PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Johnson
vs
Jackson

165 cm
37
147 lbs
22 - 20 - 0

150 cm
30
147 lbs
12 - 12 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Jackson keeping his opponent close.
Johnson takes a little break here. Jackson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jackson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Johnson feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson managing to control the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
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.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Jack Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackson misses with a head kick.

Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DeSean Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnson stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Johnson shoots in.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.

Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is doing well to control the position and prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Jackson working Johnson over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson regains half guard.

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.

Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackson stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackson!
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.
Jackson cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeSean Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
DeSean Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson checks a low kick from Jackson.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
DeSean Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Jackson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson throws a strike but Johnson manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Jackson tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Johnson!
Jack Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.