PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Freak on a Leash as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Logan
vs
Jackson

185 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

185 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson cracks Logan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Logan counters with a nice body shot.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Logan avoids nicely.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Logan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice 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 for a sweep.
Logan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Logan just content to control the position.

Logan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Logan working away.

Logan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackson gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Logan lands a nice short elbow.
Logan wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Logan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Logan is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Logan.
Logan trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Jackson is looking to control Logan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Logan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Logan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Logan is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to control Logan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?

Jackson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Logan pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Logan sits in half guard.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Logan wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Logan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shamar Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Logan as he avoids it easily.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Logan eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joaquin Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Logan lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Logan slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logan walks into a jab.
Logan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Logan connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson lands a jab.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan misses with a looping left.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Logan defends it nicely.
Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.

Logan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Logan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Logan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson controlling Logan's posture.
Logan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Logan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan trying to control the position here.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Logan has wrist control.
Logan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson 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.
Logan slips nicely into half guard.

Logan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Logan wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Logan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Logan pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Logan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Logan wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Logan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joaquin Logan 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 has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Logan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Logan is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Logan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Jackson is not content to let Logan control the position.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Logan's best efforts.
Jackson wants to control but Logan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Logan controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Logan manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
Logan is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Logan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Logan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Logan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamar Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Logan jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Logan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Logan throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Logan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan manages to get back to half guard.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Logan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Logan tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Logan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Logan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Logan looking for a sweep. Not yet Logan, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shamar Jackson.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!