Widow trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taran Widow wasn't active enough on the ground.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taran Widow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!

Quinton Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Quinton Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.