PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Plouman

177 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Plouman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plouman avoids the body shot from Jackson.

Plouman closes the distance and clinches.
Plouman tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Plouman wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Plouman slips the punch.
Plouman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plouman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Plouman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plouman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Plouman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Luke Plouman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plouman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Plouman clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plouman.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Plouman.

Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Plouman has wrist control.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Plouman wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to control but Plouman is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Plouman's guard and throws a big left but Plouman blocks it.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson just content to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Plouman is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson is keen to just control but Plouman is a slippery customer.
Plouman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plouman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Plouman is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Plouman is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Plouman is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Plouman manages to get to full guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plouman wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plouman trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Plouman keeps moving.
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 Andre Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Plouman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plouman, right into the meat.
Plouman tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Plouman doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Plouman cracks Jackson with a good jab.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Plouman to see if he's OK.
Jackson throws an elbow but Plouman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Plouman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Plouman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Plouman to see if he's OK.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
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 postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Plouman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Plouman defends.
Plouman is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Plouman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson is working Plouman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Plouman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Plouman defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Plouman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Plouman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Plouman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plouman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Plouman is trying to escape the position but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Plouman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Plouman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Plouman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson trying to control the action but Plouman is working from the bottom.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plouman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Plouman lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.

Plouman clinches.
Plouman tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plouman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jackson is trying to trip Plouman. He has hold of a leg but Plouman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Plouman controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Plouman keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plouman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Plouman 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Plouman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Plouman keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Plouman keeps moving.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andre Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luke Plouman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Plouman is striking off his back. Jackson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Jackson working over Plouman with some ground and pound. Plouman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Plouman is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plouman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Jackson!
Our winner, Andre Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.