PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LJ Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaQuarious Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Harris
vs
Jackson

182 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LJ Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JaQuarious Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris misses with the combination.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson checks a low kick from Harris.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses the jab.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Harris moves into the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson tries to stand but Harris is controlling his head.
Harris wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harris gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
Harris wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson stalling against the cage.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.

Jackson rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris letting Jackson take a breather here.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like LJ Harris has been cut.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch

and Jackson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Harris to the canvas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JaQuarious Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LJ Harris's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
LJ Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Jackson is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jackson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Jackson prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris works the jab nicely.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Jackson keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
LJ Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JaQuarious Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side

and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Jackson wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but JaQuarious Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on LJ Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Harris counter with a right hand.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
JaQuarious Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris is trying to break free.

Jackson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jackson manages to end up in side control.
Jackson tries to stand but Harris is controlling his head.
Jackson working away.
Harris is not content to let Jackson control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Harris is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Harris tries to tie him up.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Harris clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

LJ Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
LJ Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JaQuarious Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
JaQuarious Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaQuarious Jackson!